Paul Evans Patchwork Studio Box, Copper Bronze Pewter, Signed, 1969.

Paul Evans Patchwork Studio Box, Copper Bronze Pewter, Signed, 1969. Large scale hinged patinated mixed metal textured box with painted red wood interior and lined with orange/yellow felt. Signed with incised "PE 69" on rear right corner panel just below the hinge.

Included in the sale is an "America House" gallery card which reads: "this piece is the work of Paul Evans." According to Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism - Constance Kimmerlee (Ed.) page 61: Paul Evans and Phil Powell began exhibiting at America House in 1961 — making this card exceptional and rare documentation of direct gallery provenance.

Materials and Techniques:
Although he called his cladding "Copper, Bronze, and Pewter", the actual materials used were sheet copper, bronzed sheet steel, and sheet copper covered with a wash of tin/lead solder, respectively. These sheets were laid over one another and nailed to a plywood carcass, blackened slightly with potash, sanded and varnished. From Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism - Constance Kimmerlee (Ed.)

Height: 6.13 in (15.58 cm)

Width: 16.13 in (40.98 cm)

Depth: 8.13 in (20.66 cm)

Good: Wear consistent with age and use. Small dent in back right corner underside - see photo 9. Underside covered in black felt.