Lot Essay
Designed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, this was the first British poster not to mention the product it advertised or the company who commissioned it.
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CORONATION
Details
GILROY, John
CORONATION
lithograph in colours, 1953, printed by John Waddington Ltd., Leeds, condition A; minor nicks and pin holes mainly in the margins
30 x 20in. (76 x 50cm.)
CORONATION
lithograph in colours, 1953, printed by John Waddington Ltd., Leeds, condition A; minor nicks and pin holes mainly in the margins
30 x 20in. (76 x 50cm.)
Literature
Sibley, p.126v
Davis, p.56v
Davis, p.56v