A COMPLETE SET OF FILLIOU'S OPTIMISTIC BOXES 1, 2, 3, 4/5

A COMPLETE SET

Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 1
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
11 x 11 x 11 cm approx wooden box with labels
adhered to both the exterior and interior lid. Exterior
label reads: "Optimistic Box no. 1/ Thank god for
modern weapons." Interior label reads: "We don't throw weapons at each other any more./ Robert Filliou." Inside the box is the original stone wrapped in the original paper packing. One of the "unlimited edition" nonetheless  scarce. Very good condition. This  copy is initialled by Filliou in pen on the inside  label. Ref: Verz. No. 151



Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 2
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
10 x 12 x 2 cm approx wooden box with labels adhered to the exterior lid and interior lid. Exterior  label reads: "Boite Optimiste Nr 2/Vive la  marriage" Interior label reads: "A trois./ Robert  Filliou." Inside the box is also a pornographic image of 2 women and one man involved in coitus. One of "unlimited  edition" nonetheless scarce. This  copy is initialled by Filliou in pen on the inside  label in blue ink. Label's are slightly stained due to the original glue aging but otherwise in very good  condition. Ref: Verz. No. 151



Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 3
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968
3 x 12 x 6 cm approx wooden chess board that folds into a box, ordinarily to contain chess pieces and act as a traveling game, but this box is empty. There are labels on exterior and interior lid: the exterior label reads: "Optimistic Box no. 3/ So much the better if you can't play chess." Interior label reads: "You won't  imitate Marcel Duchamp./ Robert Filliou". One of "unlimited edition",  nonetheless scarce. Very good  condition. cm approx . Ref: Verz. No. 151



Filliou, Robert
OPTIMISTIC BOX NO. 4/5
Remscheid, Germany : Vice-Versand, 1968 -
1971
9.5 x 16.5 x 11 cm approx clay pink piggybank with added label: "One thing I learnt since I was born / that I must die since I was born." Initialled by Fillou on the title label. The text is, of course, applicable to the pig but also to all humans too. We simply don't get eaten as often. Fine condition. Ref: Verz. No. 151


Price is for all four (a complete set) of boxes as a group