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Auction History Result 7c0036 FAIRY BOTTLE vertical British quad 1913 art of elves and fairy w/ magical bottle, rare! Date Sold 8/29/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Vertical British Quad Movie Poster (BQ; Quad Crown; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) The Fairy Bottle, the 1913 David Aylott English silent fairy tale fantasy short (about a man given a bottle by a fairy which will grant him only good wishes, but he sells it to his landlord and it stops granting wishes, so he goes back to the fairy for another bottle but she gives him one that contains evil spirits, and after his family becomes terrified, he breaks into his landlord's home and switches out the bottles!) starring W. Gladstone Haley, and Una Tristam If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only auctioned two examples of this poster before! Note that this poster was folded at one time, but it has been stored flat, and because it is somewhat fragile we are not refolding it and it will be sent rolled in a tube. Also note that few people know that in the early days of British quads, they were originally in a vertical format (but they measured 30" x 40", just as they continue to do throughout the years). This is because so few of them survive, almost surely because of the massive paper shortages in England during World War II! At some point in the 1950s, they changed orientation to be horizontal, and they have remained that way to the present day. Finally note that this is an extremely rare pre-World War II English poster! Virtually no English posters survive from the 1940s or earlier, because during World War II there were many paper shortages resulting in the destruction of almost all pre-World War II posters! Condition: fair to good. There is paper loss in the top left corner (affecting the "THE" of "THE") and a thin amount in the right of the and bottom blank borders but only blank white paper is affected. There is some deterioration and paper loss along the center horizontal fold. After proper restoration the very rare 111 year old poster will display well, but bear in mind the poster's condition and the cost of restoration before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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