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Auction History Result

8c0068 MADAME BUTTERFLY linen Italian 1p 1955 Kaoru Yachigusa, Japanese opera, Ercole Brini art, rare!

Date Sold 4/1/2021
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian One-Panel (known in Italy as a "2 Fogli") Movie Poster (1p; measures 39" x 55" [99 x 140 cm]) (Learn More)

Madama Butterfly (released in the U.S. in 1956 as "Madame Butterfly"), the 1954 Carmine Gallone Italian/Japanese opera melodrama ("Puccini's Great Masterpiece"; "At last the screen gives wings to the beloved 'Butterfly ' and sends the Puccini masterpiece of an undying love soaring beyond the confines of any stage!"; "All the glorious music...all the glowing heart of 'Madame Butterfly'"; "The most beautiful of all 'Great Music'... The most beautiful of all love stories Now The Most Beautiful Lyric Drama Ever Filmed!"; "The truly magnificent Puccini Masterpiece"; "Gloriously told in English"; "combining the matchless skills of the Italian cinematic masters with the color techniques that made Japan's 'Gate of ell' an international prize winner."; "Breathtaking color by Technicolor!"; conducted by Oliviero DeFabritiis) starring Kaoru Yachigusa (in the title role as Madame Butterfly), Nicola Filacuridi, Michico Tanaka, and Ferdinando Lidonni with singing by Orietta Moscucci, Giuseppe Campora, Anna Maria Canale, Adelio Zagonara, and Plinio Clabassi and "Music by The Orchestra and Chorus of the Rome Opera House"
Artist: Ercole Brini
Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this Italian poster, which is a "country of origin" poster for this partially Italian movie, and only one in the last 9 years!

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had small paper loss at some crossfolds and some creases, tears, and tiny paper loss on many parts of some folds, with some darkening on parts of some folds. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects.
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