Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST

Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

 
Lot 149
 

149

The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds

Property of a Massachusetts Collector

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

The Birds. Universal, 1963. British Quad, approximately 30 x 40 inches, with "Cert X Adults Only" under the title. Matted but not framed. The poster flush mounted to board flatting the folds with some possible infill, a scratch through the face, other abrasions or marks, rare in this size, sold as is. The mat is affixed around the edges causing losses when lifted and obscuring the top of the image.

Please note the mat is affixed around the edges causing losses when lifted and obscuring the top of the image. This text and additional images added on November 1st.

Sold for $320
Estimated at $500 - $800

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

Property of a Massachusetts Collector

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

The Birds. Universal, 1963. British Quad, approximately 30 x 40 inches, with "Cert X Adults Only" under the title. Matted but not framed. The poster flush mounted to board flatting the folds with some possible infill, a scratch through the face, other abrasions or marks, rare in this size, sold as is. The mat is affixed around the edges causing losses when lifted and obscuring the top of the image.

Please note the mat is affixed around the edges causing losses when lifted and obscuring the top of the image. This text and additional images added on November 1st.

Auction: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nov 5, 2025

  • Popular Stage & Screen Auction on November 5, 2025 Attracted Global Audience

  • Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs Celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance

  • Archive of Samuel Beckett Material from the Estate of His American Director Alan Schneider Topped $75,000

  • Sale Featured a Special Section Devoted to the Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.


NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's popular Stage & Screen auction on November 5, 2025 attracted fans and collectors around the world vying for an exciting range of offerings celebrating the performing arts of Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.

The Estate of Alan Schneider
Featured in the sale was fascinating collection of early Waiting for Godot material from the Estate of Alan Schneider that topped $75,000 amid trans-Atlantic competition. “The primary American director of Samuel Beckett plays” and a close friend of the playwright, Alan Schneider died in 1984, and his widow died at 101 this past summer. This remarkable archive offered an extraordinary glimpse into the creative partnership between Schneider and Beckett, spanning decades of groundbreaking theatrical work. Highlights included Schneider’s annotated working copy of Waiting for Godot used in the landmark American production, an inscribed typescript of Eh Joe, and first editions and presentation copies of Endgame and Happy Days, many personally inscribed to Schneider by Beckett. Other treasures included manuscripts, letters, awards, recordings and posters that document a pivotal collaboration in modern theater history. Read more

The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Doyle was honored to offer a sequel to the successful 2011 auction of property from the estate of the legendary actor. Featured in the sale were artwork, furniture, photographs and memorabilia. Read More.

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