Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 23 October 2025

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 23 October 2025

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Lot 508: 1953 American One-Sheet Movie Poster for 'Young Bess'

This auction ended on October 23, 2025.

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £14

An original 1953 American one-sheet movie poster for the M-G-M Technicolor historical drama “Young Bess,” starring Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, and Charles Laughton. Printed on paper, the poster features dramatic illustrated artwork depicting the main actors in various poses, including a central image of a man carrying a woman, surrounded by smaller black-and-white vignettes. Key production details, including the director George Sidney and producer Sidney Franklin, are prominently displayed. The bottom edge includes copyright information “0396 COPYRIGHT 1953 LOEW’S INCORPORATED. LITH. IN U.S.A.” and states it is “PROPERTY OF NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE CORP.”, along with the number “53/271”.
78 x 40 inches