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GREAT GLOVE FIGHT - British Double Crown (20" x 30"); Country-of-Origin; Very Fine- on Linen

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GREAT GLOVE FIGHT - British Double Crown (20  x 30 ); Country-of-Origin; Very Fine- on Linen
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GREAT GLOVE FIGHT

British Double Crown (20" x 30"); Country-of-Origin
Very Fine- on Linen
Williamson Films Ltd., 1900

We believe this may be the earliest known boxing-themed movie poster known to exist. It corresponds to the short film, GREAT GLOVE FIGHT (1900), produced in the UK by James Williamson, one of the few early British pioneers who made motion pictures from 1897-1912 through his company, Williamson Films Ltd.

This is an exceptionally rare and historic British country-of-origin poster for the early boxing film "Great Glove Fight," produced by Williamson Films Ltd. circa 1900. Stafford & Co. Ltd. printed this remarkable stone lithograph, featuring two boxers in a ring, accentuated by a woman's presence, the British and American flags, and the Williamson Films Ltd. logo in the lower right corner. The poster has been linen-backed and minimally restored to stabilize small chips and tears along the edges, as well as a vertical tear at the top border that extends into the background, much of which remains visible due to the European method of restoration.

We utilized the following source as part of our research: "The Beginnings of the Cinema in England 1894-1901 - Volume 5 1900" by John Barnes; page 251; GREAT GLOVE FIGHT (N [for News Film]) 150 ft.; "Between Frank Lewis, champion of South of England, and Fred Gausden, champion of Sussex. Gausden beaten in three rounds. "Continuation, showing the two combatants receiving the attention of their seconds, and a bookmaker paying up his calls. 80 ft." Ref: Williamson catalogue (September 1902), p. 9, no. 106.

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