Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Eight Italian White-Glazed Maiolica Figural Groups, by Andrea Spadini
Collection: The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Mid-20th Century
Representing the great rivers of the world, including the Ganges, Mississippi, Nile, Congo, and Tiber River; each figure depicted reclining in a naturalistic pose, emblematic of the traditional iconography of river gods and personifications, modelled with muscular torsos and classical drapery, accompanied by attributes such as reeds, cornucopiae, and animals symbolizing the respective rivers; six groups on oval plinths and with incised signature: Spadini, and two groups on rectangular plinth with signature Spadini in black.
Height (largest) 10 inches (25.5 cm), width 16 inches (40.5 cm).
Sold for $57,600
Estimated at $6,000 - $9,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Collection: The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Mid-20th Century
Representing the great rivers of the world, including the Ganges, Mississippi, Nile, Congo, and Tiber River; each figure depicted reclining in a naturalistic pose, emblematic of the traditional iconography of river gods and personifications, modelled with muscular torsos and classical drapery, accompanied by attributes such as reeds, cornucopiae, and animals symbolizing the respective rivers; six groups on oval plinths and with incised signature: Spadini, and two groups on rectangular plinth with signature Spadini in black.
Height (largest) 10 inches (25.5 cm), width 16 inches (40.5 cm).
Notes:
Roman Sculptor Andrea Spadini (Rome 1912-1983) made ceramics, sculpture, terracotta, etc., his work is notable for being imaginative, with playful baroque touches. He was the son of renowned painter Armando Spadini. Bernini's influence was very important in his work. In 1959, he created also four silver representations of these rivers. In the 1950s, a collaboration began between the sculptor and Tiffany. After the war he was also represented by gallerists Irene Brin and Gaspero del Corso, who marketed his works to American collectors and institutions. It was through this collaboration that he was commissioned to work on the Delacorte Clock in Central Park in 1965.
The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Auction: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nov 5, 2025
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Popular Stage & Screen Auction on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10am
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs Celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Featuring an Archive of Samuel Beckett Material from the Estate of His American Director Alan Schneider
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And Featuring 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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