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Hollywood Auction 44

Auction Currency:USD Auction Location:8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to our latest Hollywood auction! Over 1,600 unique pieces of animation and Hollywood history are featured in this sale. In our day one offerings, we are pleased to be working with Van Eaton Galleries in presenting this unprecedented selection of items ranging from the dawn of animation, Gertie the Dinosaur, through the most beloved characters from Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros. and Walter Lantz.

Day one highlights include:
• An historic handwritten letter by Walt Disney urging the creator of Mickey Mouse, Ub Iwerks, to move to California and become his chief animator.
• A collection of Mary Blair original conceptual paintings for The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, “It’s a Small World” ride, Melody Time, Peter Pan and Song of the South
• Herbert Ryman preliminary study for Tokyo Disneyland, signed and dated
• Rare set of 7 Courvoisier production setups of Dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Original production cel of the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with Walt Disney signature
• Walt Disney’s Alpine Climbers one-sheet 40 x 60 in. poster
• Eyvind Earle Sleeping Beauty production cel and original large pan background
• Maleficent production cel with key matching background
• Gustaf Tenngren original concept paintings for Pinocchio
• Collection of original Walt Disney Studio maquettes from Pinocchio
• Tyrus Wong original concept painting from Bambi

Day two highlights include:
• The most famous film car in the world: the original hero road-going “GEN 11” Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
• Original concrete slab footprints and signatures of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Sid Grauman: the first three imprints to start the tradition at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
• Willis O’Brien articulated stop-motion armatures from War Eagles
• Wicked Witch of the West crystal ball from The Wizard of Oz
• Marilyn Monroe 1951 screen and publicity worn bathing suit from Let’s Make It Legal
• Original Discovery space suit chest-pack from 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Mel Stuart’s hand-annotated script and complete manuscript score for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
• The Paley Center for Media original Star Trek costumes from the exhibition “Star Trek: The Tradition Continues”
• Extremely rare early draft of John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

We hope you find something new and exciting from this catalog to add to your collection. Please remember we’re always interested in your future consignments for those who wish to pass ownership of their treasured pieces of Hollywood memorabilia to new caretakers.

Thank you for participating and good luck!
Reluctant Dragon cel setup with original pastel concept art background501Reluctant Dragon cel setup with original pastel concept art background
(Walt Disney, 1941) Beautiful set of three rare original production cels from Disney’s The Reluctant Dragon. The cel of the birds and the cel of Sir G
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Mickey, Donald and Goofy layout drawing from Lonesome Ghosts502Mickey, Donald and Goofy layout drawing from Lonesome Ghosts
(Walt Disney, 1937) Beautifully detailed pencil layout drawing of Mickey on the phone while Donald and Goofy listen in from Lonesome Ghosts. The untri
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (900.00 + 162.00) x 1 = 1,062.00
Original production cel of Penguins from Mary Poppins503Original production cel of Penguins from Mary Poppins
(Walt Disney, 1964) Original production cel of Penguins from the “Jolly Holiday” sequence of Mary Poppins. The cel was originally sold at the studio,
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (750.00 + 135.00) x 1 = 885.00
Original Cal Howard production drawing of Porky Pig from Old Glory signed504Original Cal Howard production drawing of Porky Pig from Old Glory signed
(Warner Bros., 1939) Charming and extremely rare original production drawing of Porky Pig dancing by Cal Howard from Old Glory. Accomplished in graph
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Warner Bros. Tweety production drawing505Warner Bros. Tweety production drawing
Rare original production drawing of Tweety from a late 1940s Warner Bros. short. The untrimmed registration-punched illustration paper measures 9 &#...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (475.00 + 85.50) x 1 = 560.50
Chuck Jones Daffy Duck drawing, inscribed, signed and dated 1983506Chuck Jones Daffy Duck drawing, inscribed, signed and dated 1983
Original Chuck Jones drawing of Daffy Duck accomplished in pencil on a 10 in. x 12 ½ in. leaf of registration-punched “International Animated ...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (450.00 + 81.00) x 1 = 531.00
Original Chuck Jones production cel of Daffy Duck from Superior Duck signed by Chuck Jones507Original Chuck Jones production cel of Daffy Duck from Superior Duck signed by Chuck Jones
(Warner Bros., 1996) Original production cel of Daffy Duck placed on a production color copy background from Superior Duck. The cel has been slightly
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (325.00 + 58.50) x 1 = 383.50
Bob Clampett Dough For Do-Do Warner Bros. production background509Bob Clampett Dough For Do-Do Warner Bros. production background
(Warner Bros., 1949) Rare original background from Warner Bros. Dough for the Do-Do, Bob Clampett and Friz Freleng’s follow up to Porky in Wackyland.
Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Bugs and Carmen Miranda original Virgil Ross drawing510Bugs and Carmen Miranda original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing featuring Bugs Bunny eating a banana in Carmen Miranda’s hat by Virgil Ross. The untrimmed animation paper measures 10 in. x 12 in.,
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Bugs Bunny, Humphrey Bogart and Elmer Fudd original Virgil Ross drawing511Bugs Bunny, Humphrey Bogart and Elmer Fudd original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing featuring Bugs Bunny, Humphrey Bogart and Elmer Fudd by Virgil Ross. The untrimmed animation paper measures 10 in. x 12 in., with an
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (3,750.00 + 675.00) x 1 = 4,425.00
Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Dog original Virgil Ross drawing512Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Dog original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing featuring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Dog by Virgil Ross. The untrimmed animation paper measures 10 in. x 12 in., with an image size o
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Daffy Duck and Marvin with Ray Gun original Virgil Ross drawing513Daffy Duck and Marvin with Ray Gun original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing featuring Marvin the Martian and Daffy Duck by Virgil Ross. The untrimmed animation paper measures 10 in. x 12 in., with an image si
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (650.00 + 117.00) x 1 = 767.00
Marvin the Martian original Virgil Ross drawing514Marvin the Martian original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing of Marvin the Martian featured in various poses by Virgil Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a 13 ½ in. x 1...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (850.00 + 153.00) x 1 = 1,003.00
Bugs Bunny in tails original Virgil Ross drawing515Bugs Bunny in tails original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing of Bugs Bunny in tie and tails featured in various poses by Virgil Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a 13 ½...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (700.00 + 126.00) x 1 = 826.00
Witch Hazel original Virgil Ross drawing516Witch Hazel original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing of Witch Hazel and other characters in various poses by Virgil Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a 13 ½ in...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (475.00 + 85.50) x 1 = 560.50
Yosemite Sam original Virgil Ross drawing517Yosemite Sam original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing of Yosemite Same in various poses by Virgil Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a 13 ½ in. x 16 ½ in. l...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 270.00) x 1 = 1,770.00
The Bugs Bunny Show layout drawing and concept artwork518The Bugs Bunny Show layout drawing and concept artwork
Excellent pencil layout drawing on a 13 ½ in. x 16 ½ in. leaf of registration-punched illustration paper. Paired with the matching acryli...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Michigan J. Frog original Virgil Ross drawing519Michigan J. Frog original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing of Michigan J. Frog in various poses by Virgil Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a 13 ½ in. x 16 ½ in...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (950.00 + 171.00) x 1 = 1,121.00
Daffy Duck original Virgil Ross drawing520Daffy Duck original Virgil Ross drawing
Original drawing of Daffy Duck in various poses by Virgil Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on a 13 ½ in. x 16 ½ in. leaf...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (800.00 + 144.00) x 1 = 944.00
Original production cel from Dumbo521Original production cel from Dumbo
(Walt Disney, 1941) Original production cel featuring Dumbo’s mother and Stork on a hand-painted Courvoisier Galleries background stamped “WDP.” Meas
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 270.00) x 1 = 1,770.00
Original production layout drawing from Dumbo522Original production layout drawing from Dumbo
(Walt Disney, 1942) Wonderful original production drawing of Dumbo. Accomplished in pencil on a 5 ¾ in. x 7 ¾ in. leaf of illustration pa...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 198.00) x 1 = 1,298.00
Original production cel Lady and Tramp from the “Bella Notte” sequence of Lady and the Tramp523Original production cel Lady and Tramp from the “Bella Notte” sequence of Lady and the Tramp
(Walt Disney, 1955) Incredible original production cel featuring Lady and Tramp from arguably the most famous scene in all of animation, the iconic “B
Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (5,000.00 + 900.00) x 1 = 5,900.00
Lady and Aunt Sarah production cel on original background from Lady and the Tramp524Lady and Aunt Sarah production cel on original background from Lady and the Tramp
(Walt Disney, 1955) Rare set of production cels and rare matching production background featuring Lady and Aunt Sarah from Lady and The Tramp. The ent
Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Ferdinand with Matador production cels from Ferdinand the Bull525Ferdinand with Matador production cels from Ferdinand the Bull
(Walt Disney, 1938) A wonderful pair of original production cels featuring Ferdinand and a Matador thought to be an animator’s version of Walt Disney
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Orig prod cel of Prince John & Sheriff of Nottingham on preliminary background from Robin Hood526Orig prod cel of Prince John & Sheriff of Nottingham on preliminary background from Robin Hood
(Walt Disney, 1973) Original production cel featuring a key setup of Prince John on a production setup of Sheriff of Nottingham on a hand-painted prod
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Lambert the Sheepish Lion original production cels on original background527Lambert the Sheepish Lion original production cels on original background
(Walt Disney, 1952) Original production cels featuring Lambert and his sheep mother with a sleeping flock in the background over an original hand-pain
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf signed by Walt Disney528The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf signed by Walt Disney
The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson. The Viking Press, Publishers, New York, 1938. 18th printing. Tan cloth spine l
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (3,000.00 + 540.00) x 1 = 3,540.00
The Big Bad Wolf production cel and production background 1934529The Big Bad Wolf production cel and production background 1934
(Walt Disney, 1934) Extremely rare original production cel of Red Riding Hood and the Wolf from Disney’s 1934 Silly Symphony, The Big Bad Wolf. The ce
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Willie the Operatic Whale production cel from Make Mine Music530Willie the Operatic Whale production cel from Make Mine Music
(Walt Disney, 1946) Extremely rare original production cel of Willie the Whale from Make Mine Music. The cel is framed with a mat opening of 9 in. x 1
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (3,000.00 + 540.00) x 1 = 3,540.00
Rare original production cel of Mickey from Clock Cleaners531Rare original production cel of Mickey from Clock Cleaners
(Walt Disney, 1937) Rare original production cel of Mickey being swept away by a stork from the cartoon short Clock Cleaners. The trimmed cel measure
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Pluto's Dream House layout drawing532Pluto's Dream House layout drawing
(Walt Disney, 1940) Exceptionally detailed pencil layout drawing from Pluto’s Dream House. The untrimmed animation paper measures 10 ½ in. x 12...
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,300.00 + 234.00) x 1 = 1,534.00
Four original production drawings from 1930s MGM Studios Harman-Ising Productions533Four original production drawings from 1930s MGM Studios Harman-Ising Productions
Four rare original production drawings featuring a bee from Honeyland (1935), a toy dog from Calico Dragon (1935), a pig from Barnyard Babies (1935) a
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Four MGM/Harman-Ising studio photostat model sheets534Four MGM/Harman-Ising studio photostat model sheets
Original studio photostat model sheets from 1930s MGM/Harman-Ising Productions, two embellished by hand in colored pencil, on leaves of photographic p
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Harman-Ising original production drawing of mice from Little Cheeser535Harman-Ising original production drawing of mice from Little Cheeser
(MGM, 1936) Original production drawing of a group of four mice from MGM/Harman-Ising’s 1936 short, Little Cheeser. Accompanied by a studio photogra
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Pair of original production drawings from Tex Avery’s Screwball Squirrel536Pair of original production drawings from Tex Avery’s Screwball Squirrel
(MGM, 1944) Pair of original production drawings from Tex Avery’s classic short Screwball Squirrel. Accomplished in pencil on 10 ½ in. x 12 &#...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Original concept from MGM/Harman-Ising Dance Of The Weed537Original concept from MGM/Harman-Ising Dance Of The Weed
(MGM, 1941) Beautiful color concept painting from Rudolph Ising’s Dance Of The Weed. Accomplished in tempera and animator’s gouache on illustration b
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
Original MGM Studios Barney Bear model drawings538Original MGM Studios Barney Bear model drawings
(MGM, 1940s) Wonderful original model drawing of Barney Bear featuring numerous facial expressions, with hand and foot sketches at the lower right. A
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
Famous Studios Little Audrey original model drawings539Famous Studios Little Audrey original model drawings
(Paramount/Famous Studios, 1940s) Three original model drawings of Little Audrey from the 1940s theatrical cartoon series of the same name. Accomplish
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Fleischer Gulliver’s Travels production drawing540Fleischer Gulliver’s Travels production drawing
(Fleischer Studios, 1939) Beautiful production drawing from Fleischer Studios’ 1939 feature, Gulliver’s Travels. This production was the second animat
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Fleischer Gulliver’s Travels original production layout drawing of princess and prince541Fleischer Gulliver’s Travels original production layout drawing of princess and prince
(Fleischer Studios, 1939) Original production layout drawing of Princess Glory and Prince David from “Gulliver’s Travels.” Accomplished in graphite a
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Pair of original production cels of spies from Fleischer Studios’ Gulliver’s Travels542Pair of original production cels of spies from Fleischer Studios’ Gulliver’s Travels
(Fleischer Studios, 1939) Pair of original production animation cels featuring two of King Bombo’s spies from Gulliver’s Travels. The cels measure ap
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (400.00 + 72.00) x 1 = 472.00
Fleischer Studios copyright document for animator reference sheets543Fleischer Studios copyright document for animator reference sheets
Fleischer Studios copyright document, being a 7-pg Reference Sheet for animators (lettered B-H) and a 13-pg “Primary Animation Exercises for Beginners
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Hanna-Barbera Productions cel and background, layout drawings and Mr. Jinks Photostat model sheet544Hanna-Barbera Productions cel and background, layout drawings and Mr. Jinks Photostat model sheet
Four (4) items total. Hanna-Barbera Productions original screening room cel overlay and production background, Baba Looey pencil layout drawing, Touc
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (225.00 + 40.50) x 1 = 265.50
Collection of original Fleischer Studios photographs545Collection of original Fleischer Studios photographs
Collection of nine (9) gelatin silver photographs, 3 8 in. x 10 in., the others smaller portraits and snapshots, featuring Fleischer Studios machine s
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (550.00 + 99.00) x 1 = 649.00
Gulliver’s Travels production cel546Gulliver’s Travels production cel
(Fleischer Studios, 1939) Rare multi-cel setup from Fleischer Studios 1939 feature, Gulliver’s Travels. The cel of Gulliver and the three cels of arro
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Koko the Clown Space Cop Max Fleischer storyboards547Koko the Clown Space Cop Max Fleischer storyboards
Very rare set of 16 storyboard panels most likely from the late 1950s. Each panel measures 5 in. x 7 in. and judging by the detail of the drawings, th
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (2,750.00 + 495.00) x 1 = 3,245.00
Gulliver’s Travels pair of production drawings548Gulliver’s Travels pair of production drawings
(Fleischer Studios, 1939) Beautiful pair of production drawings from Fleischer Studios’ 1939 feature, Gulliver’s Travels. The animation paper measures
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 270.00) x 1 = 1,770.00
Original production cel of Horse from Shoein’ Hosses549Original production cel of Horse from Shoein’ Hosses
(Fleischer Studios, 1934) Original production cel of a horse from the 1934 Popeye cartoon, Shoein’ Horses, which features Popeye and Brutus in a black
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Fred Flintstone production cel and original background early 1960s550Fred Flintstone production cel and original background early 1960s
Excellent production cel featuring Fred Flintstone placed on an original production background from the series. Both the cel and background are from t
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (550.00 + 99.00) x 1 = 649.00
Mr. Jinks original production cel from The Huckleberry Hound Show551Mr. Jinks original production cel from The Huckleberry Hound Show
(Hanna-Barbera, 1958) Original production cel of Mr. Jinks from the Pixie and Dixie segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. The cel is trimmed to 8 in.
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
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