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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!
RKO Pictures main title opening camera logo art846RKO Pictures main title opening camera logo art
Tempera and airbrush on 22 ½ in. x 32 in. 4-ply illustration board, being the camera logo art shot during the opening credit sequence for most ...
Start Price : 40,000.00 | Estimates : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold for (170,000.00 + 30,600.00) x 1 = 200,600.00
Opening Michelangelo camera art from Ben-Hur847Opening Michelangelo camera art from Ben-Hur
(MGM, 1959) Original title art used for the both the Overture and Entr’acte of Ben-Hur accomplished in gouache over photo transfer of one of the most
Start Price : 15,000.00 | Estimates : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold for (15,000.00 + 2,700.00) x 1 = 17,700.00
Warner Bros. end title camera logo art848Warner Bros. end title camera logo art
End title camera logo art for a circa late 1950s Warner Bros. film. Hand-painted on glass, the entire piece measures 23 in. x 33 ½ in., the lo...
Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold for (8,000.00 + 1,440.00) x 1 = 9,440.00
Twilight Zone Cayuga Productions title camera art849Twilight Zone Cayuga Productions title camera art
(CBS-TV, 1959-1964) End title camera art for Cayuga Productions’ Twilight Zone. Hand-painted on glass with applied “Seal of Good Practice” logo on tr
Start Price : 12,000.00 | Estimates : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold for (12,000.00 + 2,160.00) x 1 = 14,160.00
Richelieu Productions camera logo art850Richelieu Productions camera logo art
Airbrush, tempera and photo transfer featuring a portrait of Cardinal Richelieu on 22 ¼ in. x 30 in. 4-ply illustration board tipped to a sligh...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Dolly Tree costume sketch for Sylvia Sidney in Fury851Dolly Tree costume sketch for Sylvia Sidney in Fury
(MGM, 1936) Original costume design sketch by Dolly Tree accomplished in graphite, and gouache on a 14 ½ in. x 19 in. leaf of illustration pape...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (700.00 + 126.00) x 1 = 826.00
Vera West costume sketch for Marlene Dietrich from Seven Sinners852Vera West costume sketch for Marlene Dietrich from Seven Sinners
(Universal, 1940) Original costume design sketch by Vera West accomplished in graphite, ink and gouache on an approx. 11 in. x 18 in. leaf of illustra
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 198.00) x 1 = 1,298.00
Giles Steele costume sketch of Clark Gable for Comrade X853Giles Steele costume sketch of Clark Gable for Comrade X
(MGM, 1940) Original costume design sketch by Giles Steele accomplished in pencil, charcoal and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration boar
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Tom Keogh costume sketch from Kismet854Tom Keogh costume sketch from Kismet
(MGM, 1944) Original costume design sketch by Tom Keogh accomplished in ink and tempera on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring a h
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
Gale Storm costume sketch from Sunbonnet Sue855Gale Storm costume sketch from Sunbonnet Sue
(Monogram, 1945) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, ink and gouache on a 12 in. x 18 ½ in. leaf of illustration board, fe...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (400.00 + 72.00) x 1 = 472.00
Jean Louis costume sketch for Evelyn Keyes in Renegades856Jean Louis costume sketch for Evelyn Keyes in Renegades
(Columbia, 1946) Original costume design sketch by Jean Louis accomplished in graphite, ink and gouache on a 13 ¼ in. x 20 ¼ in. leaf of i...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Bonnie Cashin costume sketch from Anna and the King of Siam857Bonnie Cashin costume sketch from Anna and the King of Siam
(TCF, 1946) Original costume design sketch by Bonnie Cashin accomplished in ink, tempera, and metallic paint on an 11 in. x 18 in. leaf of illustratio
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (900.00 + 162.00) x 1 = 1,062.00
Vera West costume sketch for Thomas Gomez from Night in Paradise858Vera West costume sketch for Thomas Gomez from Night in Paradise
(Universal, 1946) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 13 ½ in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration boar...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Costume sketch of Josephine Baker for 1951 Strand Theater performance859Costume sketch of Josephine Baker for 1951 Strand Theater performance
Original costume design sketch accomplished in pencil and ink on a 14 in. x 14 in. leaf of illustration paper, featuring Josephine Baker holding a clu
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,180.00
Edith Head costume sketch of Bette Davis for Payment on Demand860Edith Head costume sketch of Bette Davis for Payment on Demand
(RKO, 1951) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in pencil, ink and gouache on a 14 ½ in. x 18 in. leaf of illustration pa...
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Valles costume sketch for Robert Taylor from Quo Vadis861Valles costume sketch for Robert Taylor from Quo Vadis
(MGM, 1951) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring Ro
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Edith Head costume sketch of Betty Hutton for Somebody Loves Me862Edith Head costume sketch of Betty Hutton for Somebody Loves Me
(Paramount, 1952) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in pencil, ink and gouache on a 15 ½ in. x 22 ½ in. leaf of il...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
Moss Mabry costume sketch of Jane Powell for Three Sailors and a Girl signed by Jane Powell863Moss Mabry costume sketch of Jane Powell for Three Sailors and a Girl signed by Jane Powell
(Warner Bros., 1953) Original costume design sketch by Moss Mabry accomplished in pencil, ink, gouache and white tempera on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Mary Wills costume sketch of Richard Burton from Prince of Players864Mary Wills costume sketch of Richard Burton from Prince of Players
(TCF, 1955) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite and crayon on a 14 ½ in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring Ric...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Raoul Pene Du Bois costume sketch for Carol Channing in The Vamp865Raoul Pene Du Bois costume sketch for Carol Channing in The Vamp
Original costume design sketch by Raoul Pene Du Bois, accomplished in ink and gouache on an 11 ½ in. x 14 ½ in. leaf of illustration paper...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (2,750.00 + 495.00) x 1 = 3,245.00
Edith Head costume sketch of Arlene Dahl for Caribbean866Edith Head costume sketch of Arlene Dahl for Caribbean
(Paramount, 1955) Beautiful original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in pencil, ink and gouache on a 14 in. x 18 in. leaf of illustra
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Herschel McCoy costume sketch of Neville Brand for The Prodigal867Herschel McCoy costume sketch of Neville Brand for The Prodigal
(MGM, 1955) Original costume design sketch by Herschel McCoy accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration b
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Edith Head costume sketch for Zizi Jeanmaire from Anything Goes868Edith Head costume sketch for Zizi Jeanmaire from Anything Goes
(Paramount, 1956) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in ink and gouache on a 14 in. x 17 in. leaf of illustration paper, featur
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
J.L. Jensen costume sketch for Donald Curtis from The Ten Commandments869J.L. Jensen costume sketch for Donald Curtis from The Ten Commandments
(Paramount, 1956) Wonderful original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featu
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (850.00 + 153.00) x 1 = 1,003.00
Pair of Edith Head costume sketches for Anita Ekberg from Hollywood or Bust870Pair of Edith Head costume sketches for Anita Ekberg from Hollywood or Bust
(Paramount, 1956) Pair of original costume design sketches by Edith Head accomplished in ink and gouache on a 13 in. x 16 ½ in. leaves of illus...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
Valles costume sketch for Charlton Heston from Ben-Hur871Valles costume sketch for Charlton Heston from Ben-Hur
(MGM, 1959) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring Ch
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,180.00
Pair of Valles costume sketches from Ben-Hur872Pair of Valles costume sketches from Ben-Hur
(MGM, 1959) Wonderful pair of original costume design sketches accomplished in graphite and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaves of illustration board,
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,180.00
Bill Thomas costume sketch of Deborah Kerr for Beloved Infidel873Bill Thomas costume sketch of Deborah Kerr for Beloved Infidel
(TCF, 1959) Original costume design sketch by Bill Thomas accomplished in ink and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring D
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Bill Thomas costume sketch of Shirley Jones for Never Steal Anything Small874Bill Thomas costume sketch of Shirley Jones for Never Steal Anything Small
(UI, 1959) Original costume design sketch by Bill Thomas accomplished in pencil, ink, charcoal and gouache on a 13 in. x 19 ½ in. leaf of illus...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Valles costume sketch for Marina Berti from Ben-Hur875Valles costume sketch for Marina Berti from Ben-Hur
(MGM, 1959) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring Ma
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 216.00) x 1 = 1,416.00
Valles costume sketch for Martha Scott from Ben-Hur876Valles costume sketch for Martha Scott from Ben-Hur
(MGM, 1959) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring Ma
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 216.00) x 1 = 1,416.00
Valles costume sketch for Haya Harareet from Ben-Hur877Valles costume sketch for Haya Harareet from Ben-Hur
(MGM, 1959) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration board, featuring Ha
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (950.00 + 171.00) x 1 = 1,121.00
Dorothy Jeakins costume sketch for Mary Martin from Peter Pan878Dorothy Jeakins costume sketch for Mary Martin from Peter Pan
(NBC-TV, 1960) Original costume design sketch by Dorothy Jeakins accomplished in graphite and gouache on an approx. 9 ½ in. x 13 in. leaf of il...
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (2,600.00 + 468.00) x 1 = 3,068.00
Costume Sketch by Elois Jenssen for I Love Lucy879Costume Sketch by Elois Jenssen for I Love Lucy
Original costume sketch by Oscar-winning designer, Elois Jenssen for a dress worn by Lucille Ball in four episodes of "I Love Lu...
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (3,750.00 + 675.00) x 1 = 4,425.00
Edith Head costume sketch for Debbie Reynolds from The Pleasure of His Company880Edith Head costume sketch for Debbie Reynolds from The Pleasure of His Company
(Paramount, 1961) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, ink and gouache on a 14 in. x 17 ½ in. leaf of illustration paper, f...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (325.00 + 58.50) x 1 = 383.50
Edith Head costume sketch for Joanne Woodward from A New Kind of Love881Edith Head costume sketch for Joanne Woodward from A New Kind of Love
(Paramount, 1963) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in ink, tempera and gouache on a 14 in. x 17 in. leaf of illustration pape
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (325.00 + 58.50) x 1 = 383.50
Edith Head costume sketch of showgirls for A New Kind of Love882Edith Head costume sketch of showgirls for A New Kind of Love
(Paramount, 1963) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in pencil, tempera and gouache on a 14 in. x 17 in. leaf of illustration p
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Edith Head costume sketch of Lucille Ball for the television special Mr. and Mrs.883Edith Head costume sketch of Lucille Ball for the television special Mr. and Mrs.
(Desilu, 1964) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in ink and gouache on an 11 in. x 15 in. leaf of illustration paper, featurin
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Edith Head costume sketch of Shirley MacLaine for What a Way to Go!884Edith Head costume sketch of Shirley MacLaine for What a Way to Go!
(TCF, 1964) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in ink and gouache on a 14 in. x 17 in. leaf of illustration paper (tipped to a
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (950.00 + 171.00) x 1 = 1,121.00
Jené costume sketch of Tony Randall for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao885Jené costume sketch of Tony Randall for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
(MGM, 1964) Original costume design sketch by Jené accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaf of illustration boar...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (850.00 + 153.00) x 1 = 1,003.00
Marjorie Best costume sketch from The Greatest Story Ever Told886Marjorie Best costume sketch from The Greatest Story Ever Told
(UA, 1965) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite and gouache on a 13 in. x 19 in. leaf of illustration paper, featuring “Herod’s Wi
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (700.00 + 126.00) x 1 = 826.00
Edith Head costume sketch for Charlene Holt from Red Line 7000887Edith Head costume sketch for Charlene Holt from Red Line 7000
(Paramount, 1965) Original costume design sketch accomplished in graphite, tempera and gouache on a 14 in. x 16 ½ in. leaf of illustration pape...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (375.00 + 67.50) x 1 = 442.50
Edith Head costume sketch of Carroll Baker for Harlow888Edith Head costume sketch of Carroll Baker for Harlow
(Paramount, 1965) Original costume design sketch by Edith Head accomplished in pencil and gouache on a 14 in. x 17 in. leaf of illustration paper, fea
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Pair of Theodora Van Runkle costume sketches from Sand Pebbles889Pair of Theodora Van Runkle costume sketches from Sand Pebbles
(20th Century-Fox, 1966) Pair of original costume sketches in ink, charcoal and animator’s gouache on leaves of 10 in. x 15 in. illustration board. E
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
Moss Mabry costume sketches (3) of calendar girls for Murderer’s Row890Moss Mabry costume sketches (3) of calendar girls for Murderer’s Row
(Columbia, 1966) Pencil, india ink, and gouache on 15” x 20” illustration board, (3) different sketches by 4-time Oscar-nominated costume designer Mo
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Richard Hopper costume sketches for Pat Priest from Easy Come, Easy Go891Richard Hopper costume sketches for Pat Priest from Easy Come, Easy Go
(Paramount, 1967) Original costume design sketches by Richard Hopper accomplished in graphite, colored pencil and felt pen on a 12 in. x 15 in. leaves
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Pair of Theodora Van Runkle costume sketches from Doctor Doolittle892Pair of Theodora Van Runkle costume sketches from Doctor Doolittle
(TCF, 1967) Pair of original costume design sketches by Theodora Van Runkle accomplished in graphite, ink and tempera on 14 ½ in. x 18 in. leav...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
Anthea Sylbert cstme sktch of mtrnty min-dress fr Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski sgnd893Anthea Sylbert cstme sktch of mtrnty min-dress fr Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski sgnd
(Paramount, 1968) Pencil and colored-pen on 12” x 18.5” vellum with fabric swatch attached, hinged to a 14.5” x 23” illustration board. Anthea Sylber
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Lewis Brown costume sketch for Burt Lancaster from Valdez is Coming894Lewis Brown costume sketch for Burt Lancaster from Valdez is Coming
(UA, 1971) Original costume design sketch by Lewis Brown accomplished in ink and gouache on a 15 in. x 22 in. leaf of illustration paper, featuring Bu
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (800.00 + 144.00) x 1 = 944.00
Donna Peterson pair of costume sketches of Goldie Hawn and Rachel Roberts for Foul Play895Donna Peterson pair of costume sketches of Goldie Hawn and Rachel Roberts for Foul Play
(Paramount, 1978) Pair of original costume design sketches by Donna Peterson accomplished in ink and gouache on a 15 in. x 20 in. leaves of illustrati
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 198.00) x 1 = 1,298.00
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