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A lovely Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs production cel featuring the princess and the “Old Hag” exceeded expectations with $33,460. There was also a rich collection of Lady and the Tramp artwork, highlighted by a cel setup and master background that went for $14,340; a “Belle Notte” cel setup, $11,950; and a concept art/background color key by Eyvind Earle, $6,572. Items from the controversial Song of the South also pulled big payouts, including a storyboard sequence (plus 23 pages of concept art) by Ken Anderson, $15,535; and Br’er Bear and Br’er Fox concept art by Mary Blair, $10,157.
Mary Blair’s works proved popular as ever, scoring $14,937 with an Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad concept painting and $14,340 for an “It’s a Small World” ride concept painting. Disneyland attraction fans also ponied up for entrance posters: “Haunted Mansion” signed by Marc Davis (1969) sold for $4,899; “Matterhorn Bobsled” (1959) sold for $3,585 as did the “Autopia” poster (1955).
Outside the Disney offerings, the top performers included a Robin Hood Daffy original painting by Chuck Jones, $14,340; a publicity cel and painted coconut for The Adventures of Batman from Filmation Studios, $6,572; rare Rocky and His Friends cel & key master background ($16,730); extraordinarily rare Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas cel setup & master BG (MGM, 1966), $6,572; an early depiction of Mighty Mouse as Super Mouse and a Tom and Jerry cel & painted BG from “A Mouse in the House,” which both sold for $5,019.
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