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Sale Name
The History of Animation - The Glad Museum Collection Signature Auction
Auction Date
08/16/2024 - 08/19/2024
Year of Sale
2024
Sale Number
#7375
Total Lots
1597
Sold Lots
1597
Lots Sold
100.0%
Unsold Lots
0
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
4,043,970.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
Inf%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
4,043,970.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17246 Sleeping Beauty Maleficent Concept Painting by Marc Davis (Walt Disney, 1959).

1959

 USD - 72,000.00
17004 Ub Iwerks Plane Crazy Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1929).

1929

 USD - 72,000.00
17001 Ub Iwerks Steamboat Willie RARE Mickey Mouse and Peg Leg Pete Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1928).

1928

 USD - 57,600.00
17245 Lady and the Tramp "Bella Notte" RARE Key Master Setup with Hand-Painted Trimmed-to-Image Production Cel and Hand-Painted Key Master Production Background Attributed to Disney legend Eyvind Earle (Walt Disney, 1955).

1955

 USD - 51,600.00
16070 Superman (The Mad Scientist) Superman and Daily Planet Building Production Cel with Key Master Background (Max Fleischer, 1941).

1941

 USD - 39,600.00
17020 The Band Concert RARE Color Model Cel Setup with Master Production Background (Walt Disney, 1935).

1935

 USD - 36,000.00
17270 The Little Mermaid Ariel and Ursula Production Cel Key Master Setup (Walt Disney, 1989).

1989

 USD - 36,000.00
17055 Mary Blair - Dumbo "Baby Mine" Concept Painting on 8.25" x 8.75" Board (Walt Disney, 1941).

1941

 USD - 31,200.00
17050 Mary Blair Winnie the Pooh Christopher Robin, Piglet, Kanga, and Roo Concept/Color Key Painting (Walt Disney, c. 1940s).

c. 1940s

 USD - 28,800.00
17023 The Tortoise and the Hare Production Background (Walt Disney, 1935).

1935

 USD - 28,800.00
17005 Ub Iwerks Plane Crazy Large Minnie Mouse Close-Up Animation Drawing and Layout Drawing (Walt Disney, 1929).

1929

 USD - 28,800.00
17223 Song of the South RARE Key Master Setup with Production Cel Featuring Br'er Rabbit and Hand-Painted Pan-Size 25" Master Background (Walt Disney, 1946).

1946

 USD - 26,400.00
16069 Superman (The Mad Scientist) Superman Layout Drawing (Max Fleischer, 1941).

1941

 USD - 21,600.00
16051 Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor Popeye and Sinbad Production Cel and Key Master Background (Fleischer Studios, 1936).

1936

 USD - 21,600.00
17241 Peter Pan Early Peter Pan and Captain Hook Concept Painting Signed by David Hall (Walt Disney, c. 1940s).

c. 1940s

 USD - 20,400.00
16035 The Sky Scrapper Oswald and Sadie Animation Drawing Sequence of 4 (Walt Disney, 1928).

1928

 USD - 20,400.00
17235 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Production Background Group of 2 (Walt Disney, 1949)."

1949

 USD - 19,200.00
17075 Mary Blair The Little House Concept/Color Key Painting (Walt Disney, 1952).

1952

 USD - 18,600.00
17011 Flowers and Trees Production Background (Walt Disney, 1932).

1932

 USD - 18,000.00
17074 Mary Blair Alice in Wonderland Alice and Flowers Concept Painting (Walt Disney, 1951).

1951

 USD - 18,000.00
17201 Fantasia "Ave Maria" Forest Pilgrimage Concept Original Art by Kay Nielsen (Walt Disney, 1940).

1940

 USD - 16,800.00
16013 Alice the Collegiate Sports Fan Crowd Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1927).

1927

 USD - 15,600.00
16010 Winsor McCay The Sinking of the Lusitania Original Production Cel (Winsor McCay, 1918).

1918

 USD - 15,600.00
17069 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad RARE Original Concept Featuring Ichabod Crane Signed by Disney Legend Mary Blair (Walt Disney, 1949).

1949

 USD - 15,600.00
17070 Mary Blair Cinderella Concept/Color Key Painting (Walt Disney, 1950).

1950

 USD - 15,600.00
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