Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2723, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025
Page Size: 337 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
77 Joy Batchelor

Animal Farm group of 2 key master animation cel and background setups. 1954.

1954 USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 Not Sold
78 Hanna-Barbera Productions

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Yogi Bear Christmas publicity animation cel. Circa 1970.

Circa 1970. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 444.00
79 Hanna-Barbera Productions

Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones, lot of 3 Animal Appliances animation cels. 1963.

1963 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
80 Hanna-Barbera Productions

Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Jetsons original series, Mr. Spacely animation cel. 1963.

1963 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
81 Don Bluth

MGM / Don Bluth Entertainment, The Pebble and the Penguin animation concept color key painting. 1995.

1995 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
82 Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak / D&R Productions, Really Rosie, Carole King musical animation cel. 1975.

1975 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
83 Maurice Sendak

Seven Monsters, Sesame Street animation cels. 1971.

1971 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 762.00
84 Maurice Sendak

Seven Monsters, Monster #7, Sesame Street animation cel. 1971., Cel vinyl and dye on acetate., 10 x 12 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.8 cm.)

1971 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
85 United Artists / King Features / The Beatles

United Artists / King Features / The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Jeremy and Chief Blue Meanie animation cel. 1968.

1968 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 539.00
86 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon A Star" Jiminy Cricket Courvoisier animation cel. 1940.

1940 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,032.00
87 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, Snow White, Bashful Courvoisier animation cel. 1937.

1937 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 594.00
88 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Sleepy and Sneezy Courvoisier animation cel setup. 1937.

1937 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
89 Ward Kimball

Mickey Mouse playing banjo sketch. Circa 1980.

Circa 1980. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
90 Walt Disney Studios / Manuel Gonzales

Mickey Mouse, The Miracle Maker preliminary illustration. 1948.

1948 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 508.00
91 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, "Jolly Holiday" Mary Poppins Penguin Waiters animation cel setup. 1964.

1964 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,122.00
92 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, Oliver and Company animation cel setup. 1988.

1988 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 381.00
93 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, "The Old vs. New: Squeak?" The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show animation cel setup. 1968.

1968 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
94 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, "The Old vs. New" The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show animation cel setup. 1968.

1968 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
95 Walt Disney Studios / Fred Moore

Walt Disney Studios / Fred Moore, Dumbo Timothy Mouse animation drawing. 1941.

1941 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 396.00
96 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, The Sword in the Stone Arthur / Mickey Mouse Club Jiminy Cricket animation cel setup. 1963 / circa 1957.

1963 / circa 1957. USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
97 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, Donald Duck animation cel, Duck For Hire. 1957.

1957 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 495.00
98 Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios, Mother Goose Goes Hollywood, Old King Cole model sheet. 1938.

1938 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
99 Walter Lanz

Walter Lanz Productions, Buzz Buzzard animation drawing and cel. 1972.

1972 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
100 Don Bluth

Warner Bros. / Don Bluth Entertainment, A Troll in Central Park animation color key painting. 1994.

1994 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
101 Warner Bros. / Amblin Entertainment

Warner Bros. / Amblin Entertainment, Animaniacs First Episode, Dr. Scratchansniff and Dot animation cel. 1993.

1993 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
  • Sotheby’s
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    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
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    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
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    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
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    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
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