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Sothebys: AnimAID | The Art of Animation - online 4/23

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Auction Name	AnimAID \| The Art of Animation - online 4/23	Total Sales (USD)	428,307.00
Auction Date	May 06, 2025 - May 06, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	285,250.00
Sale Number	#N11645	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	750,000.00
Total Lots	159
Sold Lots	158.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	286,250.00
% of Lots Sold	99.37%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	755,000.00
Unsold Lots	1	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	56.73%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
152	Sony Pictures Animation	Voice a character in the upcoming Sony Pictures Animation feature film GOAT		Not Available	USD 27,940.00
140	ShadowMachine \| Guillermo Del Toro	A shadow-boxed set of screen-used 3D printed Pinocchio Replacement Faces from Del Toro's Pinocchio, ca. 2022	ca.2022	USD 5,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 13,970.00
221	Avatar Studios	A set of four original Main Character concept design illustrations from Avatar: The Last Airbender, ca. [2005]	ca. [2005]	USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 13,970.00
189	Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Original production-used Animation Cel and Background from Spongebob Squarepants, Season 1, Episode 9a"Nature Pants"		USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 11,430.00
23	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Original production-used single-cel composite and background from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, ca. 1988	ca.1988	USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 10,160.00
63	Walt Disney Animation Research Library	Exclusive In-person tour of Walt Disney Animation Research Library		Not Available	USD 10,160.00
260	Avatar Studios	A collection of original storyboards from Avatar: The Last Airbender by Laura Montgomery, signed by creators Bryan Konietzko, Mike DiMartino, and Lauren Montgomery, ca. [2005-8]	ca. [2005-8]	USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,160.00
24	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Original production-used single-cel composite and background from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, ca. 1988	ca.1988	USD 3,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 9,525.00
49	Charles Schulz	Original hand-drawn illustration of Snoopy by Charles Schulz, gifted to a Los Angeles Times journalist following the completion of cover art for the Sunday, February 8, 1970 edition of West Magazine	1970	USD 2,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,525.00
261	Walt Disney Ink & Paint Department	Exclusive In-person tour of Walt Disney Ink & Paint Department		Not Available	USD 9,525.00
96	Pixar	A collection of artwork and memorabilia relation to the Toy Story franchise		USD 2,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,890.00
153	Walt Disney Animation Studios	"Perfect Form"---Limited Edition Animation Cel and Background recreating artwork from Disney's 1941 Animated Short, The Art of Skiing, ca. 2019	ca.2019	USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 8,890.00
163	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Research maquettes of Moana and Maui from Disney's Moana, after original production maquette designs, ca. 2016	ca.2016	USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 6,985.00
16	Lucasfilm	A sketch of Jedi Ahsoka Tano and Grogu, a.k.a. Baby Yoda, from The Mandalorian by Dave Filoni, ca. 2025	ca.2025	USD 2,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 6,350.00
95	Peter Docter	A bespoke artwork of a select Pixar character(s) by Peter Docter---Oscar(r)-winning director of Monsters, Inc., Up, Inside Out, and Soul		Not Available	USD 5,715.00
12	Laika \| Kent Melton	An original production-used maquette of Paranorman's Norman, together with a set of Norman rapid production faces presented as crew gifts, ca. 2012	ca.2012	USD 2,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 4,826.00
137	Henry Selick	A set of 6 production-used "Boogie Bugs" props from The Nightmare Before Christmas, ca. 1992	ca.1992	USD 3,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 4,826.00
216	Sony Pictures Animation	A set of 8 exclusive framed and matted visual development prints from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, signed by producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, ca. 2023	ca.2023	USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,826.00
66	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Research maquettes of Ariel and Sebastian from Disney's The Little Mermaid, after original production maquette designs, ca. 1989	ca.1989	USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 4,445.00
75	Lorna Cook	"Scar at Pride Rock"---Original storyboard from The Lion King, ca. 1994	ca.1994	USD 2,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,445.00
104	Cody Cameron \| Sylvain Deboissy	A set of original production-ued storyboards and a character design sketch from Surf's Up, ca. 2007	ca.2007	USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,445.00
225	Cartoon Network	Animation Cel from "What A Cartoon!" signed by Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Gendy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Butch Hartman, Van Partible and others, ca. 1998	ca.1998	USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,445.00
2	20th Television Animation	An original production-used animation cel from Season 10 of The Simpsons, 1998	1998	USD 2,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 4,064.00
5	Tex Avery	Original production-used Animation Cel from Tex Avery's Red Hot Riding Hood, ca. 1943	ca.1943	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 4,064.00
7	Aaron Blaise	A set of 2 original production-used "Young Nala" model illustrations, ca. 1993	ca.1993	USD 1,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,064.00

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.