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lot #41 March Hare Figure
With the Disney Stores closing down and re-theming there will be thousands of items for auction in the years to come. This piece came from the 42nd Street Disney Store in New York City and featured the March Hare.
| Size: | 27"L x 74"H x 27"W |
| Artist: | The Disney Store |
| Low Estimate: | $1,000 |
| High Estimate: | $3,000 |
| Medium: | Mixed Media |
| Sold for: | $7,000.00 |
lot #42 Lady & the Tramp Art Tile
As an animator Frank Thomas has a style that is distinct as it is homogeneous - whether as part of the team of Frank and Ollie or as a singular animator, his style is very humane. This two-piece art tile - which he re-drew for the medium and also acted as the color stylist - featured Lady and the Tramp from the Bella Notte scene and is hand signed. This is artist's proof No. 1.
| Size: | 13"H x 17"W |
| Artist: | Frank Thomas |
| Low Estimate: | $1,000 |
| High Estimate: | $2,000 |
| Medium: | Mixed Media |
| Sold for: | $2,000.00 |
lot #43 Mickey's Toon Town - Jolly Trolley
Another in a long line of ride vehicles to hit the ODC auction block - from Sky Way Buckets to Autopia cars and from Flying Dumbos to Toad’s car - ride vehicles have a very broad appeal to collectors. Again the ODC auction is the only vehicle through which these vehicles can be offered to the public.
This item also came with a warning from Disney legal "Items offered for sale are for display purposes only and should not be altered or modified. Materials of construction, including surface coatings, may contain hazardous materials that could create potential health concerns when disturbing or altering the surface or underlying materials -- e.g., machining, sanding, drilling, paint stripping, or cutting. No alterations or modifications that could disturb surface or underlying materials should be conducted without prior consultation with a hazardous-materials expert." So call has-mat before converting this Jolly Trolley into a picnic table.
| Size: | 10 L x 75"W x 14FH |
| Artist: | Find out in Toontown |
| Low Estimate: | $11,000 |
| High Estimate: | $15,000 |
| Medium: | Mixed Media |
| Sold for: | $11,000.00 |
lot #44 Flubber -Pre-Production Painting
It’s rare that a piece of pre-production set decoration concept art is made available and rarer still when the artist is Dick Hubbert, who was a senior illustrator in the Disney Studio Art Department at the from 1961 to 1964. Some pre-production art sets a theme for the shooting and are seemingly don-descript - not much to tell that it’s a Disney product, this piece, however, was a very Disney piece from the "The Absent-Minded Professor" with the Professor’s car hovering over the house.
| Size: | 26"H x 33"W |
| Artist: | The Walt Disney Company |
| Low Estimate: | $1,000 |
| High Estimate: | $2,000 |
| Medium: | Water Color |
| Sold for: | $2,500.00 |
lot #45 Disneyland Letters - Dave Avanzino
A unique opportunity with this lot. I like Dave’s work very much - mostly because I couldn’t imagine that I’d ever have either the time, the creativity or the patience to do it - and because I like his use of distinctly Disneyland imagery in his creations. This framed set included his sculptures for Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Adventureland, Main Street USA and Frontierland.
| Size: | 21"H x 65"W |
| Artist: | David Avanzino |
| Low Estimate: | $5,000 |
| High Estimate: | $6,000 |
| Medium: | Mixed Media |
| Sold for: | $5,000.00 |
lot #46 Donald Medallion
The companion piece to the Mickey that was lot #20 - this Donald, a laurel wreath on his brow - was also created for the Disney Store in Florence, Italy - but was never installed.
| Size: | 12" diameter |
| Artist: | The Disney Store |
| Low Estimate: | $2,000 |
| High Estimate: | $3,000 |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Sold for: | $2,500.00 |
lot #47 Walt's Restaurant New Year's Eve Menu Plate - Disneyland Paris Resort & Mickey Mouse "Paris Match" - Walt's Death
One of the most unique lots in the entire auction and one that I was fascinated by - having visited DLP in 1997 and enjoyed a wonderful meal at the restaurant I could imagine such an event. Two items that would be quite difficult to acquire both available at the same time and at the same place - items that the ODC auction was created to feature.
The magazine - which featured a 14-page article chronicling the life of Walt Disney - is in good condition and had some wear on the binding edge with some writing on the cover, it was published by Publications Jean Prouvost, Paris and was released on December 24, 1966.
The 1996 New Year's Eve menu plate celebrated the meal served at Walt's, An American Restaurant, on Main Street USA at Disneyland Paris, it is inscribed on a typical serving charger plate made for Walt's by the celebrated Luxembourg fine china and porcelain firm Villeroy & Boch. Only 350 of these inscribed plates were produced for the event.
| Size: | 19"Wx 19"H |
| Artist: | Disneyland Paris - Villeroy & Boch |
| Low Estimate: | $500 |
| High Estimate: | $1,000 |
| Medium: | Porcelain |
| Sold for: | $1,400.00 |
lot #48 Beauty & the Beast Original Painting
Another of Don "Ducky" Williams’ originals, this piece was created to be used as a holiday lithograph for WDW Resort Cast Members. And another blend of artist, purpose and subject that will effect the price.
| Size: | 23"H x 18" W Unframed |
| Artist: | Don "Ducky" Williams |
| Low Estimate: | $1,500 |
| High Estimate: | $2,000 |
| Medium: | Cel Vinyl, Acrylic, Air brush |
| Sold for: | $5,000.00 |
lot #49 Cinderella Castle
An item that would score very high on the "cool" scale as a collectable sculpture, this unique prototype was created as a cake topper for the Disney Gallery on November 4, 1999.
| Size: | 8-1/2"H x 6"W |
| Artist: | The Disney Catalog |
| Low Estimate: | $300 |
| High Estimate: | $500 |
| Medium: | Mixed Media |
| Sold for: | $1,100.00 |
lot #50 Donald's Nightmare - Jack Hannah
This was a real find for the auction team - the combination of Hannah and Disney has a huge following - despite the fact that this image was a bit strange - OK I’m being polite - it was weird and a bit creepy. Jack Hannah was an animator and illustrator of Disney shorts for some 30 years and had a great deal of input into the creation of Donald’s personality. This painting was sure to meet its low estimate - it did, but didn’t sell for as much as I thought that it would. Sometimes the marketplace surprises me.
| Size: | 15-1/2"H x 13-1/2"W |
| Artist: | Jack Hannah - he also framed this piece |
| Low Estimate: | $2,500 |
| High Estimate: | $3,000 |
| Medium: | Oil on Canvas |
| Sold for: | $2,750.00 |