Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 30

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Movie/Theatrical Animation & Artwork

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1535		Disney, Walt. Book Signed "Walt Disney" on first end page of a 1937 "Big Little Book": Silly Symphony featuring Donald Duck, Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, 424 pp, 4½ x 3½ in. Back edge of spine has a couple of old tape repairs and the whole book is age toned, but the interior is tight. A wonderful Walt Disney memento. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 1536		*Original Disney Cel From Bambi.* Original full cel painting used in the 1942 Walt Disney film Bambi. Identified on the verso as "Young Bambi prancing to the left (#6 in sequence)." There is no cel number. Young Bambi is 3¼ x 2 in. against a dark green circle on a light green field, matted and framed to 11¾ x 14¾ in. Slight waviness to the cel gives a 3-D effect. A lovely display piece. The animated film classic tells the story of a young fawn whose mother is killed by hunters. The film follows Bambi as he makes friends with other creatures of the forest and shows the turmoil through which he goes as he matures into a magnificent stag and becomes the leader of the herd. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1537		Four Warner Bros. Cels From "An Ounce of Prevention". Four cels from the 1982 cartoon, "An Ounce of Prevention." Opaque watercolor on trimmed acetate, 10½ x 12½ in. Three of the cels are signed by Mel Blanc. Tweety is signed, "ooo - I taw a Puddy Tat / 'Tweety' / Mel Blanc" in bright green, felt-tip pen; Bugs Bunny is signed, "Eh - what's up Doc? 'Bugs Bunny' Mel Blanc" in bright blue, felt-tip pen; and Daffy Duck is signed, "Hoohoohoohoohoo" 'Daffy Duck' Mel Blanc" in black, felt-tip pen. The Slyvester set-up is unsigned. All four cels are matted to a size of 14 x 16 in. Accompanied by a production sketch for each cel. (8 items) Wonderful display items for adults or children. The late, great Mel Blanc (1908-1989) almost single-handedly invented cartoon voice acting. He was the first person to receive screen credit as a voice man. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. From the personal estate of Mel Blanc, sold November 5, 1992 at Superior Galleries. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1538		Bugs Bunny Animation Cel Signed by Mel Blanc. Animation cel from the 1956 Warner Bros. cartoon "Half Fare Hare" Signed, "Eh-what's up Doc? 'Bugs Bunny' Mel Blanc" in bright blue, felt-tip pen. The cel depicts Bugs Bunny wearing a scarf and carrying a large carpet bag. Opaque watercolor on trimmed acetate, 10½ x 13½ in. Restored. Matted to 12 x 15¼ in. Mel Blanc started doing the voice of Bugs Bunny (originally known as "the Happy Hare") in 1938. He gave the rabbit a Brooklyn accent and modeled much of his speech on one of the writers on the cartoon, Bugs Hardaway. Warner Bros. estimated once that approximately 250 million people heard the voice of Bugs Bunny on any given day. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. From the personal estate of Mel Blanc, sold November 5, 1992 at Superior Galleries. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1539		Bugs Bunny Animation Cel Signed by Mel Blanc. Animation cel from the 1956 Warner Bros. cartoon "Half Fare Hare" Signed, "Eh-what's up Doc? 'Bugs Bunny' Mel Blanc" in black, felt-tip pen. The cel depicts Bugs Bunny wearing a scarf and reading a newspaper. Opaque watercolor on trimmed acetate, 10½ x 13½ in. Restored. Matted to 14 x 16 in. Mel Blanc provided the voices for some 90% of all the Warner Bros. cartoons, creating such memorable characters as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Woody Woodpecker, Tweety Pie, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe le Pew, Yosemite Sam, and many others. Blanc's autobiography is called, That's Not All, Folks. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. From the personal estate of Mel Blanc, sold November 5, 1992 at Superior Galleries. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1540		Popeye Cartoon - 66 Storyboards. An original cartoon drawn by Al Stahl for Fleischer Studios, c. 1933-1938, composed of 66 storyboards, laid out and pasted on a large piece of brown paper. Each storyboard is 4¼ x 5½ inches, drawn in blue pencil with some red-penciled notations, As far as we can ascertain, the cartoon was never produced. A piece of Fleischer Studios letterhead, from its 1600 Broadway, New York address, is paperclipped to the storyboards. Also present are 20 storyboard blueprints, 2 x 2 5/8 inches each. The story line is that Popeye and Bluto decide to switch roles, with Popeye as the villain and Bluto as the hero who will rescue Olive Oyl, who is a princess imprisoned in the tower. Popeye has a difficult time playing the villain and decides in the end to go back to his role as a hero. The character of Popeye the Sailor man was created by E.C. Segar in 1929 for his "Thimble Theatre" comic strip. The Fleischer Studios transferred Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto to animation in 1933. The Fleischers' cartoons used shadows, texture, and sub-vocal mutterings, and paid great attention to detail. "Popeye" retains a huge following today. Estimated Value $3,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1541		Stahl, Al - Cartoonist and Motion Picture Animator. A collection of material that belonged to Alvin Lester Stahl during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Included is: a 68 page book, The American Course of Cartooning , written by Stahl in 1934 for The American School of Cartooning; printed comic strips by Stahl called "The Happy Trailings" (10), "Porkchops 'N Gravy, The Colored Cutups" (3), "Little Major," "Needles," and The Cine Specialist"; 8 comic strips titled "Spirit" in comic-book format from newspapers; approximately 90 animation cels, 4 from "Dick Tracy," (much flaking), 24 of a spectacled guy wearing a gray graduation gown and mortar board, and 49 of a large lady and a scrawny man; 60 drawings from "Meet Mr. Dimout"; numerous drawings for comic strips; two typed rough-draft scripts (13 and 10 pp) for "Private Ambrose" for American Film Producers; paperwork on puppet films produced for advertising agency BBDO; animated advertisement for Dick Tracy sweaters--a 9 page hand-drawn ad, and a photocopy of Stahl's 1947 agreement with Comic Togs, Inc. to produce a 16mm colored cartoon picture of Dick Tracy for $1800; Stahl's enlistment and discharge from World War II; cartoons created for the birth of his son and daughter; and a business card touting "Cartoons, Comic Strips, Gags." Five folders of material, plus a box of 18 reels of various sizes. Should be seen in person; sold as is. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1542		Leigh, Jennifer Jason - Artwork. Colorful blue, green, yellow, and white gouache on a black background, representing a tie, 14 x 11½ in. At the top, made by a Dymo Label Maker, is the name "Allan," and at the bottom: "Love Jennifer." Made by actress Jennifer Jason Leigh for Allan Rich. Matted in green and housed in a black 17½ x 15½ frame. A very striking and attractive display item. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold