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    The WDW Merchandise Catalog I received about a month ago lists a
    Snow White watch, white with white band and case at $ 19.95 +tax.
    
    Most of the watches listed range between 19.95 and 49.95, and a
    couple of gold watches at $90.00
    
    Mark
    
    

    
    

    There are a few books out on Disney collectibles...various editions,
    representing certain time periods, say 1955-1965, etc... (Don't
    quote me on this). But I bet if you checked at a local book store,
    or a Disney store, such as the one at the Burlington Mall, you might
    be able to get some information pointing you in the right direction.
    I believe the time that I saw them, was when I was in Disney World
    (Oct. '88), at Disney Village. Sorry I can't be of more help.
    
    	Good luck,
    
             JJF...

    This one won't be in any of the books, but I wonder if any of you
    folks would be willing to make some wild guesses for me.  My dad
    worked at the Disney Studios during the second world war making
    training films (combined live action and animation).  My dad was
    in the army signal corps.
    
    As a result, I have a copy of "Donald and his Nephews", a hardbound
    book about 6 X 8 in pretty good condition, inscribed "To Tom Parmenter,
    with best wishes, Walt Disney".  It's really shocking to see that
    famous signature sitting there on the page.  My cousin has a similar
    copy of "Water Babies" inscribed to her.  It's pretty much the last
    thing I'd ever sell, but I would like to know the value of it for
    curiosity's sake (and the insurance company).  Any guesses? 

    
    Don't know what the book with signature would go for, but
    I think I just recently read that Christie's sold an original
    Mickey drawing by Walt (***very*** rare as he did little of the
    actual art work) --- selling price $110,000.  So, you may have
    quite an investment in that book....keep it in good condition!
    
    deb
    

    Re: .1
    There is a collectible book at the Disney store in Nashua (Pheasant
    Lane mall). I just happened to see it last night. I'm not sure if
    it would contain your Snow White watch, but you might want to check
    it out. You might want to check at the store to see whether they
    would know where to get it fixed. I've got to believe (if it was
    originally a sponsored Disney product) they would know what to do.
    

    
     Has anyone purchased the figurines, set up on nice wood bases,
    with all the attention paid to detail ? I saw some of these at
    Disneyland and thought they were great. What I didn't think was
    great was the price. One in particular was of Snow White & The
    Seven Dwarfs. !!!! Over $1000.00 !!!!! Even the smaller single
    and double figured pieces where $300 +. Have any of you fellow
    Disney droolers purchased some of these ?
    
    George

    RE: .5
    
    Thanks, I'll check it out next time I'm at a Disney Store.

    
    Jodi-
    

    In case anyone may be interested, there is an all Disney show this
    weekend for general interest speakers, collectibles for display
    and for sale etc..
    
    It takes place Saturday July 29th at the Quality Inn in Waltham
    from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., but I do not know the admission price.

    
    Its been a little over a year since this note was entered and not
    answered.  In that time has anyone heard of the "Mouse Club East"?
    If the show is repetetive annually, another should be coming up
    soon (July ?).
    
    	Thanks,
    	-John

    
    This weekend my mother was going through some of her parents things
    when she came across a Christmas card from Walt Disney to her mother in
    1938.  It seems they became acquainted when they were staying at the
    same hotel.  Iwas wondering if there was any way I could see if the
    card is authentic or not.  It would be kind of interesting to know
    that Grandmom knew Walt.  I really would not be upset  if I found out
    it wasn't authentic, but I'd like to know.
    
    Thanks.  

    Hey, I just replied here and it came back as 51.10, which is the note I
    replied to.  Then it disapeared and the real .10 came back.  Now I
    can't find my original reply.  Anyway, what I said was the your local
    newspaper may be interested in doing a little story on the card and
    would probably authentisize(sp) it.  Our local paper has articles like
    this all the time.
    
    Chris D.
    

    RE: .10 and .11

    Whatever you do DON'T LET THAT CHRISTMAS CARD OUT OF YOUR SIGHT!  If
    someone wants to authenticate it, fine, but *only* in *your* presence! 
    After all, if it *is* real and valuable and from Uncle Walt, you
    wouldn't want it to "disappear" or be damaged, now would you?

    David "Mr. Paranoid".

    re: the original .10
    
    I believe the card is quite likely to be authentic.  According to
    the biographies I've read, Walt was known for sending cards to the
    children of studio employees on their birthdays.  I imagine he was
    just as generous at Christmas.
    
    I hope the card is authentic.  I know I'd be thrilled to find out
    that one of my relatives knew Walt.

    There is some people I know that run a business out of NJ. They buy and
    sell autographs - historical material - collectibales.
    
    A couple of times they have had his signature for sale and it was going
    for over $1000 both times.
    
    You could give them a call, what they will probally do is have you send
    a xerox of it. They could tell you if it's real or not.
    
    They also do a lot of flea mkts. around here maybe you could meet them
    at 1.
    
                            Cordelia Price Platt
    			    Thomas E. Platt Jr.
    			    1598 River Road
    			    Belle Mead NJ 08502
    			    (201) 359-7959
    
    
    
    
    
    Hope this helps
    
    
    Scott Fairbanks
    
    
    

    I "BELONG" TO THE CLUB. (COST $3 OR SO).
    IT IS MODELLED AFTER THE MOUSE CLUB IN CALIFORNIA.
    THE GUYS WHO STARTED IT ARE DISNEY COLLECTORS WHO WHERE TIRED OF
    FLYING TO ANAHEIM EACH YEAR FOR ANNUAL DISNEY COLLECTORS MEETING.
    BASICALLY IT'S A WAY TO MEET OTHER DISNEY COLLECTORS LOCALLY AND
    NATIONALLY.
    I WENT TO THE SHOW IN WALTHAM (FREE TO MEMBERS). IT HAD ABOUT 40-50
    DEALERS THERE SELLING ALL KINDS OF DISNEY COLLECTIBLES AT ALL KINDS
    OF PRICES ($5 - $5000 ).
    IT'S ONLY BEEN LOCAL FOR A YEAR OR TWO, AND THEY'VE HAD 3 SHOWS
    SO FAR. THE SHOWS KEEP GETTING BIGGER EACH TIME. IF YOU'RE LOOKING
    FOR SOMETHING AND MONEY ISN'T AN OBJECT, THEN YOU'LL FIND IT (or
    someone who will know someone...).
    P.S JUST FOUND THIS NOTES FILE, SO SORRY NO REPLY SOONER.
    THE HDQTRS FOR THE MOUSE CLUB EAST ARE A VIDEO STORE IN
    WILMINGTON,MASS.I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED HOLLYWOOD MOVIELAND. 
    

I don't know if this has been discused before (can't remember, and can't seem 
to find anything on it), so I hope this is a good place for it.

Steve

Article          822
From: [email protected] (Tom Tanida)
Subject: Re: Little Mermaid Cell Auction
Date: 25 Sep 90 21:19:08 GMT
Organization: Science Aplications Int'l Corp.
 
In article <[email protected]>, casey@auspex (Casey Cox) writes:
>Someone mentioned an auction for the Little Mermaid cells in December.
>Anyone know where and when?
 
Here's the text of a mail message I sent to the first person that asked me
about the auction:
 
-----------------------------------
The auction of the Little Mermaid cels that I was planning to attend will be
at Sotheby's of New York, 10 am, on Saturday, December 15th.
There's no admission fee, so it's open to the public.  I don't have
phone numbers off-hand (if you want them, let me know and I'll
dig them up), but I called and ordered a catalog, which was $25 and
they'll be mailing out in November.
 
(Their catalogs are actually quite nice- kind of a glossy picture collection
from the film in question- I have one from the 1989 Roger Rabbit auction,
so you might even want a catalog even if you don't go to the auction.)
 
Anyways, Sotheby's will provide in the catalog an estimate range of each lot.
Most lots consist of a single cel which is estimated between $700-1000 (at
least for Roger Rabbit).  Mermaid cels without backgrounds will probably
go for $500-800, with lithographed (reproduced) backgrounds $800-1100,
with production backgrounds $1000-1300. (This is just *my* guess.)
Not all lots are single cels; some are "progressions" (usually a 3 cel
sequence), which cost proportionately more.
 
There should be over 300 lots available.  If you waited until
they went on sale in galleries, including at Disneyland/Disneyworld,
they would be marked up from these prices.  There is something called
a "reserve", which is the minimum price that the seller (Disney) would
be willing to sell the piece for, usually below the low estimate;
in fact, the auctioneer can bid on behalf of the seller to protect reserves
(reserve prices are confidential).  If you place a winning bid, you must
also furnish a 10% commission (on top of your bid) to Sotheby's.  It is also
your responsibility to transport the cel to wherever you want it (you have
10 days to get it off the premises).  Generally, if you ask nicely,
Sotheby's will be nice about it and help you ship it.  Your credit must
be approved in advance, and the auction is by paddle number.
 
If you can't make it there (I'm in San Diego myself, so this could
be a possibility for me- plane tickets are about $300 round trip to LaGuardia,
which is going up due to the oil crisis; decent hotels are around
$200/night on Manhattan Island), you have the option of making phone bids,
or faxing/mailing them a paper bid (where you write down your maximum
price on a lot number and can use "OR"s to continue bidding if you
don't win your first choice).
 
Well, I guess that's about what I know about the auction.  This should be
the first and only auction of the cels since the movie came out- there hasn't
been a *major* Roger Rabbit auction since May 1989 (the Sotheby's auction).
Roger Rabbit cels are just now becoming available at galleries.  Personally,
I'm hoping to get a good portrait of Ariel with a production background,
and a good portrait of Sebastian with no background or a lithograph
background.  I'll have to see when my catalog shows up. :-)
 
-----------------------------------
 
If anybody's interested, I'll post the other information about Sotheby's
(where to get the catalog and the address).
 
-Tom
 
"Wasting away to practically nothing..."
		-Ursula

    I already placed this in ANTIQUES_COLLECTIBLES with a response about
    the catalogue. I'd rather not spend $15.00 to find out this item
    of my wife's is only worth $1.50. So, if anyone knows if this button
    from the late sixties with a picture of Mickey on it saying "MOD
    MICKEY" is worth anything, please let me know. You can send me your
    answer either via e-mail or just leave a response here. I appreciate
    it. 

    Something of an update on cels. I was at Universal Studios at the
    end of Sept. The movie memorabilia/art store had 4 Roger Rabbit
    cels. They ranged from $5200 to $6400. They included the backgrounds
    from the movie and were signed/stamped/sealed with Disney animators/
    Disney certification.
    
    In San Francisco...Pier 39 Disney Store...had a few serigraphs(sp?)
    from Cinderella and 101 Dalmations.  These are NOT original
    cels...they are the new xerox process of frames from these movies
    and are being sold in limited editions of 200 or 250 for about $200-
    $300 each.
    
    ...John...
    
    

    There is a going to be a Disneyana show at the Holiday Inn in Nashua
    on Sunday, November 18 from 1:00 to 5:00. Colllectibles on diplay and
    for sale.
    
    Linda
    

    
    
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Article 1502 of rec.arts.animation:
From: [email protected] (Harold Buchman)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney,rec.arts.animation
Subject: $1.2 Mil for "Mermaid" Cels


From the LA TIMES Tuesday, 18 December 1990
Calender Section  Page F2


$1.2 MILLION SHELLED OUT FOR `MERMAID` CELS
<article by Charles Solomon>


Animation artwork from Disney's 1989 hit "The Little Mermaid" brought a
total of $1,237,940 at auction at Sotheby's in New York over the weekend,
exceeding pre-sale estimates by 10 times in some instances. All but 10 of
the 283 lots of cels and backgrounds sold.

A cel-and-background setup of Ariel, the title character, combing her
hair with a fork to the bewilderment of Prince Eric and his tutor, Grimsby,
sold for $25,300 -five times its estimate of $5,000 to $7,000.
A setup of Ariel with Sebastian, Scuttle, and Flounder also sold for $25,300
10 times its estimated price of $2,500 to $3,500. A cel and background of
Ariel surrounded by her mermaid sisters, estimated at $5,000 to $7,000,
went for $24,500.

"It was the most unpredictable auction I've ever observed, a real 
roller-coaster ride," said Mike Glad, a part of whose animation collection
is currently on display at the Museum of Comic Art in San Francisco.

"Prices didn't seem to be determined by the quality of the images
A setup of Ariel confronting Ursula that I considered  the best piece in
the sale brought only $8,800. One image of Louis the Chef, a minor character,
went for $23,100, but another setup of Louis sold for only $3,575. I ended
up buying one or two things because I couldn't believe how cheap they were.
I think there were a lot of new players bidding."


    

    On Father's Day my wife gave me yet another collectible. It's a Lorus
    Mickey watch with an interesting twist. Mickey is on the face but his
    hands are not the hands of the watch.
    
    One hand is off to the side and the other hand is square in the middle
    of the face of the watch. Mickey appears to be marching and the second
    hand looks to be his baton.
    
    When you push a button on the lower left of the watch face "The Mickey
    Mouse Club" them song plays for about a minute and the baton moves to
    the music. When the song finishes the second hand swings to the proper
    point it should be had the song not been played.
    
    The watch has a gold trim and the band is cowhide with two impressions
    of Mickey on it.
    
    Now Mickey is with me all day.
    
    Mike_who_is_a_long_388_days_from_seeing_Mickey

    
    
    That sound wonderful.  I want one too.  But I'm not a father.
    
    
    
    Kathy
    

    	I'm looking for a Tigger cookiejar to replace one that my mother
    bought for my sister years ago. (When it fell of the top of my sister's
    fridge and smashed to smithereens, my sister was devastated!)
    
    	I think my mother got it at Sears, but they no longer sell them. 
    
    	Anyone out there know of anyone who might be willing to part with
    theirs?? Or even know of any Disney collectible shows coming up?
    
    	Thanks!
    
    	Nancy (Hopefully heading to WDW in September)
    

    There is another Lorus watch like the one mentioned but the music is
    "It is a small world!"
    
    I sold some while working at Sears.
    
    Dave

       I'm looking for some advice or pointers regarding Disney
       animation -- production cels, sericels, etc.  Recently, I just
       got a offer from WD regarding a "commemorative sericel,
       featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and
       Goofy, has been created exclusively for Disney Team Member",
       for $100 plus Shipping.

       Not having brought any kind of animation art, is this a good
       deal??  I went ahead and purchased it anyway because I loved
       the picture and the net proceeds are to go to The California
       Institute of the Arts.  Now that I've started my "collection",
       I would like to start adding to my collection.  Are there any
       collectors out there that can help guide a neophyte??

       This offer supposely is only one per shareholder.  The sericel
       measures 13"x10.5", etc.

       Looking for some help/advice,

       Ron

Ron,

"Commemorative sericel" sounds like it's a serigraph on acetate - 
basically a silk screen on a piece of plastic. 

From the description it doesn't sound like it's a production cell. You wanted
to know if it's a good deal. If you like it, and you're not unhappy
with the cost, then it's a good deal.  You mentioned you liked the
picture and where the money was going - sounds like you're happy
about your purchase. If you are buying it for the sole purpose of re-sale 
value then we need to talk :-)

Here's a quick low down on the animation lingo..

An "Animation cel" is a painting on a clear sheet of acetate. Intially
an animation sequence is created on paper and then transfered to 
the acetate. 

Back in the 'early days' of animation, there were people who's job was to 
ink the cels by tracing what the animator did on paper. Snow White,
Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty etc were done this way. Now the process (used 
originally with 101 dalmations) is to photostatically copy the drawings 
onto acetate. (similar to the office photocopier). In the 101 Dalmation days 
it was black lines only. The process has changed where you now can reproduce 
a few different colors. I think The Rescuers used this process. The
female mouse (Ava Gabor) has violet outlines -- it makes her look softer.

Once the drawing has been transfered to acetate each cel is then turned
over and hand painted.

Production Cels are one of a kind.  They're a single frame actually
used in the animated cartoon. Of course there can be several that are
similar since it takes anywhere from 12 to 18 drawings for one second
of animation.

Limited Edition Cels are created only as fine art. They're not from
an original film. Some times they are hand painted sometimes they
are silkscreened.

Publicity Cels are cels given out typically with Press Kits to advertise
a new animated movie. They usually are created for the sole purpose 
of advertising and are not from the original production.

Commemorateive Cels are limited editions released to celebrate a movie
or event. Sometimes they are hand painted sometimes they are silkscreen.
Again, not from an original animated production.

Cels are the hot art item these days, one Roger Rabbit cell went for
over 60,000$. Some of the Little Mermaid cels sold in the $20,000 range.

hope this helps!
todd///

    Todd,
    
    Thanks a lot for the info.  I went to a couple of gallerys around the
    area and the people there first stress that I like the artwork, and 
    secondly it can be an "investment" like collectible.
    
    The production type cells seem to go between 600-1500 bucks, depending
    how elaborate and famous the scenes are.  Is there no hope for
    considering sericels as investments??  I like the artwork, but would
    hate to think that I'm just paying for cartoons that isn't worth
    anything in the future.  If this is the case, I probably won't be
    buying anymore of this kind of artwork -- it's not like I have 
    money to burn ;-).
    
    Lately, do you know if prices for these art pretty much the same no
    matter which gallery I go to, or do I have to really be a careful
    shopper.  I'm pretty comfortable shopping for stuff like computer
    components, stereos, cameras, etc. but know absolutely nothing about
    buying animation art.
    
    Are there any stockholders out there that are not planning to buy the
    sericel??  If so, I'm thinking of getting another one or two to give
    away this XMAS.  Please send e-mail to me if you can help.
    
    In New Jersey,
    
    Ron

    The 1st Disneyana Convention will be held September 24-27, 1992 at the
    Contemporary Resort at WaltDisneyWorld.
    
    This is a first time event.
    
    For more information call the Merchandise Special Events Office at
    407-560-7232.
    
    This note is for all information pertaining to Disneyana.
    
    M

    My daughter has started to collect Little Mermaid items.  One is the
    Little Mermaid sticker album.  She has gotten to the point of wanting
    to trade/swap for stickers that she doesnt have with extras of the ones
    that she does have.
    I have a lits of extras plus those we are looking for.  Anyone willing
    to help swap stickers so she can complete her sticker album please get
    in touch with me.
    
    Judy
    
    GIADEV::PILOTTE
    DTN 244-7691

    My in-laws returned from Disney yesterday after taking advantage of one
    of the packages "world tour?"... anyway they received a lithograph of
    Beauty and the Beast and generously gave it to my daughter.  It is
    a picture of B&B outside the Beast's castle when they were feeding the
    birds.  It is double matted and framed and is quite lovely.  My question 
    is:  does this picture have more than just sentimental value?  I know 
    that Disney sells lithographs of other animated features, but I don't 
    know about what they give away to guests on these package deals.
    

    As you say, Disney does sell limited edition lithographs of scenes from
    their features.  Some of these are even reproduced on the same mateiral
    as the animation cels.  I saw one on my last visit that pictured the
    dragon from "Sleeping Beauty" and it was great!!  Now, if I just had a
    spare $2000...
    
    If you have a limited edition print or lithograph, there's probably
    some designation as such (a number like 51/200...) and I would think, a
    certificate of authenticity.  
    
    I'd say that unless Disney is giving away limited edition lithographs
    (which I doubt), the only real value your print has is what you and
    your daughter place on it, which to me, should be far greater than any
    dollar amount.
    
    - Skip

    I inspected the picture more closely.  There is a raised Disney stamp
    in the upper left corner of the picture and there is a number on the
    back - howver the number is 2200/30000, so I guess there are a LOT of
    copies.  It is really nice though and we'll treasure it.
    
    Thanks for the info.

    For those  of  you  who  are  into collecting Disney memorabilia or are
    think of starting,  here is the list of items and what they sold for at
    the Disneyana Auction that was held recently at WDW.

    Claude
    
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From: [email protected] (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disneyana Auction
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:42:07 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.
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From the auction catalog for the 9/25/92 memorabilia auction,
here are the descriptions and prices.  Within () are additional
descriptions about the piece from us.  We'll quote catalog
items 1-10, and the remaining items 11-61 will be posted at
another time real soon ;-)
 
Auctioned by Mr. William F. Ruprecht of Sotheby's.  He cautioned the
estimated price of the items quoted in the catalog are meaningless
as far as the value of the items are concerned.  He also had a
great sense of lightness and fun about the proceedings.  A group
of singers presented the officials rules of the auction at first in
Jerry Lewis "Absent-Minded Professor" form and then changed to rap
style clothing and finished the rules in rap -- hilarious!  Ruprecht
asked them to come to Los Angeles in October to officiate at the
Beauty and the Beast auction coming up there shortly.  Part of their
rap explained that "Sale is over at the fall of the hammer:  Hammertime!
Can't buy this!" and if you make the winning bid "You ain't going nowhere
until the Mouse is paid!"
 
1. Flat for the promotion of "Oliver & Company", 1987-88 by Walt
Disney artists Marc Delle and Joe Korte, features Oliver, Einstein,
Dodger and Tito. 70 high by 34 in. wide.  Estimate: $600-800.
Sold: $500
 
2. Flat for the promotion of "Oliver & Company", 1987-88 by Walt
Disney artist Joe Korte, features Oliver and Dodger (lounging on
a piano).  40 high by 46 in. wide.  Estimate: $500-600.
Sold: $400
 
3. Five figures from "Oliver & Company", 1987, maquettes of Oliver,
Fagin, Dodger, Francis and Tito.  Created by Walt Disney Studios.
(These are small unpainted sculptures created so the animators and
artists can get a 3-D look at the characters individually and in
relation to each other's height and dimensions so they can draw
from any point of view and remain consistent.  Sold as a set.)
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000. Sold: $3,400
 
4. "Pooh's Place" stained glass window, 1975, from the Character Shop
in Walt Disney World Village.  54 in. high by 40 in. wide. (Shows
Pooh with legs around a pot of honey, bees buzzing about, Pooh's
Place sign above, in front of a tree.)  Estimate:  $3,000-$4,000.
Sold: $4,250
 
5. Postcard illustration of "Winnie the Pooh" Characters, 1979,
mixed media created by former Walt Disney artist Fred Phillips.
(Christopher Robin, Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore are outside an arch
clearly one of the Disney castles with seven Mickey Mouse balloons,
one of which Piglet is floating away on.)  Estimate: $700-800.
Sold: $1,000
 
6. Winnie the Pooh with balloon, 1975, fiberglass, originally
animated ceiling piece in Pooh's Place.  The balloon with Pooh
Bear travelled across the shop ceiling.  Created by Walt Disney
artist Tom Strine.  Estimate: $1,200-$1,500.  Sold: $2,500
 
7. Mug illustration, 1985, features Cinderella with her Fairy
Godmother, Lucifer the Cat and mice (and coach ready to take her
to the ball, Cinderella in magic form with twinkles around her
coming from Godmother's wand.  Mug and plate illustration means the
artwork decorated a piece of ceramicware.).  Estimate: $300-400.
Sold: $750.
 
8. Plate illustration, 1985, cel vinyl of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell.
(Peter is sitting cross-legged and grinning at Tinkerbell, who is
glowing and in a good mood.)  Created by Alvin White studio.  7 in.
high by 7 3/4 in. wide.  Estimate:  $300-400.  Sold: $600.
 
9. Plate illustration, 1985, cel vinyl of Snow White kissing Dopey's
bald head. Created by Alvin White studio.  7 in. high by 7 in. wide.
Estimate: $300-400.  Sold: $850
 
10. Plate illustration, 1985, gouache of Snow White with forest
animals. (Deer, squirrel, chipmunk, raccoon and three blue birds, two
in flight, one on her fingers with a pink flower in its beak for her.)
Created by Alvin White Studio, 7 1/2 in. high by 7 1/2 in. wide.
Estimate: $300-400.  Sold: $700
 
More to come.

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From: [email protected] (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disneyana - Auction Part 2
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: 4 Oct 92 16:46:11 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

Continuing with descriptions of items and auction results of Disney
memorabilia auctioned by Sotheby's at the Contemporary Resort,
Friday, September 25, 1992.  Items 1-10 were already posted.  We're
posting items 11-27 right now, items 28-61 in the near future.
 
Descriptions come from the auction catalog, [] indicate our additional
comments or descriptions.
 
A cel set-up consists of the painted background of a scene where the
animated action takes place, and the painted cel(s) of characters
moving within that scene.  You can have a single background and
several overlaying cels to comprise the single-frame image that
appeared in the finished movie.  The significance of the set-ups
from recent animated films is that Disney in recent years is moving
away from the traditional hand-painted cels and backgrounds and more
towards computer generated and painted stuff.  Hence you'll sometimes
see the word "reproduction".
 
11.  Two cel set-up with color reproduction background from "Tummy
Trouble".  Roger Rabbit screams in horror as the runaway wheelchair
careens down a hallway toward an open elevator shaft.  Baby Herman
giggles on his lap.  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,200-1,600.  Sold: $1,300
 
12.  Four cel set up with color reproduction background from "Roller
Coaster Rabbit".  Roger and Baby Herman hang in midair above the
immense roller coaster as they await the effects of gravity.  [There
are two yellow highway-type warning signs at the peak of the roller
coaster, each with arrows pointing at Roger Rabbit, reading DIP>
<DIP.]  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,500-2,000.
Sold:  $2,200
 
13.  Three cel-set up with color reproduction background from "Roller
Coaster Rabbit".  Roger tries to console a distraught Baby Herman,
whose balloon is now lost to the skies above the amusement park.
[One neat detail is the faded old poster in the shadows reading "See
The Wooden Boy" depicting an adaptation of Pinnochio.]  12 3/4 in.
high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,500-2,000.  Sold:  $1,800
 
14.  Three cel set-up with color reproduction background from "Tummy
Trouble".  Baby Herman watches a cart loaded with baby bottles being
pushed across the room by his nurse, the sultry Jessica Rabbit.  [The
floor is highly polished, reflecting the cart and half of Jessica's
shapely legs, Jessica is wearing a white nurses uniform, collar
unbuttoned down to, uh, adult appeal, and wearing a nurse's cap with a
red cross on it and red spike-heeled shoes.  The baby bottles have
huge pink nipples.]  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,600-2,000.  Sold:  $2,500  [When the gavel fell the Sotheby's
auctioneer quipped "You can ALWAYS count on Jessica!"]
 
15.  Two cel set-up with color reproduction background from "Roller
Coaster Rabbit".  Roger tries to butter-up a fierce Mrs. Herman as she
warns him to take care of Baby Herman.  Painting Mrs. Herman's nails
[brilliant color of red], Roger says , "Why, you know me.  I just love
watching babies."  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,500-
2,000.  Sold:  $1,400
 
16.  Three cel set-up with color reproduction background from "Tummy
Trouble".  Roger gives a delighted Baby Herman a rattle:  "It's a
bright, shiny rattle."  Baby Herman promptly swallows the toy.  [Image
is just before that moment.]  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.
Estimate:  $1,400-1,800.  Sold:  $2,400
 
17.  Illustration for Lid of Candy Tin, 1987, gouache with film
overlay.  Mickey and Minnie in an Antique Auto.  Created by Alvin
White Studio.  Estimate:  $500-600.  Sold:  $650
 
18.  Plate Illustration, 1985, Donald Duck with Peter Pig from "Wise
Little Hen".  Created by Alvin White Studio.  Estimate:  $300-400.
Sold:  $950
 
19.  Mug Illustration of Disney Character Parade, 1985, cel vinyl
created by Alvin White Studio.  [Parade order:  Pluto with two Mickey
balloons, Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, Donald, either Huey, Duey or Louie
with a loose yellow Mickey balloon floating away.]  6 1/2 in. high by
16 in. wide.  Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:  $2,600
 
20.  Plate Illustration, 1986, gouache of Mickey serving pancakes to
Goofy.  [Six pancakes, steam rising melting a pat of butter on top,
Goofy is using the tablecloth as a napkin, tied around his neck, knife
and fork at the ready, tongue licking lips in eager anticipation.]
Created by Alvin White Studio.  10 in. high by 11 in. wide.  Estimate:
$500-600.  Sold:  $900
 
21.  Illustration for Souvenir Poster from EPCOT Center Opening,
1981-82.  Titled "Figment: Paint a Rainbow".  Created by Alvin White
Studio.  Estimate:  $800-1,000.  Sold:  $1,000
 
22.  Poster Design, 1980, gouache illustration designed for
silkscreening.  Used for international promotional poster and in
national magazine advertising.  Signed and dated on the back by Walt
Disney artist H. R. Russell.  Estimate:  $1,000-1,200.  Sold:  $700
[Mickey's profile in the clouds, Cinderella's Castle silhouette in the
background, Mom and Dad relaxing in bathing suits on the beach, older
daughter and younger son wearing a Mickey Mouse ears hat hit the water
running.  Brown and tan and brownish-red-and-greens.  It has a dated
'60s look to it even though it was created in 1980.]
 
23.  Three Goons from "Sleeping Beauty", 1975, plaster and fabric.
This trio of Maleficent's repulsive henchmen appeared in the Magic
Kingdom's Main Street windows at Walt Disney World.  Created by
Walt Disney artist.  Approx. 12 in. high.  Set of three, individually
in plexiglass cases.  Estimate:  $1,500-2,500.  Sold:  $1,900
 
24.  1988 Poster Illustration for Walt Disney World, gouache by artist
Rick Brown.  22 1/2 in. high by 18 1/2 in. wide.  [Detailed
Cinderella's Castle.  In archway is silhouette of Donald Duck shaking
hands with a guest.  Mickey balloons fill the air.  Dumbo and his mouse
friend carrying a pennant and Tinkerbell all flying.  Red Queen greets
a group of kids some of whom wear Mickey Mouse ears hats. Pinnochio
skips with a red apple.  Goofy strolls with a child guest wearing a
Goofy cap, Goofy holding a red Mickey balloon.  Pluto laps at a nut
gathering Chip or Dale, Mickey wears a tux while Minnie gets Jiminy
Cricket to pose for a snapshot.]  Estimate:  $1,800-2,000.
Sold:  $6,500
 
25.  Walt Disney World's Tenth Anniversary Illustration for a Plate,
1980-81, gouache created by Walt Disney artist Russell Schroeder.
16 in. high by 17 in. wide.  [Has 25 Disney animated characters in it
with Cinderella's Castle in the background, ranging from Snow White to
Mickey to Peter Pan to Pete's Dragon and Pooh.]  Estimate:  $1,200-
1,500.  Sold:  $2,750
 
26.  Plate Illustration of Donald Duck with Chip and Dale, 1985, cel
vinyl with film overlay created by Alvin White Studio.  [Characters
are inside a log cabin on a snowy day.  Donald chases Chip and Dale
as they run off with a log filled with acorns.]  13 in. high by
12 1/2 in. wide.  Estimate:  $300-400.  Sold:  $1,200
 
27.  1984 Illustration and original inking for Walt Disney World's
Employee Newspaper, cel vinyl created for the cover of "Eyes and
Ears" in celebration of Walt Disney World's Thirteenth Anniversary.
By Walt Disney Artist Priscilla Russ.  [Donald Duck wears beret and
is painting a "Happy 13 Birthday Walt..." painting, but Chip or Dale
gets in the way, while Chip or Dale remains in the tree laughing.]
10 in. high by 10 in. wide.  Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:  $1,200
 
Still to come:  Items 28-61.  Stay tooned!

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Subject: Disneyana - Auction Pt. 3
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Picking up in this part with Items #28-35 of the 1st Disneyana
Convention Auction conducted by Sotheby's at the Contemporary Resort
Convention Center Fantasia Ballroom Friday, September 25, 1992.
 
Comments and further detailed descriptions within [] are ours,
otherwise come straight from the auction catalog.
 
28.  Four cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Little Mermaid."  After narrowly escaping the shark, Ariel and
Flounder meet above water.  In front of them, Scuttle explains the
dynamics of the "snarfblatt" [smoking pipe]--one of Ariel's human
possessions.  [Scuttle not in this frame.]  12 3/4 in. high by
17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,500-2,000.  Sold:  $5,000.
 
29.  Three cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Little Mermaid".  Scuttle explains the many uses of the human
"dinglehopper" [fork] to the rapt Ariel and Flounder [all three
characters are here].  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,800-2,200.  Sold:  $3,000.
 
30.  Four cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Little Mermaid".  Ariel realizes she is late for her father's concert.
She and Flounder say good-bye to Scuttle [not in this frame].  12 3/4
in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,500-2,000.  Sold:  $3,500.
 
31.  Two cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Little Mermaid".  Inside the wreckage of a sunken ship, a delighted
Flounder smiles as Ariel explains one of the treasures from the human
world [an open book].  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,500-2,000.  Sold:  $3,000.
 
32.  Three cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Little Mermaid".  Sebastian quivers in terror as he overhears the
lovestruck Ariel talking about Eric, the human.  She plucks at
flowers, saying "He loves me, he loves me not."  17 in. high by
12 3/4 in. wide  [Yes, this one is more vertical than horizontal.]
Estimate:  $2,000-2,500.  Sold:  $4,750.
 
33.  Four cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Little Mermaid".  Ursula works her black magic while Ariel awaits her
transformation of the mermaid tail into human legs.  [Scene is mostly
black.  Ursula left, orange and grey smoke arises out of a seashell
cauldron in the center, Ariel on the right full-view including tail,
both characters illuminated in the darkness by the burning light from
the cauldron.]  12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. high.  Estimate:  $1,800-
$2,200.  Sold:  $3,000.
 
[The weak of heart, please sit down for the following, item 34!]
 
34.  Plate Illustration and Sample Plate with Characters from "The
Little Mermaid", 1992, cel vinyl and airbrush illustration by Alvin
White Studio.  11 1/4 in. in diameter.  Estimate:  $1,200-1,500.
Sold:  $8,250.  [!]
 
[Storytime:  This item fetching this price had to be the most amazing
and entertaining surprise of the evening.  Matted and framed were the
original artwork together with the gold-rimmed plate it ended up
gracing.  This illustration shows, around the rim and alternating with
seashells, the main and supporting characters of the film:  Eric,
Eric's sheepdog, Flounder, Scuttle the Sea Gull, a sea horse in
Elizabethan throat collar I gather was a court herald under the sea,
Ursula, Eric's butler, Eric's chef, Sebastian, King Triton.  In the
center of the plate is Ariel with mermaid tail, radiant, smiling,
self-assured, wind blowing her hair back, white crested blue waves
breaking behind her, propping herself on a rock, blue sky with fluffy
clouds behind her.  Someone familiar with the souvenirs sold in the
parks may know the retail price of the plate and the quality of the
ceramics (is it collectible alone, or is it mainly souvenirware?).
Anyway, the bidding started a few hundred dollars below $1,200.  It
escalated!  Refer to earlier posts for previous prices Alvin White
Studios artwork was able to get, none were this high!  When the price
reached like over $4-5,000 there would be gasps among the audience,
and the auctioneer would pause allowing the various bidders in the
room a bit of time to confer with companions.  There was one person
bidding by telephone who acquired a couple of the other "The Little
Mermaid" set-ups and apparently wanted this item real bad.  The
bidding increments were $250.  Everytime it reached higher to another
thousand, the audience would gasp and murmur.  The person on the phone
would match and exceed, only to be matched and exceeded by a handful
of bidders dotted around the ballroom.  A lady sitting near us in the
front row remarked at about the $7,000 level "Well, I guess you
wouldn't want to cut your meat on it."  My wife replied "Yeah, and
don't feed your toddlers with it, or put it in the dishwasher."
Someone we talked to the following day said they expected the plate
and it's artwork would get "only" $6,000.  At the end, when the gavel
fell on $8,250 the audience applauded and cheered.  My wife turned to
me and remarked "What recession?"  You'll see high bids and wide price
spreads in a few of the upcoming items, but none created the same
excitement and exclamation as this picture and plate.]
 
35.  Illustration for Walt Disney World Promotion, acrylic created by
Disney artist Jim Noble.  29 in. high by 24 in. wide.  [Shows horse
drawn streetcar, kids on inner tubes on water slide, spinning teacup,
race cars, castle with fireworks, Space Jet, speedboat, man in a
straw hat selling Mickey balloons, midnight blue background top half
and yellow foreground with unused space for additional graphics or
text.]  Estimate: $1,200-1,400.  Sold:  $1,000.
 

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Picking up in this part with Items #36-48 of the 1st Disneyana
Convention Auction conducted by Sotheby's at the Contemporary Resort
Convention Center Fantasia Ballroom Friday, September 25, 1992.
 
Comments and further detailed descriptions within [] are ours,
otherwise come straight from the auction catalog.
 
36.  Promotional Illustration of Walt Disney World Railroad, mixed
media created by Walt Disney Artist Ed French.  [Background of train
engineer and water tower has a sketched look, the train and its
whistle are painted, and heading toward and slightly to the viewers'
right.]  24 in. high by 36 in. wide.  Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:
$1,500.
 
37.  Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World, gouache created by Alvin
White Studio.  [Looks like real estate developer/boardroom sales
presentation commercial art.  Has Mickey balloons sailing into the
sky behind the castle.]  18 in. high by 20 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,600-$1,800.  Sold:  $1,100.
 
38.  Promotional Illustration of Swiss Family Treehouse, acrylic
created by Walt Disney artist Ed French.  [Looks like an artist's
conception of an attraction and the story behind it.  Sketched are
the shipwreck, floating crates and an elephant in the foreground,
main part of the painting is the tree and treehouse complete with
Spanish Moss hanging from limbs.]  24 in. high by 36 in. wide.
Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:  $500.
 
[I think somewhere in this series, since the items were not commanding
the estimated prices, and the mood of the audience felt a little more
remote following the Ariel plate excitement a few items back, the
auctioneer quipped "Oh, bring back the plates!"  The audience
laughed.]
 
39.  Plate Illustration from "Fantasia", 1985-86, cel vinyl created by
Gene Ware at Alvin White Studio.  From the Nutcracker Suite scene.
Chinese Toadstool Dancers, including their small standout, Hop Low.
19 in. by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:  $1,000.
 
40.  Plate illustration from "Fantasia", 1985-86, cel vinyl created by
Gene Ware at Alvin White Studio.  From the Pastoral Symphony scene with
Centaur and Centaurette.  18 in. high by 19 in. wide.  Estimate:
$600-800.  Sold:  $900.
 
41.  July 4, 1984 Illustration for Walt Disney World's Employee
Newspaper, mixed media for the cover of "Eyes and Ears" to celebrate
July fourth.  By Walt Disney artist Don Williams.  17 in. high by
15 in. wide.  Includes a mechanical of the front page.  [Liberty Bell
rings toward the reader, rung by MIckey wearing Patriot's clothes
and hat, doves fly out, black, white and greys.]  Estimate:  $600-800.
Sold:  $1,100.
 
42.  Golfing Goofy, used in Disney's 1982 annual Golf Classic at Walt
Disney World.  Created by a Walt Disney artist.  24 in. high.  [Can
best be described as a doll on a pedestal.  Goofy, with crossed eyes,
swings at a golf ball on a tee with pieces of broken golf clubs.  He
is wearing a red plaid hat with white pom-pom on the top, a yellow
pullover sweater, blue plaid golf knickers, red and white striped
socks and exaggerated leather black and white Oxford shoes with
leather fringe.]  Estimate:  $2,000-3,000.  Sold:  $5,000.
 
43.  Pinocchio Window, 1975 originally animated for the Walt Disney
World Village character shop.  Geppetto make the Pinocchio marionette
dance in his workshop as Figaro the cat looks on.  54 in. high by
72 in. wide.  [Window display, reminds you of an oversized dollhouse
room, depicting these Disney characters.  Has the goldfish bowl,
workbench and toys, stencilling on the frame depict tulips.]
Estimate:  $2,000-3,000.  Sold:  $8,000.
 
44.  Pinocchio Window, 1975, originally animated for the Walt Disney
World Village character shop.  Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket search for
Geppetto, who has been swallowed by Monstro the whale.  [Looks like a
hole in stone with seaweed, Pinocchio floats with strings, Jiminy
floats nearby.]  54 in. high by 71 1/2 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,000-
$2,000.  Sold:  $1,900.
 
45.  Vase of Beast from "Beauty and the Beast", 1992, Ceramic.
Created by Brenda White and Jesse Rhodes.  23 1/4 in high.  [The top
rim is ridged like a castle turret would be, blue/slate colored
background, and Beast glaring taking up 90% of the area.]  Estimate:
$2,500-4,000.  Sold:  $4,500.
 
46.  Mug illustration, 1985.  Features Jiminy Cricket, Cleo,
Pinocchio, and Figaro dancing to the music of Geppetto.  6 in. high
by 17 1/2 in. wide.  Estimate:  $300-400.  Sold:  $2,100.
 
47.  Plate Illustration from "Fantasia", 1985-86, cel vinyl created by
Gene Ware at Alvin White Studio.  From the Pegasus Family scene, shown
circling an island on an Elysian Lake.  Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:
$1,000.
 
48.  Plate Illustration from "Fantasia", 1985-86, cel vinyl created by
Gene Ware at Alvin White Studio.  Ostrich ballerina Mademoiselle
Upanova [first we heard she had a name and this is what it was!]
throws fruit to the ostrich chorus.  [Wearing pink bow on head, black
ribbon at throat, pink ballet shoes, carries horn o'plenty filled
with fruit with one wing, tosses an orange with the other.]  16 1/2
in. high by 19 in. wide.  Estimate $600-800.  Sold:  $900.
 

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Picking up in this part with Items #49-59 of the 1st Disneyana
Convention Auction conducted by Sotheby's at the Contemporary Resort
Convention Center Fantasia Ballroom Friday, September 25, 1992.
 
Comments and further detailed descriptions within [] are ours,
otherwise come straight from the auction catalog.
 
49.  Two cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Prince and the Pauper".  After struggling to remove their helmets, the
Prince and Mickey stare at each other, amazed by their mirror images.
12 3/4 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $2,000-2,500.  Sold:
$3,500.
 
50.  Three cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Prince and the Pauper".  The King's friends sing:  "Everybody sings a
toast to the King."  [Owl Bishop, Hound advisor, two Mickeys one of
which is crowned a King, Pluto, Goofy, and a literal "rear view" of
a bowing-away-from-the-viewer Donald Duck all paying homage.]  12 3/4
in. high by 17 in. wide. Estimate:  $2,000-2,500.  Sold:  $3,000.
 
51.  Two cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Prince and the Pauper".  Looking in the mirror, The Prince begins to
devise a scheme which will allow him to trade lives with the Pauper.
[Pauper Mickey wears drab peasant clothes with facial expression of
dismay "Oh, #$&@$!  What am I getting into NOW?" while the Prince
wears royal red clothes, lavendar plume in red hat, with facial
expression "YEAH!"]  12 1/2 in. high by 10 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,600-2,000.  Sold:  $2,750.
 
52.  Three cel set-up with color reproduction background from "The
Prince and the Pauper".  The new King smiles, surrounded by friends
Donald, Goofy, Pluto and Mickey.  [Same characters as Item 50, only
in different places in the frame and Donald faces front, bowing
modestly but with eyes shut.]  Estimate:  $2,200-2,600.  Sold:
$4,250.
 
53.  1987 Mickey Mouse Statue, original bronze casting for Walt Disney
World's Magic Kingdom photo shoot area.  This piece was never
installed.  [Upper body is too skinny in our opinion.]  Finish by Bill
Toma, Chatsworth, CA.  [Mickey's body, ears, nose and pupils are black,
face, gloves, shoes and shorts buttons are brass-colored, shorts are
deep-copper-burnished-red.]  36 in. high.  Estimate:  $6,000-8,000.
Sold:  $16,000.  [The lady who sat near us in the first row who
remarked about the Ariel plate about not cutting meat on it, her
husband bid on this and dropped out at $10,000.]
 
54.  Postcard Illustration of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, acrylic
created by Walt Disney artist Walt Sorenson.  Image size is 15 in.
high by 19 in. wide.  [Disney characters Goofy, Mickey, Pluto, Daisy
Duck, Minnie, and one of the bears from "Song of the South" ride in
open cars in the back.  The train, with "U. B. Bold" on the side of
the empty engineer's cabin, careens through an arid Southwest desert
scene.]  Estimate:  $1,500-1,600.  Sold:  $1,700.
 
55.  Postcard Illustration of Mickey and Minnie at the Country Bear
Jamboree, 1980.  Created by Walt Disney artist Russell Schroeder.
[One bear wears a stovepipe hat with a raccoon enjoying the music and
hanging on, that bear plays steel guitar and wears a white collar and
bow.  The other bear wears a green bowler, green kerchief, plays
mandolin, Mickey wears red shirt and blue denim bib overalls with
red hanky with white polka dots out the back pocket.  Minnie wears
yellow dress, green head bow, white shoes.  Mickey and Minnie and
Chip and Dale do-si-do with each other in front of a quaint
gingerbread front porch.]  15 in high by 21 in. wide.  Estimate:
$1,400-1,500.  Sold:  $1,200.  [We met the people who bought this.
They've been buying this postcard to send everytime they visit WDW,
and thought it would be special for them to own the original.]
 
56.  Plate Illustration from "Fantasia", 1985-86, cel vinyl created
by Gene Ware at Alvin White Studio.  From the Dance of the Hours
Scene, Hippo Ballet:  Afternoon.  Featuring Hyacinth as prima
ballerina [held aloft with much effort] with Ben Ali Gator.
16 in. high by 17 in. wide.  Estimate:  $600-800.  Sold:  $1,000.
 
57.  Plate Illustration from "Fantasia", 1985-86, cel vinyl created
by Gene Ware at Alvin White Studio.  Mickey Mouse as the "Sorcerer's
Apprentice".  [Leading a broom carrying two buckets of water.]
17 in. high by 19 in. wide.  Estimate:  $1,200-1,400.  Sold:  $2,250.
 
58.  Statue of Jiminy Cricket, originally sculpted in 1974 by Adolfo
Procopio.  Recast in urethane by Walt Disney World Staff Shop for
EuroDisney 1991.  [Full color figure.]  12 1/4 in. high.  Estimate:
$1,500-2,000.  Sold:  $3,000.
 
59.  Soft sculpture of Merlin the Magician from "The Sword in the
Stone", 1992.  A one-of-a-kind creation by Gund based on soft
sculptures introduced in 1963 for the film's debut.  Exquisitely
rendered in plush, velour and velvet, with real spectacles, mirror
prism and blue star beads.  [Looks doll-like, but not sturdy enough
for play.]  45 in. high.  Estimate:  $3,000-5,000.  Sold:  $2,500.
 

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Picking up and finishing up in this part with Items #60-61 of the 1st
Disneyana Convention Auction conducted by Sotheby's at the Contemporary
Resort Convention Center Fantasia Ballroom Friday, September 25, 1992.
 
Comments and further detailed descriptions within [] are ours,
otherwise come straight from the auction catalog.
 
[These last two were the billed stars of the show.  I'll quote first
the descriptive paragraphs from the auction catalog, then it's listing
and the prices.]
 
Sculptor John Zolar originally created this carousel horse around 1917
at the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.  The handsome mount and carousel
was manufactured for the Belle Isle Park in Detroit, and the carousel
was originally decorated with red, white and blue shields and images
of Miss Liberty.  Eventually, the carousel was obtained by Olympic
Park of Irving, New Jersey, and performed there steadfastly from 1928-
1965.  In 1965, Disney discovered this proud carousel and restored it
for the grand opening of Walt Disney World in 1971.  A new career
began as leader in a carousel of 90 different and ornate steeds.
Today, as beautiful as ever, Carousel No. 46 embodies the fine
craftsmanship of an earlier day, and the Disney devotion to
excellence.
 
60.  Carousel Horse, reproduction [*not* one of the originals from the
ride] of the lead horse from Walt Disney World's Carousel.  Created by
Whittler's Mother.  52 in. high.  Estimate:  $5,000-6,000.  Sold:
$4,000.
 
1955 "When I See An Elephant Fly..."  Since nothing like Disneyland
had ever been built before, any number of unexpected problems arose:
The first prototypes for Fantasyland's flying Dumbo ride, which
weighed 700 pounds each, refused to be hoisted into the air.
[Caption for original photograph of the Disneyland ride, aerial
view.]
 
"Dumbo the ninth wonder of the universe..."  Timothy Mouse
 
Disneyland's "Dumbo the Flying Elephant" ride debuted in August of
1955, shortly after the park first opened.  The ride's elephants were
pink throughout all the artists concepts, but were changed to natural
grey by word from Walt Disney himself.
 
The original drawings also featured the whip-bearing figure of Timothy
Mouse overseeing the elephants from the ride's hub.  He was actually
added a year later when the budget allowed.
 
Other ideas for the Dumbo ride were considered and dismissed.  It was
planned for half the elephants to go up and the other half down in
square dance fashion.  But old carnival hands said one of the elements
of a successful ride was rider participation.  So, the formation idea
was abandoned to let the riders control their own pachyderms.  While
Dumbo was flying his huge ears were meant to flap, but the driving
mechanism was too weak for the heavy ears, so they have always stayed
in one position.
 
From the many plans and changes came a ride which has delighted
Disneyland visitors for decades.  The Dumbo figure from this
attraction is now a most welcome Disney collectible.
 
61.  Dumbo Car, 1955, one of the original cars from the "Dumbo the
Flying Elephant" ride at Disneyland.  [The side where the ride's
arm attaches to the car is seamlessly patched, so what you get is
elephant without hint of holes or mechanism, no button to press to
go up/down either.]  76 in. high by 85 1/2 in wide, 96 in. diameter
base.  [Circus-looking base, painted red and yellow with three steps
leading to the entrance of the car.]  Estimate:  $12,000-15,000.
Sold:  $16,000.
 
TOTAL ESTIMATES:  $93,100-122,000
 
TOTAL SOLD:  $169,050
 
DIFFERENCE:  $47,050-75,950
 
[From my wife Carol:  I typed all this auction stuff in, all 61 items,
and I'm through, I'm through, I'm through, yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!]

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    Hi,
    
    I'm just sort of passing through, hoping someone can answer a
    question about a possible Disney collectible.  In return
    (see topic #331) I'll tell you all about "Toon Town" - I was
    at Disneyland last Saturday, the 13th.
    
    Back in '86 or '87 we were living in Orange, CA, a few miles from
    Disneyland.  We visited many, many times.  On one occassion they
    were just opening a new ride, "Star Tours".  On that day and that
    day only they gave out "Star Tours" opening day watches.  We kept
    our two, in their original packaging.
    
    Does someone have a catalog that might list the value of these
    items?  That is, if they have any value at all?
    
    Thanks!
    
    Joel
    

| On that day and that
|    day only they gave out "Star Tours" opening day watches.  We kept
|    our two, in their original packaging.


Joel,
 I hate to disappoint you, but those watches are practically worthless at this 
point in time. I know this must disappoint you terribly, so to alleviate the
pain, I'll gladly take these watches from you.  Just mail `em to me here in 
Acton...   (-:  (-:

			Nigel

    Oh, sure, no problem.  Course you can never trust the postal
    service to deliver, but...   ;^)
    
    Joel
    

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	Recently rediscovered during Spring Cleaning:

	Winthrop silver-plated Mickey and Minnie spoon and fork set, 60+ years 
	old, 4+ inches in length

	Mom used these as a child before they were tucked away as momentos;
	she is asking for a minimum of $100.00 for the pair.

	They can be seen in Sterling, MA or LKG; please send mail to 
	CTHQ::DWESSELS.
	

    I need some help.  I would like to find and purchase a book on Disney
    Collectibles.  I cant seem to find one.  I have called the Disney Store
    but I have not called WDW.  I have been to two bookstores and they both
    tell me that there is a Guide to Disney Collectibles printed but this
    book relates to the items and their worth.  Im interested in a book
    with pictures/explanations, not a pricing guide.  There was nothing in
    their computer files for anything in current print. 
    I would like to get this for my hubby for Xmas.  If anyone has seen a
    book or has one and can forward me the Title, publisher etc perhaps I
    can locate one at a shop that deals with out of print books.
    
    Any help is greatly appreciated.
    
    Regards, Judy
    GIADEV::PILOTTE
    

    Department 56 Signs Licensing Agreement Disney; Will Introduce

   ``Disney Parks Village Series'' based on Disney Theme Park scenes 


  MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1994--Department 56 Inc.
(NYSE:DFS), a leading speciality giftware company, announced today that it
has entered into a licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company to
create ``Disney Parks Village Series,'' a set of classic Disney characters
and theme park buildings that will be part of Department 56's Heritage
Village Collection.  The license runs though 1996.  Other terms of the
agreement were not disclosed.
  Department 56 said the Disney Parks Village Series will initially consist
of four lit, hand-painted porcelain replicas of Disney theme park
buildings and coordinated accessories.  Thew ne series will preview at the
Disneyana Convention to be held at the Contemporary Resort Hotel at Walt
Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in early September 1994.  The
products will first be available exclusively at Walt Disney theme parks
and resorts starting in September and then will also be available at
selected Department 56 retailers starting in December.
  ``We are extremely pleased that Walt Disney has selected Department 56 to
create a unique line of products based on its most well-known and beloved
images and characters.  We share Disney's continuing commitment to detail,
design, and quality,'' said Ed Bazinet, chairman and chief executive
officer.  ``We believe the Disney Parks Village Series could become an
important dimension of our business in future years.''
  In addition to the Disney Parks Village Series, Department 56 introduced
over 100 other new products for the second half of 1994 at the National
Stationery Show last week in New York.  The products include four new lit
pieces in The Heritage Village Collection, two new lit pieces in The
Original Snow Village Collection, and related accessories, as well as many
other new giftware products.  The highlight of the introduction was the
premiere of the new ``Upstairs Downstairs Bears Series.''
  Department 56 Inc. is a leading designer, importer, and distributor of
fine-quality collectibles and other speciality giftware products sold
through gift and home accessory retailers.  The company is best known for
its series of collectible, hand-crafted, lit ceramic and porcelain houses,
buildings, and related accessories in The Original Snow Village Collection
and The Heritage Village Collection. In addition, Department 56 Inc.,
offers an extensive line of holiday and home decorative accessory
products, including its Snowbabies collectible porcelain and pewter
hand-painted figurines, Christmas decorative products and other giftware
items.

    The follwoing is from the "Chapter & Verse" publication for Local
    Chpaters of the M.I. Hummel Club, Spring 1994 issue
    
    "The M.I. Hummel figurine "Be Patient" (HUM 197) and a Goebel Minnie 
    Mouse figurine will be offered to Disney fans at the 1994 Disneyana
    Convention.  The Convention will be held at Walt Disney World in
    Orlando, FL, from September 8-11, 1994.  This Limited Edition of only
    1,500 will be previewed on Friday, September 9 and will go on sale the
    following day.  For more information on the Disneyana COnvention, call
    the Walt Disney Attractions Special Events Office at 1-407-560-7232."

    
    
       FYI, I just called to be put on the waiting list for the Goebel
    Minnie Mouse figurine, price $395.  I told them forget it, a little too
    steep for my blood.  
    
      Also, the number to call to be put on this waiting list is:
    1-800-272-6201.
    
    -Dean

    Moderator, I am not sure this is where this goes, so feel free to move
    it.  
    I have a collector's book to sell.  Walt Disney's Disneyland by
    MartinA. Sklar. Copyright 1965 A. Mondadori Editore-Verona.  The last
    page state "Printed in Italy by Officine Graphiche Arnoldo
    Mondadori-Verona.  It has an opening welcome from Walt Disney, has
    loads of glossy pictures that take through the park and all the rides
    inside and out with full narrations.  
    Since I am moving, I would like to sell it.  It is a hard-cover coffee
    table type.  Price $7.50
    
    I also have a softback with plenty of full color pictures, that
    measures about 9 inches high by 12 inches wide.  Price $5.00
    
    Please let me know if anyone is interested.  Both are in like-new
    condition.
    
    Almost like being there.
    
    Lorraine
    DTN:471-5711
    All-in-1 @OHF

    I have an 8-inch Mickey Mouse.  It is a child's toy that squeeks when 
    squeezed.  The markings on the back say Walt Disney Products, Mfg. by 
    the Sun Rubber Co., Barberton, U.S.A.  Mickey is wearing a blue shirt,
    white shorts, white gloves, white shoes.  It is used, was played with a
    lot, but other than being scuffed, looks fine.  
    
    I'd take it to a Disneyana sale if I knew of one in the Detoirt area, I
    don't.  Is anyone interested in buying this cute squeeky mouse for $10?
    
    Lorraine @OHF or
    GLDOA::Jakubowski