The Lady, the Tramp and the history of animation
This is one of the biggest and best collections in animation art history and buyers will queue up for these pieces and pay big prices.
2024-08-08
Disneyland Small World model sells for $57,500
A model of the clock facade from Disneyland’s It’s a Small World ride has sold for $57,500 at Van Eaton Galleries. The lot was one of a vast array of […]
2018-05-01
WWII Nazi Donald Duck display up for auction
A unique Donald Duck display from a Walt Disney WWII cartoon is heading for auction, after it was rediscovered in a Pasadena flea market. The remarkable automaton depicts Donald Duck […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-24
Rolly Crump’s Disneyland collection will sell in California
Disneyland specialist Van Eaton Galleries is to auction a selection of pieces from the personal collection of "imagineer" Rolly Crump. Crump started his career at Disney as an animator in […]
By Dan Wade
2018-04-11
Carl Barks’ Disney Duck Family portrait tops Heritage animation sale
A Donald Duck ‘family portrait’ by the renowned Disney artist Carl Barks topped a recent sale of animation art at Heritage Auctions. The painting, featuring Donald and his relatives, sold […]
2017-12-15
Original Disney animator’s desk and chair to sell at Heritage Auctions
An original animator’s chair and desk used at Walt Disney Studios in the 1940s are heading for sale in Beverly Hills next week. The historic pieces of furniture will cross […]
2017-12-04
Original hand-drawn Disneyland map sets new auction record
Walt Disney’s original map of Disneyland has set a new auction record in California. The hand-drawn map, which was used during presentations in 1953 to help finance the theme park, […]
2017-06-26
Original Disney Fantasia artwork leads Heritage animation sale
Original artwork from the Disney classic Fantasia will lead the Animation Sale at Heritage Auctions next month. The sale will include animation drawings, production cels, concept art and storyboards from […]
2017-06-02
Walt Disney’s Original Disneyland Map Could Fetch $1 million
The original concept artwork behind Disneyland could fetch up to $1 million when it hits the auction block next month. The large hand-painted map was created by Walt Disney and […]
2017-05-11
Disney concept art leads Heritage ‘white glove’ animation sale
Rare Disney concept artwork led the way in Dallas this week, as Heritage Auctions hosted the second-highest grossing animation art auction in history. It wasn’t just Mickey Mouse wearing white […]
2016-06-16
Bonhams to offer treasure trove of Disney art in the Drawn to Film sale
A treasure trove of original Disney animation art is heading for sale at Bonhams in New York next month. The Drawn to Film auction, hosted in conjunction with Turner Classic […]
2016-05-24
Golden Age Disney animation studio furniture to auction in California
A sale of rare Disney memorabilia in California will let collectors step back in time next month, with original furniture from the Golden Age of the animation studio. Van Eaton […]
2016-05-23
Original Disney animation cels star at Heritage Auctions
Original production cels from Disney classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Fantasia will lead a sale of Animation Art at Heritage Auctions next month. The sale in Dallas […]
