Disney's Animated Wonders at Heritage Auctions

Disney fans will have plenty to choose from during the Animated Art Signature Auction February 4-7 at Heritage Auctions. The four-day event features nearly 1,300 Disney-related lots, including an extraordinarily rare production cel of Mickey Mouse from Shanghaied, a short film released in 1934 which is considered the “Holy Grail” for Disney animation collectors.

Here are a sampling of items available during the Animated Art Signature Auction:

Shanghaied Mickey Mouse — Directed by Burt Gillett, the theatrical short “*Shanghaied”* sees Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse captured on the ship of the ruthless pirate captain Peg-Leg Pete. Released January 13, 1934, the black-and-white production cel is considered by many as the “Holy Grail” for Disney animation collectors.

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This impressive production cel setup features all four main characters of the 1953 Disney feature film “*Peter Pan”*. Peter Pan flies above the floor of the Darling children’s nursery in a spectacularly large image measuring 9 inches. Wendy and Michael float through the air of the nursery with their newly-gained powers of flight, while John dons his top hat and umbrella so he looks presentable upon his arrival. This wonderful setup is composed of four original, hand-painted, hand-inked cels that have been trimmed to image.

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This fantastic concept painting for “Cinderella” is by the wonderfully talented Mary Blair, one of Walt Disney’s favorite artists. Blair (1911 – 1978) is one of the primary reasons for the stunning visual style of Cinderella, and her beautiful, colorful concept paintings intricately shaped the characters, settings, and sequences of the film.

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Robin Hood and Little John sneak around the castle grounds in an attempt to break Friar Tuck out of jail in this hand-painted original production cel from the animated feature film “Robin Hood” (1973).

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A rare 1934 “Pinocchio” storybook based on Walt Disney’s version of Carlo Collodi’s “The Adventures of Pinocchio” is hand-signed by Disney.

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This outstanding hand-inked, hand-painted production cel of Bambi and Thumper with all his brothers and sisters from the 1942 movie “Bambi” also includes a Walt Disney signature.

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A hand-painted production cel from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” features the film’s title character, Roger, and his wife Jessica Rabbit.

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A magnificent compilation of original production art from Disney’s debut animated feature “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” It includes four full-figure images depicting the title character Snow White and Bashful, Happy, and Dopey.

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