{"id":9781,"date":"2012-06-11T21:22:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T01:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=9781"},"modified":"2012-06-15T17:21:30","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T21:21:30","slug":"profiles-in-history-treasures-from-the-hollywood-vaults-auction-july-2629","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/profiles-in-history-treasures-from-the-hollywood-vaults-auction-july-2629\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiles in History Hollywood, Dreier, & Animation auctions July 26~29"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Premier auction house, Profiles in History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, has released the dates of their 4 day auction event being held in California the third week in July.<\/p>\n

The 4 day event includes an unprecedented amount of Hollywood memorabilia, ephemera, and art including original Hollywood photographs, autographs, artwork, equipment, props, costumes, collectibles, and animation. What should make the auctions extra interesting is the appearance of Profiles in History at San Diego’s 2012, Comic Con<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the week prior to the auctions. If past Comic Con Profiles in History displays<\/em><\/strong><\/a> are any indication, fans will be able in for a real treat.<\/p>\n

Below is the press release from Profiles in History.<\/p>\n

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WALT DISNEY’S ORIGINAL 1953 PLANS FOR
\nDISNEYLAND (THE ONLY COPY KNOWN TO EXIST)
\n& HIS FIRST MOTION PICTURE CAMERA FROM 1922
\nAT PROFILES IN HISTORY’S
\nANIMATION AUCTION ON JULY 28, 2012<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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LOS ANGELES- JUNE 11, 2012- Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, announces new dates for their \u201cTreasures from the Hollywood Vaults\u201d auction in July. The auction will \"\"<\/a>take place over four days beginning Thursday, July 26 through Sunday, July 29. July 26-27 will be Treasures from the Hollywood Vaults, July 28\u00a0will feature items from the esteemed Dreier Collection, and finally July 29 will be the Animation Auction. The Animation Auction will contain valuables such as a rare and significant Disneyland Prospectus, Walt Disney’s first motion picture camera and animations cels from beloved and now nostalgic classics. More below.<\/p>\n

Discovered in an estate sale in the early 1980s was an important document drafted by Walt Disney and artist Herb Ryman to give words and images to Walt\u2019s idea of a family fun attraction. This 1953 Disneyland Prospectus is one of only 3 supposedly produced personally by Disney and Ryman for Walt to take to New York and find a partner to invest $5 million to finance the building of Disneyland. Disney gave each of the three documents to a different banker in New York, but left without an investor. Since 1984, this particular Disneyland Prospectus has belonged to the same owner, collectibles expert and appraiser Gary Sohmers, who has done extensively research to determine the document\u2019s rarity and importance. It has been viewed by Dave Smith of the Walt Disney Archives and deemed authentic. The document includes an outer 9\u201d x 12\u201d folder featuring what appears to be rub on letterings for \u201cDISNEYLAND.\u201d Inside the folder are 9 typed pages describing Walt\u2019s planned park with descriptions of the different \u201clands,\u201d including some that never came to fruition such as \u201cLilliputian Land\u201d and \u201cHappy Holiday Land.\u201d One page features only the following:\u00a0\u201cWalt Disney – sometime – in 1955 will present to the people of the world – and children of all ages – a new experience in entertainment. In these pages is proffered a glimpse into this\u00a0great adventure – a preview of what the visitor will\"\"<\/a> experience \u2013 Disneyland.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0This is an extremely rare document in the history of Walt Disney and has never been reproduced in whole or in part. Although several sources on the Internet reference the document in research and company history,this is the only copy known to exist<\/span>. Pictured at top, it is expected to fetch $80,000 – $120,000.<\/p>\n

Walt Disney\u2019s first professional motion picture camera was a hand-crank 35mm Model A. Walt started Laugh-O-Gram Films, Inc. based in Kansas City in 1922. The company used money raised from stock to purchase equipment, including a used Universal camera. The company went on to produce a series of fairy tale cartoons including\u00a0Little Red Riding Hood<\/em>,\u00a0Puss in Boots<\/em>,\u00a0Cinderella<\/em>\u00a0and in the spring of 1923, the\u00a0Alice\u2019s Wonderland<\/em> series which combined live action and animation. During the declining months, Walt and Red Lyon used the Universal camera to shoot news for Path\u00e9 and Universal newsreels. When Laugh-O-Gram went bankrupt, Rudolf Ising, Max Maxwell and Hugh Harman\u2014fledgling animators at Laugh-O-Gram\u2014purchased the camera and started their own studio under the name, \u201cArabian Nights.\u201d These three animators later formed the core team at Warner Bros. animation studio, giving this hand-crank 35mm Universal Model A has an impressive lineage, starting with Walt Disney himself. Still in working condition, the camera has \u201cArabian Nights Cartoons Rudy-Max-Hugh<\/em>\u201d hand-painted in black on the left panel door. It is certainly worthy of inclusion in the finest animation collections and its importance cannot be overstated. Pictured above, the camera is expected to fetch $30,000 – $50,000.<\/p>\n

Animation cel highlights include: an original production cel with matching background of the Witch with the Poison Apple from\u00a0Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/em>\u00a0($30,000 – \"\"<\/a>$50,000); an original production cel and production background of Snow White kissing Sneezy in turn as\u00a0the Dwarfs leave the cottage from\u00a0Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/em>\u00a0($30,000 – $50,000); a rare original production cel of the Hag dipping the poison apple into her cauldron in\u00a0Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/em>(pictured left, $60,000 – $80,000); a production cel and background from the famous \u201cBella Notte\u201d sequence inLady and the Tramp<\/em>, when the spaghetti is shared ($14,000 – $20,000); original production background with production cels of Geppetto, Figaro and Pinocchio in the cottage from\u00a0Pinocchio\u00a0<\/em>($60,000 – $80,000); on the more affordable side, a production cel of Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit and Piglet from an educational film strip ($300-500); a Casper the Friendly Ghost layout drawing from\u00a0Spooking About Africa<\/em>\u00a0($100-$200); original production cel of Charlie Brown and Snoopy from\u00a0This is America, Charlie Brown<\/em>\u00a0($200-$300); and a lot of 1934 Post Toasties Cereal Box Backs with Disney Mickey Mouse theatrical short themed cutouts ($200-$300). Finally, you can also own an original car from \u201cMr. Toad\u2019s Wild Ride\u201d at Disneyland, in use from 1955-1997. This car comes with a signed letter of provenance discussing the history of the car. It is expected to fetch $20,000 – $30,000.
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*All photos and information \u00a9 Profiles in History, Movie Prop Collectors, & their respective owners.<\/small><\/p>\n