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Auction Name: AnimAID | The Art of Animation - online 4/23
Auction Date: 05/06/2025 - 05/06/2025
Sale Number: #N11645
Total Lots: 159
Sold Lots: 158
Lots Sold: 99.37%
Unsold Lots: 1

Total Sales (USD): 428,307.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 285,250.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 750,000.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 286,250.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 755,000.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 56.73%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
152	Sony Pictures Animation	Voice a character in the upcoming Sony Pictures Animation feature film GOAT		Not Available	USD 27,940.00
140	ShadowMachine \| Guillermo Del Toro	A shadow-boxed set of screen-used 3D printed Pinocchio Replacement Faces from Del Toro's Pinocchio, ca. 2022	ca.2022	USD 5,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 13,970.00
221	Avatar Studios	A set of four original Main Character concept design illustrations from Avatar: The Last Airbender, ca. [2005]	ca. [2005]	USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 13,970.00
189	Nickelodeon Animation Studio	Original production-used Animation Cel and Background from Spongebob Squarepants, Season 1, Episode 9a"Nature Pants"		USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 11,430.00
260	Avatar Studios	A collection of original storyboards from Avatar: The Last Airbender by Laura Montgomery, signed by creators Bryan Konietzko, Mike DiMartino, and Lauren Montgomery, ca. [2005-8]	ca. [2005-8]	USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,160.00
63	Walt Disney Animation Research Library	Exclusive In-person tour of Walt Disney Animation Research Library		Not Available	USD 10,160.00
23	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Original production-used single-cel composite and background from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, ca. 1988	ca.1988	USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 10,160.00
49	Charles Schulz	Original hand-drawn illustration of Snoopy by Charles Schulz, gifted to a Los Angeles Times journalist following the completion of cover art for the Sunday, February 8, 1970 edition of West Magazine	1970	USD 2,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,525.00
24	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Original production-used single-cel composite and background from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, ca. 1988	ca.1988	USD 3,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 9,525.00
261	Walt Disney Ink & Paint Department	Exclusive In-person tour of Walt Disney Ink & Paint Department		Not Available	USD 9,525.00
96	Pixar	A collection of artwork and memorabilia relation to the Toy Story franchise		USD 2,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,890.00
153	Walt Disney Animation Studios	"Perfect Form"---Limited Edition Animation Cel and Background recreating artwork from Disney's 1941 Animated Short, The Art of Skiing, ca. 2019	ca.2019	USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 8,890.00
163	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Research maquettes of Moana and Maui from Disney's Moana, after original production maquette designs, ca. 2016	ca.2016	USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 6,985.00
16	Lucasfilm	A sketch of Jedi Ahsoka Tano and Grogu, a.k.a. Baby Yoda, from The Mandalorian by Dave Filoni, ca. 2025	ca.2025	USD 2,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 6,350.00
95	Peter Docter	A bespoke artwork of a select Pixar character(s) by Peter Docter---Oscar(r)-winning director of Monsters, Inc., Up, Inside Out, and Soul		Not Available	USD 5,715.00
137	Henry Selick	A set of 6 production-used "Boogie Bugs" props from The Nightmare Before Christmas, ca. 1992	ca.1992	USD 3,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 4,826.00
12	Laika \| Kent Melton	An original production-used maquette of Paranorman's Norman, together with a set of Norman rapid production faces presented as crew gifts, ca. 2012	ca.2012	USD 2,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 4,826.00
216	Sony Pictures Animation	A set of 8 exclusive framed and matted visual development prints from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, signed by producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, ca. 2023	ca.2023	USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,826.00
66	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Research maquettes of Ariel and Sebastian from Disney's The Little Mermaid, after original production maquette designs, ca. 1989	ca.1989	USD 2,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 4,445.00
75	Lorna Cook	"Scar at Pride Rock"---Original storyboard from The Lion King, ca. 1994	ca.1994	USD 2,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,445.00

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