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Animation Auction 60 December 20, 2013 Animation Auction 60 AUCTION FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, 2013 11:00 AM PST LIVE • MAIL • PHONE • FAX • INTERNET PLACE YOUR BID OVER THE INTERNET! PROFILES IN HISTORY WILL BE PROVIDING INTERNET-BASED BIDDING TO QUALIFIED BIDDERS IN REAL-TIME ON THE DAY OF THE AUCTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT US @ WWW.PROFILESINHISTORY.COM CATALOG PRICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER $35.00 Joseph M. Maddalena AUCTION LOCATION ACQUISITIONS/CONSIGNMENT RELATIONS PROFILES IN HISTORY Brian R. Chanes 26901 AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 150 CALABASAS, CA 91301 CREATIVE DIRECTOR Lou Bustamante AUCTION PREVIEW AT VAN EATON GALLERIES OFFICE MANagER AppOINTMENT ONLY Suzanne Sues VAN EATON GALLERIES 13613 VENTURA BOULEVARD EDITOR SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423 Joe Moe TELEphONE AUCTION ASSOCIATE 1-310-859-7701 Rick Grande FAX ARCHIVE SPECIALIST 1-310-859-3842 Raymond Janis E-MAIL ADDRESS AUCTION ASSOCIATE [email protected] Kayla Sues WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATE WWW.PROFILESINHISTORY.COM Charlie Nunn SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST Julie Gauvin LAYOUT EDITOR Edward Urrutia Find us on @ www.facebook.com/ProfilesInHistory Find us on @ twitter.com/pihauctions Dear Collector: Welcome to our Winter 2013 Animation Auction! We are pleased to present this offering of over 500 unique lots of amazing art. Working in partnership with Van Eaton Galleries, we have assembled some of the most impor- tant animation artwork ever created by Walt Disney, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., Charles Schulz, and many others. You will undoubtedly find your favorite characters among this collection. Here are a few of the highlights: • Original production cels and matching background from Famous Studios’ Boo Moon. • Rare original production cels and backgrounds from Osama Tezuka’s Astroboy. • Original production cels and backgrounds from Jay Ward’s The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show. • Original production cels from A Charlie Brown Christmas. • Original production drawings from Plane Crazy and Steamboat Willie. • The original opening title cel and background for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. • Original production background from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” sequence of Fantasia. • Original production backgrounds from Bambi. • Amazing pre-production artwork from Song of the South. • Production cels and production backgrounds from classic Disney features including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, Jungle Book, and more... There is something for everyone here and we know you will be as delighted as we are with this catalog. Also keep in mind that we are happy to assist those who are interested in consigning. Please contact us with any questions. Thank you for participating, and best of luck to you! Joe Maddalena and the PIH Team Animation Auction AGREEMENT BETWEEN ment under any circumstances. Profiles reserves the right to refuse deemed to have granted Profiles a security interest in, and Profiles PROFILES IN HISTORY & BIDDER to accept bids from anyone. may retain as collateral such security for such buyer’s obligations to Profiles, any property in Profiles’ possession owned by such buyer. 4. Auctioneer’s Discretion: Profiles shall determine opening bids The following terms and conditions constitute the sole terms and Profiles shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under and bidding increments. 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