I am always partial to images of Mickey Mouse at the piano, and judging from the price realized in this 1999 sale, I'm not the only one who feels this way. This classic character cel is from "Delivery Boy" (1931), but the background is recent:
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
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- Price Realized
- $12,650
- Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
- $12,000 - $15,000
Sale Information
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
DELIVERY BOY, 1931
Mickey, plays the piano, a rare black and white full celluloid applied to Toby Bluth contemporary background. This black and white cel of Mickey is extremely rare due to the size and excellent condition of the cel.
Image: 6 in.
Sight: 9 x 11 in.
DELIVERY BOY, 1931:
DELIVERY BOY, 1931
Mickey, plays the piano, a rare black and white full celluloid applied to Toby Bluth contemporary background. This black and white cel of Mickey is extremely rare due to the size and excellent condition of the cel.
Image: 6 in.
Sight: 9 x 11 in.
DELIVERY BOY, 1931:
Literature
Animation Art, The Early Years, 1911-1953, Jeff Lotman, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1995, page 13.
Animation Art, The Later Years, 1954-1993, Jeff Lotman, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, page 11.
MICKEY, Pierre Lambert, Hyperion, to be published November 1998
Mickey Mouse -
The Delivery Boy - 1931
Video replaced May 10, 2012
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