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Original Kem Weber Walt Disney Studios Animator's Desk.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Disneyana Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Original Kem Weber Walt Disney Studios Animator's Desk.
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7,000.00USDto a************e+ buyer's premium (1,470.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Sep 26 @ 10:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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(Weber, c.1938) An exceptionally rare original animator's desk from the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Walt Disney enlisted renowned German designer Kem Weber to design virtually every aspect of his new studio, including what has become one of its most well-known features: the original desks used by the studio's animators. A true triumph of Weber, these desks perfectly blended style and function, and many featured customizations to fit the specific need of each animator or artist. The top half of the desk containing the shelves, adjustable angle drawing table (the hardware required to change the angle is absent) with mounted manual pencil sharpener, and ruled metal turntable with glass art surface rests in place over the bottom half containing the drawers. The bottom portion retains a Walt Disney Productions inventory label stamped, "6785," and this serial number is also etched into the interior wall. A new frosted glass panel completes this impressive original desk. Measuring an impressive 50.5" tall, 72" wide, and approximately 41.25" deep, this animator's desk is a museum-quality artifact of Walt Disney Studios history. It is in fair to good used condition with general surface wear and small nicks throughout. The wood grain finish is largely absent from the top right side of the piece, exhibits lifting and peeling on the reverse, cracking and chipping on the left, and some lifting and loss on the shelves. The drawing table has darkened with worn areas in the wood, most evident along the top, and is dotted with paint remnants from years of professional use. An artist's corkboard is included, which measures 17.25"x21.5", and includes a replacement sheet of cork. This item may require special shipping arrangements, please inquire for details and estimates.