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The Bob Clampett Collection

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location12160 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California, 91604, United States

Auction Details

Van Eaton Galleries proudly presents The Bob Clampett Auction, an incredible two-day event featuring the collection of one of animation’s most influential artists! Over 950 lots are up for auction, including animation art from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies classics, original puppets from “Time for Beany,” Beany and Cecil merchandise, a Charlie McCarthy stop-motion armature, and even rare photos of Walt Disney.

Clampett created or refined Warner Bros.’ most beloved cartoon characters of all time: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird. He collaborated with famed author Edgar Rice Burroughs on a never-produced John Carter of Mars animated serial, art from which is included in this auction. A young Clampett even helped his aunt Charlotte Clark create the very first Mickey Mouse doll!

Many of the shorts Clampett directed are considered among the looniest and greatest ever, including “Porky in Wackyland,” “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery,” “Tortoise Wins by a Hare,” and the “Fantasia” spoof “A Corny Concerto.” He created the Emmy-winning puppet show “Time for Beany,” which counted Albert Einstein among its fans, and its animated successor “Beany and Cecil,” both rife with Clampett’s love of puns and topical humor.

Not only was Clampett a talented artist, he was a collector. Clampett preserved countless pieces of his own work and kept many of the books and artwork that inspired him as a child. We at Van Eaton Galleries consider ourselves lucky to be able to offer these treasures up for auction to the public.

All items are sold as is. Contact Van Eaton Galleries for condition reports and shipping information. 25% Buyer's Premium for all lots.

Please be aware there is a $5000 deposit required for any bidding over $50,000 that will be charged to the card on file. This deposit will be credited to your invoice or refunded after the auction.

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A Multi-Signed Postcard of Bob Clampett and his Unit.461 - A Multi-Signed Postcard of Bob Clampett and his Unit.
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(Clampett, 1940s) A multi-signed novelty postcard of Bob Clampett and his animation unit from Leon Schlesinger Productions. Pictured are Clampett stan
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********t for 625.00
 
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A Multi-Signed Novelty Postcard of Bob Clampett’s Unit.462 - A Multi-Signed Novelty Postcard of Bob Clampett’s Unit.
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(Clampett, 1940s) A photo postcard of Bob Clampett and his animation unit from Leon Schlesinger Productions taken on Theater Day at the studio. Most o
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to r*****3 for 687.50
 
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A Collection of Warner Brothers Cartoon Letterhead.463 - A Collection of Warner Brothers Cartoon Letterhead.
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(Schlesinger/Warner Bros., 1940s-50s) A collection of four sheets of Warner Brothers Animation letterhead. Included are two sheets from the Hollywood
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
 
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A Schlesinger Productions Bob Clampett Employee Card.464 - A Schlesinger Productions Bob Clampett Employee Card.
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(Schlesinger, 1940) A Bob Clampett employee card from Leon Schlesinger Productions, dated April 17, 1940. Clampett, labeled as a Dep't "Sup...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********t for 2,812.50
 
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A Bob Clampett 1942 Schlesinger Employee Card.465 - A Bob Clampett 1942 Schlesinger Employee Card.
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(Schlesinger, 1942) A Bob Clampett employee card for Leon Schlesinger Productions, dated March 13, 1942. This was a significant year for Clampett, as
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
 
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A Self-Caricature of Bob Clampett and Schlesinger Crew.466 - A Self-Caricature of Bob Clampett and Schlesinger Crew.
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(Clampett, 1940s) A self-caricature of Bob Clampett with other members of the Leon Schlesinger Productions crew including Schlesinger, Bob McKimson, M
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********t for 1,625.00
 
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Three Bob Clampett Holiday Cards.467 - Three Bob Clampett Holiday Cards.
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(Clampett, 1930s-40s) Three holiday cards from Bob Clampett. Included are a rhyming poem “from Bugs Bunny and Bob Clampett,” a card
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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A 1943 Christmas Card From Ink and Paint to Bob Clampett.468 - A 1943 Christmas Card From Ink and Paint to Bob Clampett.
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(Schlesinger, 1943) A slightly suggestive Christmas Card from the Ink and Paint Department to Bob Clampett in 1943. The card features over 30 signatur
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to m**7 for 312.50
 
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A Bob Clampett on Motorcycle Christmas Card.469 - A Bob Clampett on Motorcycle Christmas Card.
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(Schlesinger, 1940s) A hand-painted Christmas card to Bob Clampett of him riding a motorcycle, signed by 17 of his colleagues at Leon Schlesinger Prod
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to s*******e for 625.00
 
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A 1940s Studio Christmas Party Group Photo.470 - A 1940s Studio Christmas Party Group Photo.
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(Schlesinger, 1940s) A group photo taken at a 1940s Schlesinger Productions Christmas party. Bugs Bunny can just be made out as the angel on top of th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*******e for 875.00
 
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A Thank You Card From Ink and Paint to Bob Clampett.471 - A Thank You Card From Ink and Paint to Bob Clampett.
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(Schlesinger, 1942-43) A thank you card from the Ink and Paint department to Bob Clampett. In verse, they thank him for a card and candy, and give hop
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m**7 for 312.50
 
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A 1943 Christmas Card to Bob Clampett.472 - A 1943 Christmas Card to Bob Clampett.
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(Schlesinger, 1943) A hand-drawn Christmas card to Bob Clampett, signed by 15 of his colleagues at Leon Schlesinger Productions. Signatures include Bi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to m*******P for 625.00
 
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“The Mooch of Time” Gag Title Cel and Background.473 - “The Mooch of Time” Gag Title Cel and Background.
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(Clampett, 1940s) A title card cel and background for “The Mooch of Time” parodying “The March of Time,” a popular
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m**7 for 750.00
 
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Original Wrigley's Gum Advertisement Art.474 - Original Wrigley's Gum Advertisement Art.
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(Schlesinger, 1940s) Original artwork for proposed new Juicy Fruit, Spearmint, and Doublemint characters for Wrigley’s gum advertisements. Ac
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Original Doublemint Gum Advertisement Art.475 - Original Doublemint Gum Advertisement Art.
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(Schlesinger, 1940s) Original artwork for proposed new characters for Wrigley’s gum advertisements. Accomplished in mixed media, the art has
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m**7 for 1,250.00
 
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A "One Million B.C." Ad Parody and Art Class Receipt.476 - A "One Million B.C." Ad Parody and Art Class Receipt.
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(Clampett, 1940) A “One Million B.C.” ad parody and art class receipt. Bob Clampett made humorous touch-ups to the newspaper ad, add
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D***r for 218.75
 
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A Looney Tunes Logo Drawing.477 - A Looney Tunes Logo Drawing.
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(Leon Schlesinger Productions, 1939) An original drawing of the final version of the Looney Tunes logo. The blocky, skewed letters of the logo origina
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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An Elmer Fudd "Little Red Walking Hood" Model Sheet.478 - An Elmer Fudd "Little Red Walking Hood" Model Sheet.
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(Schlesinger, 1937) An original photostat model sheet of Elmer Fudd for his debut appearance in “Little Red Walking Hood,” directed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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A Collection of Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Script Pages.479 - A Collection of Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Script Pages.
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(Schlesinger, 1939-41) A collection of four dialogue and recording pages for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Included are two typed pages f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********y.. for 406.25
 
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An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Layout Drawing.480 - An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Layout Drawing.
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(1930s-1940s) A layout drawing from an unknown production based on the nursery rhyme "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.” With a...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to A******9 for 250.00
 
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