AUCTION  / 

The Bob Clampett Collection

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location12160 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California, 91604, United States In Person PreviewPlease request condition reports.

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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 Talking Plush Cecil Hand Puppet.897 - A Talking Plush Cecil Hand Puppet.
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(Mattel, 1962) A Talking Plush Cecil The Seasick Sea Serpent Hand Puppet by Mattel. The toy speaks when its ring is pulled and worked intermittently w
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********7 for 125.00
 
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A Talking Dishonest John Hand Puppet.898 - A Talking Dishonest John Hand Puppet.
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(Mattel, 1962) A Talking DJ (Dishonest John) Hand Puppet by Mattel. The toy speaks when its ring is pulled and worked intermittently when tested. Meas
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to N***C for 218.75
 
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A Cecil and His Disguise Kit by Mattel.899 - A Cecil and His Disguise Kit by Mattel.
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(Mattel, 1962) An unopened Lovable, Plush Cecil and his Disguise Kit by Mattel. Inside the kit are 18 disguises for the Cecil plush, including outfits
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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A Lovable, Plush Cecil and His Disguise Kit by Mattel.900 - A Lovable, Plush Cecil and His Disguise Kit by Mattel.
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(Mattel, 1962) An unopened Lovable, Plush Cecil and his Disguise Kit by Mattel. Inside the kit are 18 unique disguises for the Cecil plush, including
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A Cecil and His Disguise Kit by Mattel.901 - A Cecil and His Disguise Kit by Mattel.
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(Mattel, 1962) An unopened Lovable, Plush Cecil and his Disguise Kit by Mattel. Inside the kit are 18 disguises for the Cecil plush, including accesso
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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A Cecil Bath Toy.902 - A Cecil Bath Toy.
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(Clampett, 1962) A green plastic bath toy of Cecil from the “Beany and Cecil” animated series. Measuring 7” tall and 3.25
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A 1962 Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil Coloring Book.903 - A 1962 Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil Coloring Book.
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(Whitman, 1962) A Beany and Cecil coloring book with drawings by Allan Hubbard and William Lorencz. Measuring 8.5” x 10.75”, the col
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Sold to p********s.. for 125.00
 
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A Bob Clampett’s Beany & Cecil Colorforms Cartoon Kit.904 - A Bob Clampett’s Beany & Cecil Colorforms Cartoon Kit.
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(Colorforms, 1962) A Bob Clampett’s Beany and Cecil Cartoon Kit by Colorform. The complete set has 23 plastic pieces of characters and props
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to O*******7 for 125.00
 
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A Large Beany & Cecil Colorforms Cartoon Kit.905 - A Large Beany & Cecil Colorforms Cartoon Kit.
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(Colorforms, 1962) A large Bob Clampett’s Beany & Cecil Cartoon Kit by Colorforms. The complete kit has 46 plastic pieces of characters an...
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Sold to O*******7 for 156.25
 
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A Pair of Beany and Cecil 1962 #1 Dell Comics.906 - A Pair of Beany and Cecil 1962 #1 Dell Comics.
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(Dell, 1962) Two copies of the first issue of the Beany and Cecil Comics 1962 run by Dell Comics. One is labeled “file copy” with or
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A "Beany and Cecil" Playskool Dough Set.907 - A "Beany and Cecil" Playskool Dough Set.
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(Playskool, 1962) A “Beany and Cecil” Playskool Color Modeling Dough set including four polyethylene dough containers with cookie-cu
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Sold to w****j for 250.00
 
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A Pair of “Beeper and his Guided Muscle” Helmets.908 - A Pair of “Beeper and his Guided Muscle” Helmets.
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(Clampett, 1959) A pair of children's antennae-topped helmets printed with illustrations relating to Bob Clampett’s unproduced series
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Sold to a******n for 593.75
 
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A Beany and Cecil #2 1962 Dell Comic.909 - A Beany and Cecil #2 1962 Dell Comic.
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(Dell, 1962) An issue of Beany and Cecil No. 2, published by Dell in November of 1962. Measuring 7” x 10.25”, the comic book is in v
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Beany & Cecil 1963 Comic Book Page Original Art.910 - Beany & Cecil 1963 Comic Book Page Original Art.
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(Dell, 1963) The original art for page 24 of the 1963 Beany and Cecil Comic # 4 by Willie Ito. The art is the first view of the newly-built “
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Sold to d********7 for 468.75
 
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A Beany and Cecil #3 1963 Dell Comic.911 - A Beany and Cecil #3 1963 Dell Comic.
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(Dell, 1963) An issue of Beany and Cecil No. 3, published by Dell in January of 1963. Measuring 7” x 10.25”, the comic book is in ve
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A Pair of Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil Dell Comics.912 - A Pair of Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil Dell Comics.
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(Dell, 1963) Issues 3 and 4 of Dell Comics 1960s run of Beany and Cecil comic books. Measuring 7” x 10.25” each, the comic books are
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A Pair of Beany and Cecil #4 1963 Dell Comics.913 - A Pair of Beany and Cecil #4 1963 Dell Comics.
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(Dell, 1963) Two issues of Beany and Cecil No. 4, published by Dell in April of 1963. Measuring 7” x 10.25”, the comic books are in
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A Set of Beany and Cecil #5 1963 Comics.914 - A Set of Beany and Cecil #5 1963 Comics.
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(Dell, 1963) Three copies of the fifth issue of the Beany and Cecil Comics 1960s run by Dell Comics. Measuring 7” x 10.25” each, the
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A "Beany Goes to Sea" Little Golden Book.915 - A "Beany Goes to Sea" Little Golden Book.
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(Western Publishing, 1963) A “Beany Goes to Sea” Little Golden Book featuring Beany and Cecil. Measuring 8” x 6.75
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Sold to S**********r for 125.00
 
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A Bob Clampett TV Stars Coloring Book.916 - A Bob Clampett TV Stars Coloring Book.
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(Saalfield, 1963) An Entertaining Educational Color Your Favorite Bob Clampett TV Stars coloring book. Characters featured include Beany, Cecil, Thund
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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