The Bob Clampett Collection

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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 "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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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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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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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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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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