THE WHOOPEE PARTY (1932) - Mickey Mouse Original Production Drawing - An exceptionally rare original production drawing of Mickey Mouse, created for Walt Disney's 1932 black-and-white short The Whoopee Party, one of the liveliest and most musically inventive cartoons of Mickey's early era.Produced just four years after Mickey's debut in Steamboat Willie, The Whoopee Party exemplifies the joyful rhythm and musical experimentation that defined early Disney animation. The film features Mickey, Minnie, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, and a room full of dancers, instruments, and craziness, all animated with remarkable fluidity and charm. It is a masterclass in timing, movement, and musical synchronisation, and this production drawing is part of that very DNA.Drawings like this were an essential step in Disney's animation pipeline. Before being inked onto acetate cels, every frame was drawn by hand, often by unsung masters of the medium, capturing gesture, personality, and precise motion. Few of these drawings were preserved. Most were discarded after use or archived, making surviving examples, especially screen-used ones, incredibly scarce.The drawing captures Mickey in full swing as he performs on a suspended line of milk bottles, striking them like a xylophone in a burst of percussive playfulness. Rendered in graphite with animator's notes, arcs, and confident linework, this exact pose appears on screen at approximately 5:52, during one of the short's most memorable sequences. The paper bears Disney's standard three-hole peg registration and is numbered "6". The fluidity of Mickey's motion, the wide grin, the line's expressiveness, and the pose's iconic nature make it instantly recognisable and highly desirable. This drawing directly connects collectors to Mickey's golden age and is a standout piece of early Disney artistry. Dimensions: 25.5 x 30.5cm (10" x 12")Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.This item will ship from our LA facilityVAT Status: US
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An Amico Toy (Japan) Blinky the Clown, remoted controlled battery operated xylophone Circus clown, with lights in both eyes, in excellent working condition, with a good original box, plus a Yonezawa Happy N Sad Magic Face Clown, in very good original condition, appears not working in a fair original box. (2 items)
A Quantity of Tinplate Battery Operated/Clockwork Cowns, including: Japan Kashiwai Remote-Control battery-operated cyclist clown, fully working, lid of box poor, Wueco Merry Ago Clown car West Germany, clockwork model complete with clown and Umbrella, Mitushima Japan Friction Motor World Circus Truck with box, Japanese KO Circus Car Merry Ball Blower, missing ball boxed, DBS German clowns on bicycle boxed, unboxed T.P.J Joe The Xylophone Player, Russian Clown & Donkey cart (missing one leg on donkey) and a Pre War Kuramochi Japanese Rajputana Novelty float made in Tokyo, lacks driver. (8 items)
Celebrate the beauty of traditional craftsmanship with this striking hand-carved wooden xylophone, designed in the shape of a boat and elevated on a pedestal base. Each curved panel is richly decorated with vibrant, hand-painted floral motifs in earthy tones of red, gold, and green, adding a warm, organic charm to the piece. The slats are individually strung with rustic cord, creating an authentic, playable percussion instrument that doubles as a standout display item. Accompanied by a pair of carved wooden mallets, this folk art xylophone is as much a musical treasure as it is a decorative statement. Whether you're a collector of cultural instruments or simply drawn to hand-crafted design, this unique piece offers rhythm, color, and tradition in perfect harmony.Dimensions: 16"LCondition: Age related wear.
Monier, Émile-Adolphe (French, 1883-1970); b. Paris FRANCE, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931 [executed 1930], Cote d’Ivoire, an Art Déco bronze medal by E.-A. Monier, bust of a female from Sénoufo left, rev. map of Dahomey on scroll, balafon, drums and xylophone, tree at left, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 59mm, 92.24g (Ruedas 13; CGMP p.259; cf. Album 48, 2420; cf. iNumis MBS 48, 1348; cf. DNW 54, 894). About very fine £40-£50
Collection of mainly modern boxed Tin plastic and Wooden Toys (11), TN Japan Old Timer battery operated Car, MS243 clockwork Fairground swing boat Ride, clockwork Tin Cyclist (Tested well), MS 032 Hand push Santa Claus, Schylling spring action Golf Game, MS 085 clockwork plastic doll and tin Zylophone 'Little Performer' (tested well), felt covered tin clockwork Flotilla the Runaway (tested well), Wind Up Dog (damaged), Jumping Rabbit (needs attn), CLIM plastic clockwork somersaulting Sailor 'Marinero' (tested well) and JAS wooden pullalong Mouse playing the Xylophone, all in original boxes, generally VG, boxes P-VG (11)
A late 19th century Thüringen six piece anthropomorphic animals military band nodders, composition, probably French or German uniforms in blue jackets, red trousers and green caps with harp insignia, comprising a monkey playing a trombone, a blue playing a trumpet, a ram playing a clarinet, a camel playing cymbals, a donkey playing a flute and a boar playing a parade xylophone, all with metal instruments and painted circular wooden bases —7 ¾in. (20cm.) high (the last two with replacement modern instruments)— see Early Toys 2, Leipold/Bickert/Kreher, 2024 - page 171, figs 7 and 8 for these actual models
A Walt Disney puppet Mickey Mouse playing a xylophone, to/w three small puppets - Mickey, Goofy and Pluto, two lunch boxes - Peanuts and Six Million Dollar Man; lot also includes Gromit soft toy, Gadget Euromark remote control 'Anti-Pesto Van', PG Tips Gromit mug, Wallace and Gromit stationery set and story-book and ten 1950s children's annuals, etc (2 boxes)
1950s onwards Toys collection, generally excellent to good in good or better boxes, with Tri-ang Minic Puppy & Spider, Wells Brimtoy tinplate clockwork (without key) Drummer Boy (Guards drum horse), Perrin (London) Wally the Cheeky Woodpecker, Codeg Xylophone, plastic friction running toys Jacky the Chimp and Kangaroo, etc. Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and untested. Viewing recommended. Qty 6+
A Moorcroft framed ‘Waxcup Wonders’ pattern plaque designed by Vicky Lovatt in 2012, numbered 10, impressed and painted marks to base, with Xylophone cypher for 2013, factory mark, indistinctly signed, boxed, diameter 14cm by height 44.5cm by depth 1.5cm.Condition: In excellent condition with no chips or cracks, noticing crazing to front and back.Packing & Shipping Let us take the hassle of sorting out packing and shipping from you. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to be able offer the buyer an in-house packing and shipping service for this lot. We use UPS for shipping and all packages are sent with a minimum of a tracked service. We do not use any other service such as Royal Mail.Please see below for cost estimates, including packing: UK (Guaranteed Price): £19.71 USA (Estimated Price): £55.00 EU (Estimated Price): £26.00 R.O.W. (Estimated Price): £54.00All above quoted packing and shipping prices will have VAT added at 20%. Unless otherwise indicated above, these are estimates only but we aim to be as accurate as possible. To request packing and shipping, please wait for your invoice to arrive by email and click on the ‘Request Postage’ button on your invoice, or contact us by email requesting packing and shipping for your lot(s). The actual packing and shipping cost will then be added to your invoice and your invoice will be resent to you for payment.IMPORTANT When you request your lot(s) to be packed and shipped, you understand and agree that you are committing to pay for packing and shipping because, in order for us to give you an accurate cost, we need to pack the lot(s) to ascertain the final weight and size. By doing that, we have already incurred cost by spending time and using materials to pack your lot(s). Therefore this charge must be paid, even if you later decide to collect your lot.INSURANCE The above quotes do not include insurance. If you require insurance, please request this when you request your lots to be packed and shipped. We can only know the cost of insurance after the hammer falls as it is only then that we will know the value to be insured.MULTIPLE PURCHASES The estimates above are for this lot only. If you buy multiple lots from this auction, they can be combined where possible into one or more packages - size, shape and weight permitting. For these packages containing multiple lots, you will receive a discount of 17.5% of the total of the applicable quotes listed for those lots.Please note that this packing and shipping service is undertaken entirely at the buyer’s risk. Whilst we take the utmost care to pack items as well as we can, we cannot be held responsible for any damage to, or loss of, items packed and sent to you. By paying for our in-house packing and shipping service, the buyer agrees that any items are sent entirely at their own risk and that no compensation can be offered for any loss or damage. Lots must be paid for in full before they will be released.
An Arts and Crafts oak xylophone in the manner of George Walton, c1910, with leather laces to the oak frame, 45cm l and a beater (2) Comparative literature: Moon (Karen) - George Walton: Designer and Architect Oxford 1993, p.89 pl.115 Good condition, one or more of the laces perhaps replaced
A selection of Mickey mouse interest toys, including a Walt Disney Productions xylophone player by Marx; a long-limbed Mickey Mouse by Marx; a Tomy 1977 wind up Mickey Mouse toy; and various others; together with two tinplate mechanical tricycle toys; a Mickey Mouse Weekly 1940 magazine, and other items.
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