Heritage Auctions: The Art of Tom and Jerry and the MGM Studios Animation Art Showcase Auction, 40300, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 04, 2026 - April 04, 2026
Page Size: 327 items in 14 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
84151 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

The Stork's Holiday Doc Stork and Anti-Aircraft Shell Animation Drawing Pair (MGM, 1943).

1943 Not Available USD 159.00
84152 Joseph Smith

The Rookie Bear RARE Barney Bear Production Cel Setup with Key Master Background (MGM, 1941).

1941 Not Available USD 732.00
84153 George Gordon

The Unwelcome Guest Barney Bear and Skunk Production Cel Setup with Custom Painted Background (MGM, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 671.00
84154 George Gordon

The Unwelcome Guest Barney Bear Production Cel Setup with Custom Painted Background (MGM, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 195.20
84155 Preston Blair

The Bear and the Hare Barney Bear and Rabbit Color Model/Test Cel (MGM, 1948).

1948 Not Available USD 114.00
84156 Michael Lah

Goggle Fishing Bear Barney Bear Animation Drawing (MGM, 1949).

1949 Not Available USD 207.40
84157 Michael Lah

Goggle Fishing Bear Barney Bear Animation Drawing Sequence of 6 (MGM, 1949).

1949 Not Available USD 317.20
84158 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Barney's Hungry Cousin Jellystone National Park 94" Pan Background Layout Drawing (MGM, 1953).

1953 Not Available USD 149.00
84159 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Barney's Hungry Cousin Barney and Wild Bear Background Layout Drawing Pair (MGM, 1953).

1953 Not Available USD 69.00
84160 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Barney's Hungry Cousin Barney and Wild Bear 17" Pan Background Layout Drawing (MGM, 1953).

1953 Not Available USD 44.00
84161

Barney Bear Studio-Printed Model Sheet Group of 9 (MGM, c. 1940s-50s).

c. 1940s-50s Not Available USD 305.00
84162 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Good Will to Men "Peace on Earth" Deacon and Chorus Mice RARE Original 25" x 18" Oversized Model Sheet with Studio Print (MGM, 1955).

1955 Not Available USD 463.60
84163 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Invitation to the Dance and Hugh Harman-Directed MGM Shorts Studio-Printed Model Sheet Group of 10 (MGM, c. 1940s-50s).

c. 1940s-50s Not Available USD 390.40
84164 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Dangerous When Wet and Invitation to the Dance Lobby Card Pair (MGM, 1953/56).

1950s Not Available USD 195.20
84165 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Invitation to the Dance "Sinbad the Sailor" RARE Animation/Layout Drawing Pair (MGM, 1956).

1956 Not Available USD 366.00
84166 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Invitation to the Dance "Sinbad the Sailor" RARE Animation/Layout Drawing with Publicity Photo Print (MGM, 1956).

1956 Not Available USD 341.60
84167 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera; Author Preston; Preston Blair

How To Animate Film Cartoons Published Book Signed by Author Preston Blair (Walter Foster Art Books, 1980).

1980 Not Available USD 292.80
84168

Hot Foot Lights Backstage Background Layout Drawing (Columbia, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 59.00
84169

Hot Foot Lights Theatre Balcony and Audience Background Layout Drawing Pair (Columbia, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 207.40
84170 Bill Hanna; Joe Barbera

Silent Tweetment RARE Flop the Cat Rough Animation Drawing Sequence of 4 (Columbia, 1946).

1946 Not Available USD 390.40
84171 Tex Avery

Red Hot Riding Hood Red Hot Limited Edition Cel #12/35 (MGM, c. 1943/1994).

c. 1943 Not Available USD 671.00
84172 Preston Blair

Swing Shift Cinderella Red Hot and Wolfie Rough Animation Drawing by Preston Blair (MGM, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 1,586.00
84173 Preston Blair

Swing Shift Cinderella Red Hot Animation Drawing Sequence of 3 (MGM, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 1,220.00
84174 Preston Blair

Swing Shift Cinderella Red Hot Animation Drawing Sequence of 3 (MGM, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 1,220.00
84175 Tex Avery

Swing Shift Cinderella Red Hot Animation Drawing Sequence of 3 (MGM, 1945).

1945 Not Available USD 1,098.00
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950