Chuck Jones "Eagle & Frog" Yankee Doodle Cricket Anim Prod Cel 1975 COA & Stamp

Description: Wow! Rare CHUCK JONES Original Production Set Up (2 layer) Cel of the "Bald Eagle & Frog", from the made for TV, 1975 Chuck Jones "Yankee Doodle Cricket". Production # Marks on Cel are partially covered by the matte & layered with overlapping #'s making them mostly unreadable. Nicely Matted with Chuck Jones Official Stamp & COA, From a Large Private Collection of Chuck Jones Cel WorksMatte is 17" W x 15" H, Visible Cel area is Approx 12" W x 10" H Note: (We will be listing many other original cels from the same film & some other characters in the coming days. We even have a 4 piece consecutive run from series B1 24,25,26,27 for auction featuring Shere Khan from Chuck Jones' Mowgli's Brothers). This sale of course is just for the single production cel shown in photographs with silver background. This sharp hand painted Original Animation Production Set Up ( 2 Layer) Cel from Chuck Jones Productions depicts the Bald Eagle (voiced by Mel Blanc) & Frog from the made for TV "Yankee Doodle Cricket" released in 1975 with story & art from Chuck Jones. This was yet another classic film by Jones. This cel depicts a scene where the Frog has just taken Chester C. Cricket into his mouth for a meal & the Eagle comes to his rescue, you can see his legs protruding from Frog's mouth. The Cricket of course is one of the movie's hero's and is the Eagle. This film was made along with a number of TV specials he produced during this era including others such as three made for TV films by Jones from "The Jungle Book". "The White Seal" 1975 & "Mowgli's Brothers" 1976 & Rikki Tikki Tavi 1975. We have cels listed or to be listed from those films as well. There will also be many Warner Brother's cels with Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote & more. These authentic cels are getting tougher to find as time goes by due to growing collector interest in this collecting genre & hobby. The cel, matte & red background board are in very good to excellent, but not mint condition. There are some minor scuffs & scratches on outer cel, but the piece maintains a great display pop as shown. There is an old sale or other sticker & number on lower right of cel as shown in pictures, but we made no attempt to remove. There are a few small dings to corners of matte but they do not effect the appeal. Please review all pictures taken to assist you with determining condition & use zoom feature if needed, but it looks terrific. This is firmly matted & suitable for framing if you choose. We have a second 2 layer cel "Bald Eagle & Frog" listed in our store so please check it out in case you want to buy both. This is a scarce Yankee Doodle Cricket cel, as it is a layered set up cel. Meaning there are two sheets of painted art making up the framed piece. In fact, we could not find any others like it that have sold on eBay in over 20 years, or elsewhere in other pay sites. You can find single cel pieces, ones with artificial backgrounds, but no double or triple layered works from Yankee Doodle Cricket. We are pricing the piece at what we feel is fair given it's appeal & scarcity. The other Eagle & Frog we have listed is very similar to this one & priced the same. They would have appeared within seconds of each other or less in original film. Kind of cool, we just lucked into them. If you decide to buy more than one of our listed cels by Chuck Jones, let us know and we may offer a discount on multi item purchase. The collector we acquired this work from had literally hundreds of rare production cel pieces from various works by Jones, many in consecutive series, which we have personally not seen much outside of a studio sale 20 years ago perhaps. This has a Chuck Jones Ent mark on lower left of cel & a standard COA Paper that came with this when purchased. Chuck Jones (Sept 21, 1912 - Feb 22, 2002) is among the elite of the elite cartoon artists & film innovators in history. If you are looking at this listing, you likely already know this. In his extensive career he created such characters as the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe LePew, & Marvin the Martian (and others) as well as helping refine the characters of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig & more along the way. Each of these hand painted cels are from an animation artist's hand & a part of cartoon film history. We feel the collecting of Authentic Animation Art is truly one of the neatest collectible genres. Not only do you get a piece of a gifted artist's work, each piece is part of a living history of the movies and films they were used in & they make exceptional display items. It's a bit like owning a World Series game used bat from a baseball player, at least we feel that way. But in this case the World Series never ends as the cartoons keep playing and playing. We have dozens of these original Chuck Jones Animation Cels coming to market in next few weeks. We will sell some in bundles or series & others as individual pieces, but all will offer something special. We even have many in small sequences (running production numbers), extremely hard to find. We have Bugs Bunny, Tucker the Mouse, Wile E Coyote & many characters from Rikki Tikki Tavi, A Cricket in King Arthur's Court, White Seal, Carnival of Animals & more. Please Note: This cel was photographed in a photography tent, so some image reflection & distortion may be present in pictures as cel itself is plastic (or acetate) & reflective of course. (In some cases, we may photograph artwork in different light settings to try and capture a painting, sculpture or other artwork's look in different settings. Therefore there may be some variations in color from one picture to another. The photos are not altered, but may have been photographed in a brighter room, with natural light, a flash feature or other. Also, we try to note any visible defects we can see but there may be wear or imperfections we miss. Please view all pictures taken for your consideration and use zoom feature if needed. Likewise, you can always notify us with questions.) Please Read: See our Feedback & Buy with confidence. We ship with extreme care and all items are fully insured! We often take from 30-90 minutes packing more delicate & odd sized items to make sure your treasure is protected. We also photograph most items above $100 while packing in case a shipper were to ever damage an item (only 1 time in over 2,000 US shipped sales). For this reason, if an item is ever damaged, it will be the Buyer's responsibility to file a claim with the shipping service and we can provide photos from packing to assist Buyers. The process is not difficult, but the timing of such does not allow adequate time for the item to be returned to us and then for us to proceed with a claim (chain of custody questions can arise as well on returned items due to double shipping and handling so it is just easier for Buyers). So again, as noted in listing, we do not offer returns. Sales tax is charged according to your state or country's regulations. Of course, there is free local pick up and we can meet to assist if you are near Indianapolis or driving through. We do this often. We require signature confirmation your item if it is above $100, so plan accordingly. We can send without signature confirmation if you request, but if item is marked delivered, but comes up missing, buyer would assume all responsibility for loss, as insurance will not cover items without signature confirmation. Also, FedEx & Others are beginning to require signature on items above $500-$700. 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Price: 135 USD

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

End Time: 2024-11-22T06:41:05.000Z

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