The Sword In The Stone, 1963
A great collection of original production animation cels, original production animation drawings, master production backgrounds, and model sheets for sale from the Walt Disney feature film.
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With special effects overlay cel; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 7 x 5 1/2", Image 10 x 11 1/2", Frame 21 1/2 x 22 1/2"; Framed with a black and gold frame, two acid free linen mats, a gold fillet, and UV conservation clear glass; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Merlin from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin: 9 x 7 1/4", Image 10 x 11 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin, Wart, and Sir Ector from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Merlin and Sir Ector numbered 32 in ink lower right; Set on an original hand painted master production background with matching line overlay cel; Size - Merlin, Wart, & Sir Ector: 9 x 10 1/4", Image 11 1/2 x 15 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Merlin and Archimedes from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 163 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin & Archimedes: 8 x 11 1/4", Image 9 1/2 x 14"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart as King Arthur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 6 1/4 x 4 3/4", Image 7 x 9"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Archimedes from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Archimedes: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2", Image 7 3/4 x 11 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim and Wart as a Bird from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 99 lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Madam Mim and Wart as a Bird: 7" x 7 1/2", Image 11 1/4" x 15 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin and Wart from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With the original Walt Disney Art Corner label sticker verso; Size - Merlin: 6 1/2 x 3", Wart: 3 1/2 x 1 1/2", Image 9 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin and Wart as Fish with Bubbles from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin & Wart: 3 x 6", Image 7 1/2 x 10"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Merlin and Mad Madam Mim from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 8 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin & Mad Madam Mim: 6 1/4 x 5 3/4", Image 11 x 17 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin, Archimedes, and Sir Ector from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin & Archimedes: 6 x 6", Sir Ector: 7 x 4 3/4", Image 9 1/2 x 13 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart touching Excalibur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 245 in ink lower right; Size - Wart: 7 x 7 1/2", Image 10 1/4 x 13 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Mad Madam Mim in Rattlesnake form and Merlin in Mouse form from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Production number in ink lower right corners; Size - Madam Mim & Merlin: 8 x 11 1/2", Image 10 x 15 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Merlin in graphite and purple pencils from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Signed by Ollie Johnston center right; Numbered 43 upper left and lower right; Animation ladder upper left; Size - Merlin: 11 x 9 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart as King Arthur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 6 1/4 x 4 1/2", Image 7 x 9"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim with a Pig Face from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 19 in ink lower right; Size - Madam Mim: 8 3/4" x 9 3/4", Image 10 1/2" x 14"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim in Dragon form with spots from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Madam Mim: 7 1/4 x 9 1/4", Image 9 3/4 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin in Crab form and Mad Madam Mim in Rhinoceros form from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Sticker certificate verso; Size - Madam Mim & Merlin: 6 x 7 1/2", Image 6 3/4 x 9"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Sir Ector and Sir Kay from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Sir Ector & Sir Kay: 8 x 9", Image 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin and Mad Madam Mim from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin & Mad Madam Mim: 9 x 10", Image 10 x 11 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart as King Arthur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 5 1/4 x 5 1/2", Cel: 10 x 12"; Image 8 x 9 3/4", Mat 13 1/2 x 16"; Double matted; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered B40 in ink lower right; Size - Wart: 9 x 9 3/4", Image 10 1/4 x 13 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim in Dragon form from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Madam Mim: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4", Image 9 x 7 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Wart in graphite pencil from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 59 in pencil lower right; Animation ladder center right; Size - Wart: 5 3/4 x 3 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Madam Mim: 7 1/2" x 8", Image 9 1/4" x 11"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart as a Fish with a Frog from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 276 in ink lower right; Size - Wart & Frog: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2", Image 10 1/2 x 15 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin, Archimedes and Owl Wing Flutter Effects from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Merlin & Archimedes: 7 1/4 x 10", Image 7 1/4 x 10"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart with Excalibur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 6 1/4 x 7 1/2", Image 10 1/4 x 9 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Merlin and Wart as Fish with Bubbles from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Sticker certificate verso; Size - Merlin & Wart: 3 1/2 x 6", Image 6 3/4 x 9 1/2", Mat 11 x 13 3/4"; Matted; SOLD!
Original production animation model sheet of Wart from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Printed on photo stat paper with Property of Walt Disney Productions stamp; Size - Sheet: 17 x 23"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Merlin from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 23A in ink lower right; Size - Merlin: 6 x 3", Image 9 1/2 x 15 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Merlin from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 121 in ink lower right; Size - Merlin: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4", Image 11 x 14 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim in Cat form from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With the original Walt Disney Art Corner label sticker verso; Size - Madam Mim: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4", Image 9 1/4" x 11 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Archimedes from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Archimedes: 3 x 2 1/2", Image 7 3/4 x 10"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim in Dragon form with Fire Effects cel from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With partial original Art Corner Sticker certificate verso; Size - Madam Mim: 5 1/2 x 3 1/4", Image 6 1/4 x 8 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Merlin in graphite pencil from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 151 in pencil lower right; Animation ladder upper right; Size - Merlin: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim and Wart as a bird from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 92 lower right and set on a lithographic background; Triple matted; Size - Madam Mim and Wart as a Bird: 6 3/4" x 7 1/2", Image 11 1/4" x 15 1/4", Mat 14 3/4 x 17"; Matted; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Merlin in graphite pencil from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 1 in pencil lower right; Production numbers in pencil lower sheet edge; Size - Merlin: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Mad Madam Mim in Dragon form with spots with matching Eye Lashes overlay cel from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Sticker certificate verso; Size - Madam Mim: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2", Image 9 3/4 x 7 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Wart pulling Excalibur from the stone and Magic Effects from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Both set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner mat, backing board, and sticker certificate; Size - Wart (King Arthur) & Excalibur: 7 x 6 1/4", Image 10 x 11"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With special effects overlay cel; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 7 x 5 1/2", Image 10 x 11 1/2"; Framed with a black and gold frame, two acid free linen mats, a gold fillet, and UV conservation clear glass.
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"The Sword in the Stone," 1963 is the 18th full length feature film produced by Walt Disney and it was released on December 25, 1963 by Buena Vista Distribution. The film was based on the novel of the same name, that was first published in 1938. It was later republished in 1958 as the first book of T. H. White's tetralogy "The Once and Future King." It was to be the final Disney animated film released before Walt Disney's death on December 15, 1966. The songs in the film were written and composed by the Sherman Brothers, who would become very famous for their future work on later Disney films including; "Mary Poppins," 1964, "The Jungle Book," 1967, and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," 1971.
Wart was animated by both Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston; and the voice was provided by three different actors; Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman and his brother Robert Reitherman. This lead to noticeable changes in the character's voice between scenes. Also, the three voices all have Brooklyn-esque accents, which differed with the English setting for the film and with the accents spoken by all other characters.
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On Christmas Eve, Wart's foster brother Kay is knighted and Wart is reinstated as Kay's squire. On the day of the tournament, Wart realizes that he has left Kay's sword at an Inn, which is now closed. Archimedes sees the Sword in the Stone, and Wart removes it and returns with it to the tournament. Sir Ector, Wart's foster father, recognizes the sword as the one from the stone and the tournament is halted. Sir Ector places the sword back in its anvil, demanding Wart prove that he pulled it. Thinking now that anyone can pull the sword easily, Kay and others try unsuccessfully to remove it. Sir Pellinore and Sir Bart stand up for Wart and encourage him to try and pull the sword again.
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This cel is from the scene when Wart, surrounding by onlookers, pulls the Sword Excalibur from the anvil and fulfills the prophecy that "whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king, born of England." Wart is then crowned King Arthur of England and Merlin tells Arthur that he will go on to lead the Knights of the Round Table and become very famous. This is an extremely rare original production animation cel from the high point of the film. An absolutely phenomenal piece of original animation artwork perfect for any collection!
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