Monday, February 3, 2020

Disneyana Auction at Potter & Potter on February 8 - Rare Haunted Mansion Collectible Items



The Disney Collectibles auction is happening at Potter & Potter this Saturday February 8 and include some great Haunted Mansion collectible items, let's have a look at them! You will find them all in the auction catalogue that you can download in PDF right HERE. I also remind you that you can already place your bids on the auction website HERE.

Above, the Lot 309, a Rare set of Three Hitchhiking Ghosts giant gures. Not technically “big gs,” these three heavy resin gures are extremely rare in perfect condition. Made by Disney and sold at Halloween a decade ago. All three, Ezra, Phineas, and Gus, light up (separate transformers included). Interlocking bases allow them to recreate the last scene of the Haunted Mansion. Phineas: 29 x 19 x 18”; Gus: 21 x 16 x 17 1⁄2”; Ezra: 36 x 18 1⁄2 x 17”.

Below,the Lot 325, a Fan Made Haunted Mansion Full Size Gargoyle. This resin copy of the Haunted Mansion Stretching Room Gargoyle was a “garage kit” fan made decades ago. It has been professionally assembled, painted, and aged. While it is very close to the originals, there are slight differences, such as the truncated back legs. Electronics of candles have not been tested. 26 1⁄2 x 19 x 25”.



Next is Lot 361, Haunted Mansion Film Strips Madame Leota and Singing Busts. Contains 7 items: 1. Partial strip of original park used 16mm Madame Leota lm. 2. A full strip of 16mm lm used for the original Madame Leota projection in the Séance room of the Haunted Mansion. Note that is a duped strip because it has sprockets on both sides of the lm (original strips have sprockets on only one side of the lm). Regardless, it is a clean and perfect copy of the entire original lm strip. 3. A group of ve small clippings of the Singing Busts in the graveyard. These are original 16mm lm with sprockets on one side (not dupes).



Below, the Lot 387, an Haunted Mansion Organist Extremely Rare. Sculpted by Imagineer Terri Hardin for the 1999 Haunted Mansion Event at Disneyland. Ltd. 2/10. Base 7 x 8 1⁄4”. Height of gure 9”. Total height with original plastic cover 12”.



Next item is Lot 401, a Set of Three Haunted Mansion Masks. Made by Don Post Studios and sold in 1992, these three adult over-the-head latex masks represent the three Hitchhiking Ghosts from the Haunted Mansion: Gus, Ezra, and Phineas. In mint condition (no deterioration of the latex).



Below, Lot 417, a Hatbox Ghost Maquette. Original sculpture by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily based on the artwork by Collin Campbell used on the original Haunted Mansion record album in 1969. Sold at silent auction at a Haunted Mansion event in Walt Disney World in 2011. Dome is old glass, wooden base is hand made from old lumber, gure is hand sculpted and painted with decorative elements. One of a kind. Includes wooden plaque signed by Kidney and Daily. 12” tall including base and gure, without dome. 17 x 13 x 7 1⁄2” with dome.



Next is Lot 423,a Ghost Bride Big Fig. Light up version of original green- faced Ghost Bride from the Haunted Mansion on faux-wood resin base. 22” tall.



Below, Lot 425, a Haunted Mansion Lamp. Designed by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily for Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary, this highly- sought after lamp incorporates elements of the art of one of the famous stretching posters into a three-dimensional lamp. Stained glass lampshade. 19” tall. Ltd. To 500.



Next is Lot 433, a Hatbox Ghost Big Fig. The original Hatbox Ghost Big Figure, not the later much smaller version. Many of these arrived broken during shipping, so the number of surviving pieces in perfect condition is smallish. A spectacular enormous and heavy piece of resin sculpting, with light up eyes and teeth. 24” tall. Ltd to 600.



Below, Lot 444, a Haunted Mansion Terri Hardin Caretaker Sculpture. Extremely rare sculpture by Imagineer Terri Hardin of the Haunted Mansion’s Caretaker and dog, created for sale in 1999 at the rst Haunted Mansion merchandise event. No. 7/10. 81⁄2 x 7” square.



Next, is Lot 631, a Set of Four Haunted Mansion Stitching Room Tapestries. Released for the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, these four highly-desirable tapestries show the four stretching room portraits. All are complete with the bat-ended curtain rods. Each measures 35 x 17”. Original hanging brackets included. Mint and unused.



Below, Lot 674, a Haunted Mansion Gate Plaque Light Up with Sound. Full size resin reproduction of the Haunted Mansion Gate Plaque from Disney. Mirrored center lights up to reveal the three Hitchhiking Ghosts inside the mirror. Rare. Measures 23 x 13”.



Next is Lot 679, a Haunted Mansion Bat Stanchion Light Up Sculpture. Ghoulish Gathering Happy Haunts, October 2004 ltd. edition of 250. 7” tall including wooden base. Lights up.



Below, the Lot 681, a Haunted Mansion Ballroom Organ Sculpture. Happy Haunts, Ghoulish Gathering, ltd. edition of 1,330. Heavy resin gure. As new. 11” tall. 150/300



Next is Lot 682, a Haunted Mansion Stretching Room Pin Set. From 2004 Haunted Mansion event. Miniature replica of the Stretching Room in the Haunted Mansion with four pins of the stretching posters on the walls and miniature gargoyles under them. Upper portion lifts to simulate the stretching of the portraits. Ltd. edition of 300. Rare. Heavy resin. 6 x 7 x 4”.



Last one is Lot 692, a Haunted Mansion Conservatory Coffin. Created by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily for Disneyland. Miniature version of the cof n with corpse trying to escape (“Lemme out of here!”). Windup mechanism motivates the corpse to push up the coffin lid as in the ride. Ltd. edition of 500. With two small upright candles to match. 7 x 6”.



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