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Lot #930
Smack the Mosquito and Honey Bee production cels and production background from Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Rare set-up from Fleischer's Mr. Bug Goes to Town (aka Hoppity Goes to Town)

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Description

Rare set-up from Fleischer's Mr. Bug Goes to Town (aka Hoppity Goes to Town)

(Fleischer Studios, 1941) Original production cels and production background featuring Smack the Mosquito and Honey Bee from Mr. Bug Goes to Town, showing both insect characters on concrete steps. The cels are trimmed to image and applied to a full 16-field cel overlay, and placed on a hand-painted production background from the same film. Smack the Mosquito's image measures 4.5 x 5.5 and the Honey Bee image measures 3 x 5.5, with a mat opening of 16 x 12. Matted to an overall size of 20 x 16. In fine condition. A super rare, beautiful set-up from this great cartoon. Fleischer set-ups are the rarest of the major studios.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #560 - Ended July 10, 2019