12th Mar, 2025 13:00
Walt Disney (1901-1966). ‘Cinderella’. Autographed reproduction of an original colour animation cel drawing, Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, California, (c. 1950) -
depicted Gus and Jaq, Cinderella’s loveable mouse friends, and boldly inscribed by Walt Disney in black crayon on lower right margin, ‘To Pat Osborne Best Wishes Walt Disney’, further annotated in pencil in an unknown hand beneath the image on left margin ‘From Cinderella’, the image 15 x 20cm within mount, printed label on reverse, 44 x 42cm overall, framed and glazed.
Provenance:
Personally gifted by American animator, film producer, Walt Disney, to the vendor’s mother, the Late Pat Osborne, who was a BBC producer and close friend of Walt Disney.
Pat Osborne started working for the BBC as a typist at the age of 18 in 1936, until she left the company in the mid-1970s. Pat then began to take over the corporation’s programmes which had lost their male producers to Her Majesty’s Armed Forces and by 1946 she had become a highly professional senior BBC producer in her own right.
Miss Osborne started the BBC’s radio programme, ‘Woman’s Hour’ and produced numerous programmes including, ‘Housewives’ Choice’, ‘Radio Rhythm Club’, ‘Desert Island Discs’,‘ March of the Movies’, International Hit Parade’, and ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’ broadcasts on Christmas Day to name a few. Throughout her 40 years with the BBC, Pat Osborne made many friends, many of whom included the best-known names in show business.
Sold for £2,200
Condition Report
Bold and clear signature, a few small marks to the cream mount, toning and rubbing to printed label on reverse, some scuffs to the frame, otherwise overall good condition.
Walt Disney (1901-1966). ‘Cinderella’. Autographed reproduction of an original colour animation cel drawing, Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, California, (c. 1950) -
depicted Gus and Jaq, Cinderella’s loveable mouse friends, and boldly inscribed by Walt Disney in black crayon on lower right margin, ‘To Pat Osborne Best Wishes Walt Disney’, further annotated in pencil in an unknown hand beneath the image on left margin ‘From Cinderella’, the image 15 x 20cm within mount, printed label on reverse, 44 x 42cm overall, framed and glazed.
Provenance:
Personally gifted by American animator, film producer, Walt Disney, to the vendor’s mother, the Late Pat Osborne, who was a BBC producer and close friend of Walt Disney.
Pat Osborne started working for the BBC as a typist at the age of 18 in 1936, until she left the company in the mid-1970s. Pat then began to take over the corporation’s programmes which had lost their male producers to Her Majesty’s Armed Forces and by 1946 she had become a highly professional senior BBC producer in her own right.
Miss Osborne started the BBC’s radio programme, ‘Woman’s Hour’ and produced numerous programmes including, ‘Housewives’ Choice’, ‘Radio Rhythm Club’, ‘Desert Island Discs’,‘ March of the Movies’, International Hit Parade’, and ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’ broadcasts on Christmas Day to name a few. Throughout her 40 years with the BBC, Pat Osborne made many friends, many of whom included the best-known names in show business.
