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.
"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.
Original production animation cel of Wart pulling Excalibur from the stone.
Original production animation cel of Magic Effects.
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.
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.
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.
Original Art Corner backing board with sticker certificate.
Close up of the original Art Corner sticker certificate.
Close up of the original Art Corner sticker certificate.
These cels 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 Wart pulling Excalibur from the stone and an original Magic Effects cel; both from the high point of the film. An absolutely phenomenal piece of original animation artwork perfect for any collection!
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