I'm not exactly an expert on these things, but I don't think this is a piece of original artwork:
It appeared on eBay a few weeks ago and sold for $91.99. It was tagged as being a "Production Cel" despite not even properly matching the art style of the film. No seal, but no surprise. It's not even a LE cel, which themselves are also made by the studio. I've seen many fakes before, but they don't usually come with a CoE, like this one does:
The trick with most fake cels is that they don't actually claim to be Production Cels, just cels with The Little Mermaid on them, which are hand painted. They're technically not lying. I'm not sure if the certificate above is real either. Usually a CoE in this format has the title in gold or silver embossing. That's not to say that the certificate pictured isn't actually real, but I don't think the artwork it's coming with is. I'm not actually qualified to legitimately call BS on this, but I sure wouldn't buy it!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteFirstly, sorry to post my message on you public board but I did't found how to send you a private message.
I am interested to buy some Little Mermaid true production cel and I would know if you sell some cels.
If,no, Do you have some shop to give me in order to find one ?
In advance,
Thank you
Please respond at this message and give me a way to contact you in private
Hi.
DeleteSorry for the late reply; I guess there really isn't any way to send a private message either way.
My email, for future reference,is sargeras|reborn|at|gmail.com (convert the at to @ and ignore all the '|'s; they're an attempt to stop mining bots).
I don't sell cels myself, I only collect them. The cels on this blog are either cels I've collected, or cels that I've come across that I wish to comment on.
If you want to start collecting and want an expert to get advice from, I cannot recommend Leslie Combermale from ArtInsights (artinsights.com) enough. She knows what she is talking about, cares about each of her clients individually and makes sure to help you build a collection you will treasure!