LOT 64 †

The 'Bird of Prey' prototype mascot designed for Cruella De Ville's Panther De Ville car in the 1996 Disney Film '101 Dalmations',

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Lot 64^†

The 'Bird of Prey' prototype mascot designed for Cruella De Ville's Panther De Ville car in the 1996 Disney Film '101 Dalmations',

Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia, RAF Museum Hendon|21 November 2019, 11:00 GMT|Hendon, RAF Museum

The 'Bird of Prey' prototype mascot designed for Cruella De Ville's Panther De Ville car in the 1996 Disney Film '101 Dalmations',

'cire-perdue' hollow-cast mascot in chrome-plated steel, in the form of a large bird of prey in 'ready to strike' pose and with strong Art Deco inspired styling, the Master Prototype example designed for the "Panther De Ville", a heavily modified neo-classic luxury vehicle by British car manufacturer Panther Westwinds from 1974-1985, and driven by Cruella De Ville (played by actress Glen Close), appearing extensively in various scenes in Stephen Herek's 1996 live action comedy film produced by Disney and based upon Dodie Smith's 1956 novel. An impressively large mascot measuring 29cm long, and weighing approximately 3.2Kg (7lbs) with four threaded mounting holes to underside and offered together with Certificate of Authenticity from The Prop Store.

Footnotes

According to information supplied by the vendor, this one-off Master Prototype mascot was used during production of the film as a basis for resin versions of the mascot that eventually appeared on screen including during filming on location in central London driving scenes, as due to the time and effort used to produce this cast steel example, simpler resin versions were used so as not to delay production, with this original version on stand-by as a back up on set.
The "Panther De Ville" car used in the film was one of about 60 Panther Westwinds models, originally conceived by Robert Jankel with styling reminiscent of the famed Bugatti Royale and designed to appeal to customers with luxury tastes, with some styling modifications and replacement V8 engine for filming, and with distinctive white and black livery and is on display at the Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris.

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