(Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Terrific production cels and pan production background featuring Prince Phillip and four of Maleficent's Goons from Sleeping Beauty, which shows the Goons attacking and tying up the unsuspecting prince in the cottage of Briar Rose, the intended captive of a trap set by Maleficent, who upon snaring Phillip declares: ‘Well - this is a pleasant surprise. I set my trap for a peasant and LO! - I catch a prince!’ The impressive two-cel action scene is placed on a hand-painted panoramic production background attributed to Eyvind Earle, which captures in beautiful detail the interior of the safe haven used by Princess Aurora. Of great interest is the outside border of the background, which contains extended graphite drawings of the cottage’s interior, and is marked below: “2082, Seq. 17 Sc. 30.” The cels are respectively marked “2082-17-14, 66G” and “2082-17-14, 66.” The total cel image measures 20 x 8, with overall dimensions of 29.75 x 12.5. Affixed to a slightly larger foamcore mount and in fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the offices of Earle, which, on the reverse, affirms that Earle did indeed paint the offered Sleeping Beauty background.
