This lot will be sold on Thursday August 27th (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A Pinocchio maquette from Francis Ford Coppola's unproduced adaptation of Pinocchio. Multiple puppets and maquettes were made during pre-production to plan out how the film's titular puppet Pinocchio would look and move. This lot comes from the collection of visual effects artist and stop-motion animator Phil Tippett.

Made of resin and rubber over a metal stop-motion armature, this maquette features metal-supported joints to allow for very flexible, precise movements. The upper torso is a hollow resin log while the lower torso (under the clothing) is foam-wrapped armature. The hair is painted in a deep solid black, while the mouth and eyebrows are drawn on in pencil. The eyes are made of semi-transparent brown acrylic. The long, pointed nose is a separate piece plugged into the face. The neck, legs, and feet are made of dark red-brown soft wood-textured rubber over the metal armature. The feet are securely fastened to the maquette's simple wooden base. The figure is wearing dark tan fabric clothing, including a purple-and-green floral pattern short-sleeve shirt with a single button enclosure, , rolled up shorts with small production-made rips in them, and a twine belt. The maquette is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear, including a missing ear. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.

Dimensions: 10 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 20" (27 cm x 17 cm x 51 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 - 1,800