Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal: animation art auction – in pictures

'More cheese penguin?': Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park's new sketch of Wallace placating the criminal mastermind Feathers McGraw Photograph: Nick Park

'Crumbs, DM!': Danger Mouse and Penfold tackle subterranean terrors in a limited-edition cel by Cosgrove Hall Films founder Brian Cosgrove Photograph: Brian Cosgrove

Toontown trio: a hand-drawn sketch of Jessica Rabbit, Roger Rabbit and Baby Herman by Richard Williams, animation director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Photograph: Richard Williams

Grumpy balloon vendor Carl Fredrickson meets prehistoric bird Kevin in a hand-drawn sketch by Up director Pete Docter, who voiced Kevin in the 2009 Pixar film Photograph: Pete Docter

Adventure art: a panel by Ashley Boddy featured in Tales of the Spiffing, an anthology of stories about 'Auld Blighty' created by 22 Aardman artists Photograph: Ashley Boddy

A sketch of artist Tony Hart's Plasticine sidekick Morph, who first appeared in 1977, by creator and Aardman co-owner Peter Lord Photograph: Peter Lord

Aardman's wild and woolly farmyard hero Shaun the Sheep, illustrated by animation director Richard Starzak (aka Golly) Photograph: Richard Starzak

An original cel from the 1970s classic The Pink Panther Show, signed by animation director Arthur Leonardi Photograph: Arthur Leonardi

Familiar favourites are joined in the auction by new characters – including Pirate with Gout from Aardman's new animated feature film Pirates: In an Adventure with Scientists Photograph: Jonny Duddle

Forest spirit Aisling appears with the cat spirit Pangur Ban in a drawing based on the Oscar-nominated film The Secret of Kells (2009) Photograph: Tomm Moore

Mirror, mirror: a digital print from the animated black comedy Mary and Max (2009) Photograph: Adam Elliot

This hardback copy of To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios is signed by Buzz Lightyear – and carries a doodle of Buzz drawn and signed by John Lasseter, chief creative office of Pixar Photograph: John Lasseter

This copy of Father Ted: The Complete Scripts by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews is signed by Graham Linehan – with the inscription 'Feck, Arse, Girls' Photograph: Graham Linehan

Aardman story artist David Vinicombe donated this original biro and pen sketch of a seagull stealing a packet of chips, drawn specially for the auction Photograph: David Vinicombe

Steve Box, who wrote and directed Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, contributed this drawing in which Wallace, Gromit and the Were-Rabbit are joined by Lady Tottington, Victor Quartermaine, Philip the dog, PC Mac, the Vicar, Mrs Mulch and Mr Growbags Photograph: Steve Box