Agence France-Presse
First Posted 08:39:00 06/28/2010
Filed Under: Entertainment (general), Celebrities, Music, Auctions
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER
LOS ANGELES—Michael Jackson fans took home nearly a million dollars' worth of the singer's memorabilia a year after his death, including a sequined glove that sold for $192,000, Julien's auction house said.
The glove studded with Swarovski crystals that Jackson wore during his 1984 Victory Tour was among several trademark items of the "King of Pop" that sold for more than 10 times their estimated value during the auction timed to coincide with the first anniversary of his death on Friday.
Over 200 pieces of Jackson memorabilia went under the hammer at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, including stagewear, posters, signed albums and awards, auction organizer Julien's said on its website.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal said a woman from Los Angeles took home the glove.
A T-shirt honoring Jackson's "Beat It" hit song went for $132,000, and two custom jackets scored more than $100,000. A signed fedora hat went for $56,250, while a pair of signed and worn loafers snatched $90,000.
Other items also smashed estimates, such as stage worn sunglasses that took $27,500, original "Moonwalk" drawings that went for $44,800 and handwritten lyrics for the hit song "Bad" that left the auction table for $30,720.
The sale also included items from other music icons, including an Elvis Presley shirt that sold for $61,200, a Johnny Cash guitar that took in $60,000 and a Jimi Hendrix Fender Stratocaster guitar that went for $180,000.
Jackson fans around the world marked the first anniversary of his death on Friday, participating in candlelight vigils, slumber parties, a jailhouse memorial dance and other celebrations in honor of the tragic superstar.
The eccentric genius died aged 50 from a drug overdose at a rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25 last year.
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