The previous owners of the jacket were the designers themselves, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. He even had it inscribed to them with the words, “Love Michael Jackson”. The name of the buyer hasn’t been released, but plenty other auction goers got lucky that day. CNN says:

The signature fedora Jackson wore during his Bad Tour was sold for $16,250, a handwritten note to friend Elizabeth Taylor went for $5,625 and a signed pillowcase fetched $3,584. And a bidder paid out $330,000 — more than 10 times what Julien’s had expected to get — for one of the famous, shiny, crystal-covered gloves that Jackson wore during the 1980s.

 

That’s right, the one and only Thriller jacket is up for auction. Actually, it’s one of two that he wore in the video, but who’s counting?Anyhow, it’s expected to fetch between $200,000 and $400,000, but my guess is that some fanatic music fan out there is willing to pay even more. And they can do so in good conscience, since a percentage of the proceeds are going to the Shambhala Preserve where two of the late Mr. Jackson’s Bengal tigers are currently living. The auction will take place June 25th and 26th in Beverly Hills.

Why all the excitement over this large format landscape? Critics say it encapsulates the spirit of the town gathered for an afternoon of sport in Lowry’s own indelibly unique way. The subdued color palette shows an extensive view of Manchester, in which the center of activity is the match. The tiny “matchstick” figures huddled together en masse give the audience a sense of the camaraderie. Lowry’s point of view is inimitable and expertly rendered. Let’s see how much this sale drives up the value of his other paintings!

Hard, but not impossible. This remarkable still life, entitled “Still Life With Two Sacks And A Bottle” has recently gone up for auction at Rau Antiques. I am personally fascinated by it. Any fan of Van Gogh will recognize both his signature style and also the fact that this painting is unusual within that style. It has less obvious brush strokes than much of his work. Some might consider the piece less painterly than his more famous works, but the distinctive quality of his artistry shines through, nonetheless.

Luckily for his victims, Mr. Brown has quite an admirable car collection. The 17 cars up for sale at Manheim Auctions include a Maybach, a Maserati, a Laborghini, several Rolls-Royces, a Jaguar, a GMC truck, and then some. In other words, Mr. Brown was an “I’ll take one of each” kind of guy until his arrest. There are no official estimates on how much the auction is supposed to fetch, but if the world is fair, it will go a long way towards paying back the poor saps that invested in this fool.

Mohamed al Fayed, the former owner of Harrod’s, London has something of an infamous car collection. It seems however, that Mr. al Fayed is liquidating his collection after selling Harrod’s last year to Qatar’s royal family for $2.2 billion. Maybe this is his version of a New Year’s makeover? Out with the old, in with the new? Maybe it’s just out with the old, but in any case, his loss could be your gain as the he rolls out his collection of Ferraris and Rolls-Royces.

All in all, al Fayed is putting ten cars up for sale, some expected to sell for more than $220,000 each. One of the most coveted cars on the chopping block is a 1965 Ferrari formerly owned by John Lennon (not to mention Dodi Fayed). A 1963 Rolls Phantom limo that used to belong to Prince Edward is expected to fetch around $240,000. One thing’s for sure, this is not your average used car sales lot, and you can bet that no high-pressure sales are going to be necessary.

This amazing piece went up for bid after Hopper’s death at the age of 74 last year. Christie’s expected the piece to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000, but they drastically underestimated its cult value. The piece sold yesterday for $302,500, along with numerous other paintings from Hopper’s collection. The sale garnered over $10 million for his estate.

A mining geologist, Fred Holabird, took possession of the nugget in 2010. He contends that the nugget was extremely difficult to find, as it was buried in a an ancient riverbed, and took a large amount of heavy machinery to extract it. But extract it they did, and it is now making the rounds of the coin show market until it gets to the auction block. Here’s a chance to own your own not-so-little piece of American history. Although, to be truthful, I’m not really sure what you’d do with it.

There are only eleven copies of this edition of the song able to be located presently. All of them are owned by museums, universities, or music preservation foundations. If this copy sells to a private owner, it will become the only privately owned copy of the music. It is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000 this week.

The owners of the music, two retired antiques dealers from Pennsylvania, bought the music at a small auction for $50. They were thrilled to discover the rarity of the item. They will, no doubt, be even more thrilled when a hefty check arrives.

Heritage, the third biggest auction house behind Christie’s and Sotheby’s, offers live online bidding, which makes it convenient to purchase heirloom luxury items from the privacy of your own home. This particular auction offers a plethora of opulent objects, including several other Hermes bags, and several stunning pieces of David Webb jewelry.