Stage-worn Elvis jumpsuit gets top billing at GWS Sept. 4 auction

Elvis Presley stage-worn Eyelet jumpsuit and cape, designed by Bill Belew, est. $1.5 million-$2 million
Elvis Presley stage-worn Eyelet jumpsuit, designed by Bill Belew, est. $1.5 million-$2 million

LOS ANGELES – GWS Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house specializing in entertainment memorabilia, royal artifacts and fine jewelry has announced an unprecedented offering for auction of iconic Elvis Presley memorabilia to be included in the Artifacts of Hollywood and Music auction to take place September 4 beginning at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Elton John’s Steinway piano captures $915K at Heritage

Elton John’s touring Steinway & Sons piano, which sold for $915,000
Elton John’s touring Steinway & Sons piano, which sold for $915,000
Elton John’s touring Steinway & Sons piano, which sold for $915,000

DALLAS  – It was the auction that made headlines throughout the weekend, as Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay announced Saturday it was he who purchased Elton John’s touring Steinway during the second day of Heritage Auctions’ July 16-18 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia event. “Just added to the collection,” he tweeted of the $915,000 purchase, which traveled with Elton John from the mid-1970s until the ’90s.

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Marilyn Monroe-signed 1962 JFK birthday celebration program sells for $29K

Original program for President Kennedy’s 1962 birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, signed by Marilyn Monroe and other attendees, which sold for $29,232
Original program for President Kennedy’s 1962 birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, signed by Marilyn Monroe and other attendees, which sold for $29,232

BOSTON – An original program for President John F. Kennedy’s famous birthday celebration held at Madison Square Garden sold for $29,232 on June 16, according to RR Auction.

The two-page program for the May 19, 1962 event, titled Happy Birthday, Mr. President, was signed on the cover by Marilyn Monroe along with a dozen other autographs from celebrities in attendance.

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Stephenson’s gathers estate treasures for April 9 Spring Decorative Arts Auction

Arthur Meltzer (Pennsylvania, 1893-1983), portrait of ‘Davis [Meltzer] at 14 Years of Age,’ 1943, oil-on-canvas, SLR, 35 x 32in (sight). Provenance: Estate of Davis Meltzer. Estimate: $1,500-$3,000
 SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – This year’s edition of Stephenson’s popular Spring Decorative Arts Auction will be held on Friday, April 9, with absentee and Internet live bidding available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers. The 451-lot sale features both fine and decorative art, Tiffany and other American silver, an outstanding selection of jewelry, more than 120 lots of furniture, including coveted Midcentury Modern productions; and many other treasures for collectors to discover. The great majority of items set to cross the auction block were sourced from Philadelphia and other Mid-Atlantic estates and collections.

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