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Ernest Hemingway's African Safari Rifle Up for Auction

Filed under: Auctions, Sports, Men's Style, The Classicist

A remarkable double-barreled elephant gun made by London's Westley Richards in 1913 that belonged to Ernest Hemingway and was used by the famed author on safari in Africa is being offered for auction on March 14. The impressive .577-caliber Nitro Express, the starring lot at James D. Julia Auctioneers' Important Firearms sale in Fairfield, Maine, comes with the original case and accessories and is expected to fetch between $150,000 – $200,000. The 16-pound rifle, engraved with rhinos and tigers and designed to bag the biggest game, has its own chapter in the new book Hemingway's Guns: The Sporting Arms of Ernest Hemingway.

Gallery: Ernest Hemingway's Safari Gun

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Michael Jackson's Glove Sells For $160,000 At Music Icons Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

A few months after Michael Jackson's death one of his gloves sold for over $70,000. As AOL News reports, on the first anniversary of Michael Jackson's death one of the crystal-encrusted gloves the King of Pop wore during the1984 "Victory Tour" sold for $160,000 at the Julien's Auctions at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that the winning bid came from $160,000 bid from Wanda Kelley of Los Angeles, a dedicated fan. She also bought many Jackson gold records.

Overall the auction brought in over $1 million. The Music Icons auction is part of a three-day, 1,600-lot auction that features items belonging to Anna Nicole Smith, Cher, Brad Pitt, Ronald Reagan and Frank Sinatra. The well-timed Jackson memorabilia mostly outpaced estimates with pieces of his clothing, an MTV music video awards, handwritten lyrics and more all sold above estimate. A signed fedora sold for $45,000 and a corduroy shirt for $23,000, the jacket he wore during his wedding to Debbie Rowe sold for $60,000 and the T-shirt he wore in his "Beat It" video sold for $36,000.

Other high-priced items in the sale included one of Madonna's stage bras which went for $10,000, Tupac Shakur's Hummer which went for $26,000 and Prince's handwritten "Purple Rain" lyrics which sold for $55,000.

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First Jackson Auction Drop in the Bucket, But Higher Than Expected

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions, Celebrity Shopping

In what is likely to be the first of several auctions, Michael Jackson's estimated $500 million debt was chipped away by $205,000. This is far ahead of the initial estimates of $10,000 to $12,000, showing signs of life in at least one corner of the auction market today.

The auction was not a knee-jerk reaction to the entertainer's death, as it had been scheduled prior to his demise. Items brought under the gavel include a sheer, long-sleeve shirt from the 1984 "Victory" tour. Clearly, the unexpected death pushed prices higher. The shirt went for $52,500, much more than the $1,000 to $1,500 anticipated, and a handwritten letter was purchased for $12,500 – up substantially from the $200 to $300 estimate.

Also on the block were a painting of Mickey Mouse conducting with Pluto singing (acrylic on cardboard) – signed ... twice ... by Michael Jackson. The first painting was in black paint, and the second was in white paint, over the original signature. It sold for $25,000, well above the $1,000 to $1,500 target.

[Photo via Julien's Auctions]

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Career Gear Puts Celeb Ties Up For Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Auctions, Charity

Sometimes it's the simple things that can make all the difference in someone's life. Career Gear offers disconnected and underserved men business attire and career counseling to help them get new jobs and new starts on life. The Career Gear philosophy is that getting a good job helps men become better fathers and leaders in their community. Career Gear's 10th Anniversary "Capital Persuit" Awards Dinner takes place next month on June 15 at the Edison Ballroom, New York City. This year the event honors, among others, New York Rangers hockey player and fashion aficionado Sean Avery who is donating a full suit to the Career Gear online auction in conjunction with the event. The auction also includes a series of signed ties from celebrities including Eric Bana, Patrick Dempsey, Jimmy Kimmel and Kevin Spacey. The auction begins on June 5 and ends June 14. Tickets to the awards event start at $300.

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Joe DiMaggio Watch Up for Auction

by Annie Scott (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Auctions

Joe DiMaggio's very own watch is up for auction this holiday season; not just the same kind of watch he used to wear, but the very watch.

It is a Wittnauer (Longines) Electro-Chron, which was the first watch in the world to require a battery, and the last to come before quartz technology. It comes with a tuning fork.

The watch is engraved on the back with:

Old Timers' Day
7-28-62
Joe DiMaggio

The Electro-Chron also happens to be a deal; It recently sold at Christie's for $13,750 and is now available here at Antiquorum for an estimated $10,000 - $12,000.

[via Hodinkee]

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Pamela Anderson Auctions Off Her Viper At Julien's Summer Entertainment Sale

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Charity

Pamela Anderson has been associating herself with the animal rights group PETA for years (15 years, to be exact) and she's continuing that trend with her latest effort to support the charity: auctioning off her 2000 Dodge Viper RT/10 Roadster and donating the proceeds.

The car will go up on the block as part of Julien's Auctions' Summer Entertainment Sale of Hollywood Memorabilia. The auction runs June 21 & 22 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and the car is expected to sell for somewhere between $30,000-$50,000.

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John Lennon's Hair To Be Auctioned

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If you are a Beatles fan or perhaps just a collector of odd things, Betty Glasgow has something that might interest you. When Glasgow worked as a stylist on the Beatles' movies Hard Day's Night and Help, she was in charge of keeping the Liverpool lad's hair neat and trimmed. After one such trim, John Lennon gifted her with a lock of his hair along with a note that read: "To Betty, lots of love and hair from John Lennon xx." That lock of hair became part of the Betty Glasgow Collection of Beatles and Film Memorabilia, which will soon be up for auction. The sale is scheduled for December 12 at Gorringes in Worthington, where the lock is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000.

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Kentucky Derby Hat Auction

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Filed under: Apparel, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping

For the past three years, Grey Goose Vodka has teamed up with Eric Javits to create one-of-a-kind hats for the Kentucky Derby. Last year, Petra Nemcova was chosen to model a silvery white portrait hat that was auctioned on eBay, raising over $800 for the Barnstable-Brown Foundation. This year's creation was modeled by actress Zoe Saldana at the 133rd Kentucky Derby. The hat is a lightweight nylon, raffia and lurex in French blue with silver highlights. The unique chapeau was designed with a dramatic brim meant to symbolize the burst of energy of a grey goose taking flight. The hat, along with a custom designed hat box, is now up for auction at Clothes Off Our Back. Both the hat box and the chapeau are autographed by Javits and Saldana and together have a retail value of $1800. Proceeds from the auction will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to support pediatric cancer and disease as well as The Barnstable-Brown Foundation to support diabetic research. The auction ends May 15th and the last I checked, the bidding was up to $500.

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