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Elvis Memorabilia Heads To Auction

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Had he survived, Elvis Presley would be celebrating his 75th birthday this year. The King lives again at Heritage Auctions' August 14th Elvis Auction at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. The auction is topped by the listing of Elvis Presley's White Knabe Grand Piano which is expected to bring in over $1 million. Other items up for bid include his original 1955 RCA Contract, a signed Graceland Purchase Agreement, personal address book, love letter, jumpsuit and handgun.

The piano is the same one we saw listed last year, it was used from 1957 to 1969 at Graceland (until Priscilla bought him a new gold-leaf-covered one). "This elegant musical instrument, so well-loved and played by Elvis, is presented with wonderful provenance back to the 1930s," said Doug Norwine, Director of Music & Entertainment Auctions at Heritage in a press release. The piano was also used in Memphis' Ellis Auditorium from the 1930s to 1957 and has also been played by other famous musicians including W.C. Handy, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Cab Calloway. Elvis bought the piano because of its significance and had it refinished in white.

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Unused Beatles Album Art Goes Up For Auction

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The painting shown above, a 1968 watercolor by American artist Jim Dine, has an interesting story. The work was originally commissioned by Capitol Records for a Beatles album which was never made because the Beatles left Capitol and formed the Apple Records label. The graphite and watercolor on vellum lot of five works depict individual toothbrushes labeled for each member of the band The pieces, which are expected to bring $25,000-35,000, have been in the private collection of former president of Capital Records, Sal Iannucci, and his wife Aileen.

These unique pieces are part of the Bonhams & Butterfields fall auction of Modern, Contemporary and Latin American Art on November 17, 2009 in Los Angeles. The over 200-lot sale will include pieces by Alexander Calder, Paul Cézanne, Pedro Coronel, Emil Filla, George Grosz, Armand Guillaumin, Henri Lebasque, Fernand Léger, Maximilien Luce, Diego Rivera, Frank Stella, Maurice Utrillo, Andy Warhol and Francisco Zúñiga, as well as a selection of contemporary Asian art. The auction catalogue's cover lot, Study for a Blue Nude, 2000 by Tom Wesselmann is expected to bring $50,000-70,000.

Gallery: Four Beatles, Four Toothbrushes

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Rock Memorabilia Auction To Benefit Children's Hospital

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Here's a rock memorabilia auction that will benefit a good cause. Rock Star Gallery, an Arizona music memorabilia museum, will auction off more than 200 lots of music memorabilia to benefit the Children’s Cancer Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The owner of the Rock Gallery, Michael Dunn is selling his collection to raise money for the hospital that saved his son from a rare form of soft tissue cancer. The auction includes autographed albums, such as the Double Fantasy album signed by John Lennon shown here, artworks by Ringo Starr and others, photographs and signed guitars from U2 and Bruce Springsteen. The auction will be conducted on April 1 and will have live online bidding. The Rock Star Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona is currently displaying the items that will be up for bid. You can browse the online catalog here.

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