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Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES · Apr 24, 2018


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BGUK_1214228_055

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Apr 24, 2018

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From set #1214228

Memorabilia from the personal life and career of Prince to under the hammer at auction · 64 assets in this set

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BGUK_1214228 - Memorabilia from the personal life and career of Prince to under the hammer at auction. Julien’s Auctions will pay tribute to one of the greatest music legends of all time with an exclusive presentation of the seven-time, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter’s personal collection of signature wardrobe, guitars, memorabilia and more items related to his iconography as part of their two day Music Icons auction taking place on May 18 in New York at the Hard Rock Cafe and online. Highlights of this auction include: a Schecter 'White Cloud' electric guitar commissioned by Prince in 2002 and styled as the same guitar first made known in the film Purple Rain designed by Dave Rusan and gifted to a Paisley Park employee (estimate: $10,000-$20,000); a custom electric blue ensemble worn on stage in a 1999 performance pay per view concert at Paisley Park with Lenny Kravitz (estimate: $40,000-$50,000); a custom two piece purple glitter outfit worn on the Jam of the Year and New Power Soul tour (1997-1998) before leaving it with his first wife, Mayte Garcia (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); Prince’s two piece Devoré costume worn in his role as Christopher Tracy in the film Under the Cherry Moon (estimate: $8,000-$10,000); a custom-made floor-length red tunic with high slits on each side with a pair of custom-made red satin booties with 'Andre #1' label and zips with Prince's signature love symbol (estimate: $10,000-$20,000); a black velvet sequined coat worn by Prince during his performance at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 2nd, 1999 (estimate: $10,000-$20,000). In total there are 158 Prince lots to bid on and fans can log on to https://www.julienslive.com to reigster to bid online. *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING TH

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Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES

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