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Mar 18 2009

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Jackson Statuett
silver jacket
Orange, white and gold gloves
Peter Pan
Angel statuette
Costume shirt
White leather dancing shoe
Jeweled crown
Rocking horse
1 of 12
Pied Piper
The Jackson figurine is part of a larger sculpture. In it, Jackson sits on a fence atop a hill singing to an audience of adoring children.
Estimate: $4,000 to $6,000

Editors Note: The planned auction of items from Neverland Ranch was canceled on April 14 after Michael Jackson's representatives and the auction house handling the sale reached an agreement to return the items.

Just Bead It
Jackson sported this silver lamé jacket during the Jacksons’ 1984 Victory Tour. Lined with white silk, it is covered in Swarovski crystals and gold-seed-bead detailing. Too understated? Not to worry: It comes with a leather sash laden with gold, purple, and clear beads.
Estimate: $15,000 to $20,000

Out of Hand
A sampling of Jackson’s 12 gloves for sale. All right-handed, of course.
Estimates: $1,000 to $1,500 (orange or gold); $10,000 to $15,000 (white).

Never Want to Grow Up
A copyright 1911 Grosset & Dunlap edition of Peter Pan: The Story of Peter and Wendy, by J.M. Barrie.
Estimate: $50 to $100
Not for Sale
This 4-inch tumbling-angel statuette, part of Jackson’s private collection, is not included in the auction. Neither is producer David O. Selznick’s 1939 Best Picture Oscar for Gone With the Wind, which Jackson bought for $1.5 million in 1999. Some things are too precious to part with.
Sweat Equity
This sheer, white, rhinestone-encrusted costume shirt, with a rusty zipper and soiled collar, was worn by Jackson during the Jacksons’ 1981 Triumph Tour.
Estimate: $400 to $600
Moonwalking Shoe
Jackson also wore this white leather Capezio shoe (upper and sole pictured) during the Triumph Tour, along with a cotton, rhinestone-stitched bodysuit and matching pants, both of which are included in this lot.
Estimate: $300 to $500
The King of Pop's Crown
This jeweled crown, with its “white mink fur made to resemble ermine” and fake pearls and gems, is just one of many royalty-themed items on sale, from a ceremonial scepter to a full-length red-velvet cape embroidered on the inside with the words TO OUR FATHER, KING MICHAEL, FATHER'S DAY, JUNE 21, 1998, FROM YOUR LOVING CHILDREN, PRINCE MICHAEL, PRINCESS PARIS.
Estimate: $1,000 to $1,500
Welcome to the Fun House
Inside a Julien's Auctions warehouse: The sign that adorned Jackson's amusement park straddles a rocking horse from Jackson's extensive collection.

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