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Some 22 pieces of elaborate furniture custom-made for Michael Jackson, including a leather armchair embellished with crystals and gold leaf, will be auctioned off in June.
Julien’s Auctions says the furniture was ordered by the “Thriller” singer for a home near London he planned to rent during a series of 50 comeback concerts in England last year. Jackson died in Los Angeles on June 25 during the rehearsal period.
The collection, commissioned by Jackson from Italian luxury furniture maker Colombostile, includes a pair of red velvet armchairs embroidered with eagles, a leopard-print armchair trimmed with ostrich feathers and a red velvet-and-gilt sofa.
The furniture carries estimated auction prices ranging from US$16,500 to $150,000 per item.
Jackson’s personal doctor, Conrad Murray, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s death and is on bail awaiting trial in Los Angeles.
The auction will take place in Las Vegas on June 25 and will be preceded by exhibitions in Ireland and Las Vegas that recreate how Jackson’s London residence might have looked with the custom-designed furniture in it, say the organizers.
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The auction also will include dozens of other items from Jackson’s life and career, such as a signed jacket he wore for his hit “Beat It,” another of his signature white crystal gloves and paintings from his Neverland Ranch in California.