The contents of the home where Michael Jackson lived with his three children just before his death have sold for nearly $1 million at auction.
Darren Julien,
president of Julien's Auctions, was unable to provide a more specific
figure as he continued to tally the totals Saturday after the daylong
auction, which brought in nearly triple the company's pre-auction
estimate of $200,000 to $400,000.
Among the highlights: A kitchen
chalkboard where Jackson's children wrote "I love daddy," which sold
for $5,000, and an armoire upon which Jackson wrote a message to
himself on the mirror that fetched $25,750.The auction also included furniture, artwork and other items from the rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive, where Jackson lived as he prepared for a series of comeback concerts in London before his death in June, 2009.
The headboard from the bed where Jackson died at age 50 was removed from the auction at the family's request, but the rug that was beneath the bed sold for $15,360. The estimate had been $400 to $600.
Julien's Auctions re-created the mansion inside its Beverly Hills showroom and invited fans to fill the space where the bed would have been with a tribute to the late King of Pop. Julien promised to deliver all of the tribute items to Jackson's children and family matriarch Katherine Jackson.
"Michael Jackson has
the greatest fans in the world. I can see why he lived for them,"
Julien said. "They came out every day this week to bring gifts. It's
unlike anything we've ever seen as it relates to a celebrity and their
fans."
Julien's Auctions has conducted auctions for dozens of celebrities, including Cher, Barbra Streisand, William Shatner and Slash.
Jackson
commissioned the company to sell the contents of his Neverland Ranch
before the auction was called off in early 2009. Julien's also sold
Jackson's famous "Thriller" jacket for $1.8 million earlier this year.
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