Elvis Presley was a bit of a nut about custom sunglasses. In his Hollywood years he broke them a lot, and would get them repaired at the Optique Boutique. They’d give him a replacement and fix this particular pair he wore for 3 performances. He didn’t pick them up after the last repair job and they sold yesterday at Heritage for $22,500.Fans at Elvis’ shows in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, or Dayton in 1974 might recognize these iconic shades known as Elvis’ “Tiger Man” glasses. A cardboard, life-size cutout of Elvis made to stand in movie lobbies for “Love Me Tender” went for $20,000. They cal them “standees.” They’re rare because crazed fans destroyed most of them before they could be preserved. The auction of all things Presley was staged in Memphis.
Elvis’ Sunglasses Sell For $22,500
August 15, 2012
Bizarre Topless Photo of Jolie, $45,500
May 16, 2013A bizarre topless photo of Angelina Jolie called “Horseplay” sold at Christie’s London auction last night for $45,500. The “Wild Side of Photography” sale was scheduled well before Jolie’s double mastectomy announcement. Taken when she was 25, the photo also prominently displays a “Billy Bob” tattoo, referring to former husband Thornton who has since been removed from her shoulder and her life.
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Milton Berle’s Jokes Laugh To The Bank
May 8, 2013For $158,000 a bidder got Milton Berle’s library, including books and boxes of bound scripts and personal correspondence, but he didn’t get the comedian’s thousands of one-liners and jokes carefully catalogued over the decades. That file went for another $65,000 at Bonham’s Entertainment auction this week.
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“Woz” Signed Apple 1 Appears At German Auction
May 3, 2013There are only some fifty surviving examples of the handmade Apple 1, the first computer sold by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and they’ve been rapidly gaining in value. Last year one sold for $624,000 at Team Breker in Cologne.Later this month the German auction house will offer another, one of only six still in working order. As a bonus, this motherboard sports Wozniak’s signature as “Woz.” It’s expected to sell for $260,000-$400,000.
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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
