Furniture from Michael Jackson's last residence went under the hammer in Beverly Hills on Saturday. Many pieces are well known, due to crime scene photos shown in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor. The contents of 100 North Carolwood Drive, Jackson's last residence, were not owned by the pop singer, but their value may skyrocket due to the personal touches added by the pop icon and his children in the months before his death.
The contents of 100 North Carolwood Drive, Jackson's last residence, were not owned by the pop singer, but their value may skyrocket due to the personal touches added by the pop icon and his children in the months before his death. On sale is a Victorian revival style armoire from Jackson's master bedroom. On the mirror is a handwritten message: "Train, perfection March April Full out May."
On sale is a Victorian revival style armoire from Jackson's master bedroom. On the mirror is a handwritten message: "Train, perfection March April Full out May." A chalkboard left behind in Jackson's kitchen retains notes written by the singer's children. The note, attached to a 26-inch-tall ceramic rooster, reads "love Daddy/ I (heart) Daddy/ Smile it's for free."
A chalkboard left behind in Jackson's kitchen retains notes written by the singer's children. The note, attached to a 26-inch-tall ceramic rooster, reads "love Daddy/ I (heart) Daddy/ Smile it's for free." The auction house's recreation of the bedroom where Jackson died. The nightstand seen next to the death bed in coroner's photos, bearing numerous bottles of sedatives and other drugs, is for sale. The "French occasional table" is listed for between $300 and $500.
The auction house's recreation of the bedroom where Jackson died. The nightstand seen next to the death bed in coroner's photos, bearing numerous bottles of sedatives and other drugs, is for sale. The "French occasional table" is listed for between $300 and $500. The auction house backed away from selling the bed in which Jackson received the fatal dose of propofol after a personal request from the singer's mother, Katherine Jackson. A bed-sized memorial covered with love notes from Jackson fans has replaced the death bed.
The auction house backed away from selling the bed in which Jackson received the fatal dose of propofol after a personal request from the singer's mother, Katherine Jackson. A bed-sized memorial covered with love notes from Jackson fans has replaced the death bed. This figurine by Dimitri Chiparus entitled "Five Dancers" was expected to fetch between $1,500 - $2,500.
This figurine by Dimitri Chiparus entitled "Five Dancers" was expected to fetch between $1,500 - $2,500. This Christmas tree ornament, with a reference to Jackson's 1991 song "Heal the World", was on display at the Beverly Hills auction.
This Christmas tree ornament, with a reference to Jackson's 1991 song "Heal the World", was on display at the Beverly Hills auction. This set of Chippendale style chairs were expected to fetch between $800 - $1,200. The Regency style dining table was priced at $800 - $1,000.
This set of Chippendale style chairs were expected to fetch between $800 - $1,200. The Regency style dining table was priced at $800 - $1,000. This dresser included Victorian horn ink and desk set (center) and a pair of continental lidded horn vessels with silver mounted figural lids, both expected to bring in between $300 -$500. The Maitland-Smith Chippendale style partners desk upon which they items were situated was priced at $2,000 - $4,000.
This dresser included Victorian horn ink and desk set (center) and a pair of continental lidded horn vessels with silver mounted figural lids, both expected to bring in between $300 -$500. The Maitland-Smith Chippendale style partners desk upon which they items were situated was priced at $2,000 - $4,000. Another featured item was this federal style secretary desk with highly figured polished wood. It was expected to bring in between $800 - $1,200.
Another featured item was this federal style secretary desk with highly figured polished wood. It was expected to bring in between $800 - $1,200. 1
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Two paintings sell for thousands of dollars
- Auction is selling 524 items from rented mansion where pop icon died in 2009
- Some furnishings were shown in photos during trial of Jackson's doctor
- Jackson didn't own the furnishings, but his use of them should raise prices
Some of the furnishings were made infamous by crime scene photos shown in this year's trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, who was sentenced last month to four years in the Los Angeles County jail for involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.
Though the mansion is located in Los Angeles' Holmby Hills neighborhood, the auction was being held in Beverly Hills and was being carried live online.
Auctioneers were selling 524 items. Jackson did not own the beds, chairs, clocks, paintings, dishes and other objects, but their value was expected to skyrocket because of the personal touch added by the pop icon and his children in the months before he died on June 25, 2009.
Julien's Auctions has been careful not to call it a Michael Jackson auction out of legal and public relations concerns, instead marketing it by the mansion's now-famous address -- 100 North Carolwood Drive.
As of early Saturday afternoon, among the most expensive items sold were a $35,200 watercolor painting of floral still life by Maurice Utrillo and a $46,875 oil painting of fishing village by Adelsteen Normann.
The table where Jackson's sedatives sat and the rug on which paramedics tried to revive him are also among the items on the sale block.
Without the connection to Jackson, the entire property might bring $400,000, Nolan said. But with the connection, "the sky's the limit," Julien's Executive Director Martin Nolan said.
A chalkboard left behind in Jackson's kitchen may have cost a few hundred dollars, but what his children wrote on it makes it a very valuable object, Nolan said. The note, handwritten on the black board attached to a 26-inch-tall ceramic rooster, reads "love Daddy/ I (heart) Daddy/ Smile it's for free."
It sat in the kitchen where, according to testimony in the trial of Murray, Jackson would eat lunch each day with Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson. It was not known which child wrote the chalk note, but Nolan said his research suggested it was from Paris, who was 11 when her father died.
Another striking piece is a Victorian-revival-style armoire from Jackson's master bedroom. On the mirror, presumably where Jackson looked each day as he dressed, is a handwritten message of inspiration: "Train, perfection March April Full out May."
The wax-pencil note is significant, considering that Jackson was battling the calendar as he prepared for his "This Is It" concerts set to premiere in London in July 2009.
Murray's defense lawyers argued during the trial that the intense pressure on Jackson to rehearse for the 50 shows put him in a desperate fight for sleep, which led to Murray administering the surgical anesthetic propofol nearly every night in the last two months of his life.
Julien's Auctions backed away from selling the bed in which Jackson received the fatal dose of the propofol after a personal request from his mother, Katherine Jackson, Nolan said.
The auction house's re-creation of the bedroom where Jackson died -- euphemistically called "the medicine room" by the company -- features a bed-sized memorial covered with love notes from Jackson fans instead of the death bed.
The nightstand seen next to the death bed in coroner's photos, bearing numerous bottles of sedatives and other drugs, is for sale. The "French occasional table" is listed for between $300 and $500.
The room-size Oriental rug that covered the floor where Jackson was placed when paramedics tried to revive him is listed in the auction catalog for between $400 and $600.
The couch and chairs where Jackson likely sat with show producers worried about his health in the days before his death are for sale.
One chair in Jackson's bedroom has a stain which Nolan suggested was makeup spilled by the star as he sat in front of a mirror.
None of Jackson's relatives has expressed an interest in any of the items, Nolan said.
He pointed out that they had a chance to take whatever they wanted from the house in the months after his death.
The notes and posters brought to the auction house by Jackson fans and placed on the "medicine room" memorial will be sent to Jackson's mother and children, he said.
Jackson's relationship with Julien's turned sour in the last months of his life when he filed a lawsuit to stop the sale of furnishings from his Neverland ranch.
The singer sued the auction company, claiming he did not authorize the sale of items that were removed from Neverland after he sold the ranch. The suit was settled in April 2009 when Julien's canceled the auction and later returned the items to Jackson.
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