Elvis Presley's jewelry and clothing items sold at auction in the USA

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In the United States of America, an auction took place, during which items of clothing, jewelry, and other things that belonged to the famous performer Elvis Presley were sold. The organizers of the auction were the heirs of Elvis. The venue for the auction was the Graceland estate, which is located in Memphis, Tennessee.

The main lot of the entire auction was a shirt of the performer, sewn from red corduroy. The famous singer wore this piece of clothing in 1956 during a performance in his native Tupelo, Mississippi. Participants in the auction gave 37, 5 thousand dollars for it.

The organizers raised another 30 thousand dollars from the sale of a diamond ring. The performer often put on this jewelry when going on stage, and then presented it as a gift to his father.

Among the lots that turned out to be the most expensive at the auction is another Elvis ring, which he decided to present to the now deceased singer named John Sumner. It was sold for 22.5 thousand dollars. Bidders showed great interest in Elvis' ski jacket and in his "Love me dearly" poster. This film was released in 1956 and the main role was played by the musician himself. For each such lot, the participants in the auction gave more than 10 thousand dollars.

If the singer was still alive, then this week he celebrated his 84th birthday. It was for this event that they decided to time the auction, during which the sale of Elvis Presley's things to his heirs managed to gain an amount of 600 thousand dollars.

Elvis Presley is famous for being the first to invent and perform rock and roll compositions. During his life, he recorded 600 songs, starred in 33 films, sold a field of 500 million records with his compositions, and 26 discs went gold. Three times Presley became the owner of the Grammy awards and another special Grammy award was presented to him for lifetime achievement. The performer died early - he was only 42 years old. Recently, he has had major health problems. The official version of Elvis's death is called a heart attack, although many believe that the main reason for his early death was his addiction to drugs and tranquilizers.