MJ house contents sell for nearly $1 million - Telegraph

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Michael Jackson house contents sell for nearly $1 million<br />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.<br /><br />Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auctions, was unable to provide a more specific figure as he continued to tally the totals on Saturday after the daylong auction, which brought in nearly triple the company's pre-auction estimate of $200,000 to $400,000.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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."<br /><br />Julien's Auctions has conducted auctions for dozens of celebrities, including Cher, Barbra Streisand, William Shatner and Slash.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/8964172/Michael-Jackson-house-contents-sell-for-nearly-1-million.html
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