{"id":4826,"date":"2011-06-07T23:43:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T23:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=4826"},"modified":"2011-06-07T23:43:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T23:43:11","slug":"press-release-this-is-it-wig-thriller-jacket-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/06\/press-release-this-is-it-wig-thriller-jacket-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: This Is It Wig &#038; Thriller Jacket Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.juliensauctions.com\/images\/auctions\/2011\/music-icons\/music-icons-catalog.jpg\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julien\u2019s Auctions, the world\u2019s premiere entertainment and celebrity auction house announces a two-day summer event representing the single most historic collection of music memorabilia ever to be offered to the public on Saturday, June 25, 2011 and Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Julien\u2019s Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant highlight of the sale is the Michael Jackson Red Thriller Jacket (estimate $200,000-$400,000). The iconic jacket was worn by the great Michael Jackson during the filming of the epic video Thriller which went on to become the top grossing single and the highest selling album of all time makes its debut on the auction block. <\/p>\n<p>This jacket was given by Michael Jackson to his longtime costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. Jackson brought this jacket to Tompkins and Bush to be used as reference for all of the subsequent concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many Michael Jackson items being offered are his stage worn fedora (estimate $2,000-4,000), a wig worn by Michael Jackson at his London press conference announcing the \u201cThis is it Tour,\u201d (estimate $4,000-6,000), a Michael Jackson original signed sketch (estimate $2,000\/-$3,000) and a Michael Jackson American Music awards glove (estimate $20,000-30,000).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliensauctions.com\/press\/2011\/music-icons.html\">CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE PRESS RELEASE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliensauctions.com\/press\/2011\/music-icons.html\">Juliens Auctions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julien\u2019s Auctions, the world\u2019s premiere entertainment and celebrity auction house announces a two-day summer event representing the single most historic collection of music memorabilia ever to be offered to the public on Saturday, June 25, 2011 and Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Julien\u2019s Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills. 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