Items from Elvis Presley, Beach Boys and more hit auction block

The Manila Times

Items from Elvis Presley, Beach Boys and more hit auction block  Rare collectibles from the worlds of music and film, including gold rings owned by Elvis Presley and a letter written by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, will be up for auction this weekend. The 'Artifacts of Hollywood & Music' sale from Kruse GWS Auctions features nearly 400 lots, with items also from Prince, Aaliyah, and Abigail Folger, a coffee heiress who was a victim of the Manson murders. Among the top lots are several items that belonged to Presley, including a microphone from the performer's Las Vegas residency, a pill bottle marked March 1977, and two unique gold rings, which are estimated to sell for $35,000 to $60,000. Another highlight is a handwritten letter by Wilson to Beach Boys bandmate and cousin Mike Love, which Kruse said was expected to go for at least $10,000. The online auction will be livestreamed and take place on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.   REUTERS VIDEO   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #elvispresley #beachboys #auction #hollywood

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00:31This particular auction has some pretty powerful pieces as far as emotional connections for people

00:38Anything from Aaliyah to Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Abigail Folger

00:44You know, who unfortunately was known for being a victim of the Manson murders

00:48So we kind of notice that there is this element of tragedy and icons leaving us way too soon

00:55I wish the hip hop museum would buy them

01:01That's where they would all be great

01:11And what's really cool about this collection is there is a letter actually from Brian telling Mike

01:17Hey, get back to LA, we need you here to finish this album

01:20Which is so cool, I don't think the fans even know that this stuff exists

01:24There's also never before seen photos of all of the Beach Boys dating back from the 1960s and 70s

01:31Particularly those of Dennis Wilson

01:33You know, again, he's one that we lost way too soon

01:47The Brian Wilson letter, because again of its rarity

01:50And because of the fact that it's to his cousin, another Beach Boy

01:53You know, infamous Mike Love

01:55I would see that one going for $10,000 and up, absolutely

01:59And what they did was they actually got an envelope from Hotel Biblos

02:03And did a brief description on the background of the photo

02:07Which is really exceptional to have this kind of reference

02:23It's almost like something you need to do, like a mini, like a doc

02:35I think one of my favorites is the Ram ring with diamonds on it

02:40This was Elvis' ring that he gifted to one of his backup singers from How Great Thou Art

02:46It's a really exceptional piece here

02:54So we're going to try to highlight that in our auction description

02:59We actually are looking into even making so much charity work

03:04The reason she moved to Los Angeles

03:06I didn't realize at first that it was the coffee, I didn't put it together

03:09Yeah, older coffee fortune

03:11No, and I would love to talk about that, it's a great business

03:16I would expect these rings to go as high as $35,000 to $60,000

03:22There really is a range there, but you never know until auction day

03:26But we've sold so many Elvis Presley artifacts, based on my experience

03:30I would say that they would sell in that range

03:32But what's interesting about Elvis jewelry

03:35Still proving to be one of the most powerful asset classes on the face of the planet

03:40Because what we've seen happen over the past decade

03:43Is somebody will buy a piece for $25,000 or $50,000

03:46And then the next year it'll double in value

03:49Often Elvis jewelry outperforms the S&P 500, fun fact

04:10There's different types of real estate auctions

04:13There's ones without reserve, with reserve

04:16People don't understand what is interesting about it

04:19That's never really been talked about

04:24Would you describe it as a brooch, not a necklace?

04:27Yes

04:28One of the more unique lots in the auction

04:31The Manson murders are so widely known

04:34What a lot of people don't know is more about some of the other victims

04:37Abigail Folger was the heiress to the Folger coffee fortune

04:41And from a very well-to-do family

04:44She also wrote her name beautifully on the inside of the book

04:48I would say what makes it even more special

04:50Is the amount of personal annotations

04:52That doesn't matter what page you open this book to

04:56She had so many handwritten notes

04:59And it just truly shows how important it was to her

05:01So important her family actually has a Shakespearean museum

05:05That dates back to the 1930s

05:07This book was acquired in Los Angeles in the 1980s

05:10Has never been offered for auction

05:12And we expect to see this bring very big numbers on auction day

05:38I'm a little biased when it comes to Aaliyah

05:40Just her story, being a little girl from Brooklyn, New York

05:43And becoming such an icon so early on

05:47And accomplishing so much

05:49What's really nice about these photos

05:51Is this was her last photo shoot

05:53And it was shot by the famous and iconic John Mannion

05:56He has photographed Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G.

06:00Some of the most iconic moments in hip-hop and R&B

06:03He's captured just through his perspective and artistry

06:072001 Photos Originale

06:09Original Photos, translated

06:11It does have the address blacked out

06:13One of my other favorite things is

06:15There's certain photos, as a huge fan, I've never even seen before

06:19And as you can see, on the back, there is a note

06:23Just exhale

06:25So, really, really complete collection here

06:28And the inspirational notes from the photographer

06:31Or whoever this person was

06:34That was trying to develop the inspirational pieces

06:37From his ensemble

06:39Super Bowl, 1993

06:41Houston, Texas, it was at the Summit

07:03Thank you for watching!

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