Glove Sells For US$199,069

(21-12-2012) A black Swarovski-crystal-encrusted glove of Michael Jackson sold for $199,069 this week at an auction at the Nate D. Sanders auction house in Los Angeles. The autographs and memorabilia specialty seller said Michael wore this black glove — a departure from his more prominent white ones — at the 1984 American Music Awards, when he was honored for “Thriller,” still the best-selling album of all time.

The megastar had originally given the glove to a terminally ill boy during a visit arranged by a charity organization. It was accompanied by a book with three autographs and an inscription that reads “My original glove, love, MJ.” The auction house did not specify who the buyer was. Also sold at the auction were one of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” jackets, worn on the 1984 “Thriller” tour, which went for $84,422, and a drawing by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, which sold for $65,959.

In 2010, a beaded white glove worn by Michael Jackson sold for $192,000 in a Las Vegas auction on the first anniversary of his death.

Asked in 1999 by Barbara Walters why he wore only one glove, the megastar replied simply, “cooler than two,” according to the auction house.

Source: MJFC / New Straits Times / AFP