“Auction at Graceland” During 40th Anniversary Elvis Week Hits High Note with Strong Results from Bidders Worldwide
13 August 2017 - 4:02AM
Business Wire
Auction Brings in Over $1.6 Million
Rare, Stage Worn, Sleeveless Jumpsuit Brings
$250,000
Collectors from around the world raised their paddles to bid in
hopes of going home with a piece of Elvis history at the “Auction
at Graceland,” which took place at the new Guest House at
Graceland™ Theater during the 40th Anniversary Elvis Week
commemoration, with items selling for over $1.6 million.
The 40th Anniversary attracted a worldwide bidding contingent
who participated in the auction of rare and authentic Elvis
Presley™ artifacts and memorabilia. With an unprecedented 315 lots
available, it was the largest and most comprehensive auction to
date at Graceland®.
Fans, music collectors and pop culture enthusiasts from around
the world participated on site and online in the auction, with all
315 lots expertly authenticated by the staff of Graceland
Authenticated. All of the items in the auction were offered from
third-party collectors and none of the items included in the
auction came from the treasured Graceland Archives. The mansion and
all artifacts in the Graceland Archives continue to be owned by
Lisa Marie Presley and are not for sale. Graceland Authenticated
sets a new standard for pop culture authentication and appraisal to
ensure artifact accuracy and provide evaluations of privately-owned
collections.
Among the 315 items sold in the August 12 auction, notable items
include:
- Elvis Presley owned and stage-worn
sleeveless jumpsuit and jacket$250,000
- Elvis Presley owned and worn gold and
diamond ram’s head necklace$138,750
- Elvis Presley owned and worn gold and
diamond guitar ring with “EP” initials$112,500
- 1973 Elvis Presley stage-worn cape with
tiger skin pattern on the interior$83,750. The cape will be coming
home to Graceland to join the jumpsuit and belt.
- Elvis Presley TCB necklace$75,000
- Elvis Presley owned and worn red
“elephant corduroy” suit$62,500
- March 26, 1956, Elvis Presley signed
contract solidifying Colonel Parker as his exclusive
management$35,000
- Historic 1977 Elvis Presley signed
legal document giving Vernon Presley power of attorney, one of the
last legal documents Elvis signed$32,500
- Elvis Presley handwritten and initialed
note “When You’re Not In Love, You’re Not Alive – God Is Love.
E.P.”$27,500
- Scotty Moore’s personal 1999 Gibson
“ES-295 Scotty Moore” guitar – The first one made, presented to
Scotty by Gibson$25,000
For a complete list of all items and final sale prices visit
http://auction.graceland.com/catalog.aspx.
All of the prices realized include a 25% buyer's premium. The
next Elvis Auction at Graceland will take place on January 6, 2018
during the three day Elvis Birthday Celebration January 5-8, 2018
followed by another auction during the 41st Anniversary Elvis Week
August 11-18, 2018. To have an artifact considered for inclusion in
future Graceland Auctions, please email consignments@graceland.com.
For more information about how to submit items for authentication
by Graceland Authenticated, please visit
www.gracelandauthenticated.com.
Photos of specific auction items are available by request to
david@thebeckwithcompany.com.
About Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley’s Graceland, in Memphis, is music’s most important
and beloved landmark, with hundreds of thousands of fans from
around the world visiting the historic home each year. Elvis
Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) manages the operations of Graceland
and its related properties, including Elvis Presley's Memphis,
Graceland's new entertainment and exhibition complex over 200,000
square feet in size; the AAA Four-Diamond Guest House at Graceland
450-room hotel; and the Graceland Archives, featuring thousands of
artifacts from Elvis’ home and career. EPE also produces and
licenses Elvis-themed live events, tours and attractions worldwide.
Graceland Holdings LLC, led by managing partner Joel Weinshanker,
is the majority owner of EPE. Auction A Circle and Graceland
Auctions TNGL#5967 is the entity that manages Auctions at
Graceland. In 2015, Graceland was named the world’s “Best Musical
Attraction” and “Best Historic Southern Attraction” in the USA
Today 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards and in 2013, voted the #1
“Iconic American Attraction” in the same poll. For more information
on EPE and Graceland, visit www.graceland.com.
About The Guest House at
Graceland
The Guest House at Graceland is the most significant enhancement
to Graceland since it opened to the public in 1982 and the largest
hotel project in Memphis in over 90 years. The AAA Four-Diamond
world-class resort, just steps away from Elvis Presley’s iconic
mansion, features 430 spacious guest rooms and 20 luxury suites,
two full-service restaurants, expansive meeting and special events
space for conventions, meetings, weddings and gatherings for 1350
people, a 464-seat theater for live performances and movies, an
expansive outdoor pool and a manicured lawn space with capabilities
for a 400-person tent for special outdoor events. Reservations for
The Guest House at Graceland may be made by calling 800-238-2000 or
901-443-3000, or online at www.GuestHouseGraceland.com.
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The Beckwith CompanyDavid Beckwith,
323-632-3377david@thebeckwithcompany.comorElvis Presley’s
GracelandMark Riddell, 901-344-3127mriddell@graceland.com