While Christie\u2019s and Sotheby\u2019s are known for their massive art auctions throughout the year, a different kind of auction experience is taking center stage this summer.<\/p>\n
Niche auctions have been sprouting up all over the country to bring unique and culturally significant items to the block. Everything is up for grabs! From the shoes Michael Jackson wore the first time he moonwalked to Prince\u2019s bible and the clothes he wore on stage, or a variety of historically important African American treasures from Guernsey\u2019s auction house in New York City, which we have the privilege of working with this year.<\/p>\n
Up first is the Heritage Auctions, who will place 27 personal items from the late singer Prince on the block on July 21st<\/sup> in Dallas, Texas. Featured items include Prince\u2019s silk suit, his Roberto Cavalli sunglasses, his travel bible and his black suede wedge shoes. The auction will also feature The Who\u2019s Pete Townsend Stratocaster guitar, Tom Petty\u2019s Gibson SG Cherry Electric guitar, and Glen Campbell\u2019s Dobro Californian Resonator guitar.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Guernsey\u2019s auction house is known for their more unusual treasures, having sold everything from the doors of the Chelsea Hotel where Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and Andy Warhol had stayed, to Jerry Garcia\u2019s famed guitar, Wolf, and a large collection of John F. Kennedy memorabilia. This time around, Guernsey\u2019s has turned its focus to the Civil Rights Movement and African American culture. The auction, which will feature over 700 items, includes everything from the famous house where Rosa Parks<\/strong> stayed after fleeing to Detroit, her handwritten thoughts on the day she first met Dr. Martin Luther King<\/strong> and Alex Haley<\/strong>\u2019s manuscript for the Malcolm X<\/strong> biography with the lost pages.<\/p>\n Music also plays an important role with items including The Jackson 5<\/strong>\u2019s first record professional recording contract, signed between their father, Joe Jackson<\/strong>, and Steeltown Records<\/strong> and a large collection of the Temptations\u2019<\/strong> original sheet music, as well as sheets for the\u00a0Isley\u00a0Brothers<\/strong> and Marvin Gaye<\/strong>. Complete with handwritten edits and notes, these are the scores for such songs as the Temptations\u2019 \u2018Ball of Confusion,\u2019 and \u2018Papa Was a Rolling Stone,\u2019 the\u00a0Isley\u00a0Brothers\u2019 \u2018It\u2019s Your Thing,\u2019 and Marvin Gaye\u2019s \u2018Mercy Mercy Me. Jazz\u2019s greatest piano players, Art Tatum<\/strong>\u2019s stunning Steinway Grand piano, and a vintage\u00a0Bulova\u00a0wrist watch inscribed to the pianist and given to him by none other than Frank Sinatra<\/strong> will also be available. The auction will take place on July 25th<\/sup> and 26th<\/sup> at the historic George F. Baker Mansion<\/strong> on the corner of Park Avenue and 93rd<\/sup> Street.<\/p>\n The auctions are primed to bring in big numbers and we can\u2019t wait to see the results!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ready, Set, Auction \u2013 How Niche Auctions Are Sweeping Up This Summer While Christie\u2019s and Sotheby\u2019s are known for their massive art auctions throughout […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1925],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-column-article"],"acf":{"full_width":false,"header_transparent":false,"header_white":false},"yoast_head":"\n