The most expensive glove was sold at auction
The most expensive glove sold at auction was Michael Jackson's white crystal glove. Jackson wore this glove when he first performed the famous moonwalk dance on the 1983 Motown 25 television special. The memorabilia auction was held on 21 November 2009 at the Julianne Auctions (USA) at Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, Manhattan. The initial bid of $ 10,000 immediately rose to $ 120,000 before rising to $ 350,000. Hoffman Ma, a Hong Kong businessman, auctioned off Michael Jackson's famous sequined glove for $ 350,000 on behalf of a holiday resort in Macau. He received a letter of authorization from Jackson's MJJ production company. The glove is now on display at the MJ Gallery in Ponte 16, Mecca, China.
Jackson once said of the gloves that appeared on television during Motown’s 25th anniversary show "Billie Jean" in 1983, “I felt one glove was cool. Wearing two seemed so ordinary. It became one of his costume hallmarks. He is a King of Pop and pop superstar died in the age of 50 in 2009.
At an auction in Texas, another white crystal studded glove of Michael Jackson sold in April 2020 for 85,000 ($ 104,189). An anonymous buyer from Texas also received a letter of authenticity with an envelope from Jackson's MJJ production company. The letter confirms that the glove was issued to UNICEF in 1998.
- The black jacket that Michael Jackson wore during the 1989 world tour sold for $ 225,000
- Jackson was somewhat of a collector. He bought “Gone with the Wind” Oscar statue at Sotheby’s auction for more than $1.5 million in 1999
- The most expensive baseball glove was the Lou Gehri glove, which sold for $ 287,500 in 2014
- Lou Gehrig was one of the most popular professional baseball players
- This glove was given to a child in 1939 by Lou Gehrig
- Lou Gehrig is Yankees first baseman
- Penny Marshall purchased Lou Gehrig glove, the first woman to direct a film that grossed over $ 100 million
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