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Items from Taylor Swift, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus set for auction

Published Feb 15, 2024 01:01 pm

At A Glance

  • Taylor Swift's 2014 Glamour magazine cover photoshoot props, Madonna's "Material Girl" MTV and "Evita" dresses, and more than 100 exclusive items offered from Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Freddie Mercury, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Bill Wyman as well as The Rolling Stones and Nirvana among others <br> 

Julien’s Auctions presents Music Icons, a  collection of over 100 items with a spotlight on the women who rock from Country Music royalty to the best-selling pop divas. 

It will take place on Feb. 27 live and online at Julien’s Auctions. 

Among the items set for auction are Taylor Swift’s 2014 Glamour magazine cover photoshoot props, Madonna’s “Material Girl” MTV and “Evita” dresses, and more than 100 exclusive items offered from Miley  Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Freddie Mercury, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Bill Wyman, The Rolling Stones and Nirvana. 

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Different items are up for auction (Photos from Julien's Auctions, Instagram)

Taylor Swift’s 2014 Glamour magazine cover photoshoot props   

Fans of Swift will instantly recognize the pieces that were used in the  12-time  Grammy award-winning pop culture phenomenon’s 2014  Glamour magazine cover boho-inspired photo shoot where Swift sports a 70s-style fringe among a curated selection of vintage-style props, which are also seen in Glamour’s behind the scenes video shoot and now go under  hammer at Julien’s Auctions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGSe3PDEi7w   

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Taylor Swift's props (Photos from Julien's Auctions, Instagram) 

- 1991 Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite guitar in translucent cerulean blue finish with weight relieved Mahogany and chromyte body, maple top, original uncovered Gibson Humbucker pickups and original hard case (Estimate: US$8,000-$12,000) 

- A Circa 1979 Music Man 112 RD 50 amplifier that features a corduroy tolex finish with a rubber handle amplifier (Estimate: US$1,000-$2,000) 

- A wooden tambourine with a carved marking that reads "MFB" (Estimate: US$800- $1,200) 

- A Polaroid SX-70 Land camera, Model 2 with an attached black shoulder strap (Estimate: US$400 - $600) 

- A group of five bohemian-style throw pillows in a variety of boho-inspired prints and fabrics (Estimate: US$800-$1,200) 

- A vintage-style steamer trunk featuring a hand-painted water lily design (Estimate: US$1,000-$ 2,000). 

Madonna  

Madonna | "Material girl" music video-worn robe with photo

Madonna is back making headlines worldwide for her wildly successful The Celebration Tour. Julien’s is celebrating The Queen of Pop’s groundbreaking five-decade career with a costume worn in one of her most iconic music videos: a burgundy The May Company silk robe with black and gold vertical stripes and belt worn by Madonna in her 1984 “Material Girl” music video (Estimate: US$10,000-$20,000).

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Madonna's robe (Photos from Julien's Auctions)

Lady Gaga

A RVDK blue coat dress worn by Lady Gaga while performing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" onstage with Elton John during an outdoor concert in the parking lot of Tower Records in West Hollywood, California, on February 27, 2016 will be offered, together with a framed sketch of Lady Gaga wearing the coat dress signed by Ronald van der Kemp with handwritten styling notes (Estimate: US$7,000- $9,000).

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A RVDK blue coat dress worn by Lady Gaga (Photos from Julien's Auctions)

Miley Cyrus 

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(Left) Miley Cyrus's silk dress (estimate US$100-200) and Hannah Montana halter top and wardrobe test photo (Estimate US$100-200) (Photos from Julien's Auctions)

The Beatles

A Spalding baseball signed by all four of The Beatles – George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles signed the baseball for stadium employee Mike Murphy, who was the Giants’ clubhouse assistant manager in 1966 when The Fab Four performed their final concert in the United States at Candlestick Park (the former home of the Giants) in San Francisco, California on August 29, 1966 (Estimate: US$50,000-$70,000).

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 (Photo from Julien's Auctions)

Freddie Mercury of Queen

Two sheets of music lyrics handwritten by Freddie Mercury of Queen (photo right). The lyrics, from an unpublished song, read in part, “It’s a world of give and take / a calculated risk reason / Love inside a prison / Destiny at stake / Trapped by your own admission … When you ’an't handle the strain / The tug of war of being in love / The challenge and the pace human r”ce" (Estimate: US$20,000-$30,000).

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 (Photo from Julien's Auctions)

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson’s 1996 BRIT Awards worn jacket custom made by his long-time court of designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. The King of Pop wore this black rip-stop nylon long-sleeve jacket fit for his royal highness with a white reflective plastic collar, epaulets and decorative piping as he accepted the "Artist of a Generation" Award presented by Bob Geldof at the BRIT Awards held in London, England on February 19, 1996 (Estimate: US$40,000 – $60,000).

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 (Photo from Julien's Auctions)

“This February, Julien’s is celebrating the power of music by the most iconic artists the world has ever known with front and center iconic items from the fiercest female rockers from Dolly Parton to Taylor Swift to Amy Winehouse and Madonna,” said Martin Nolan, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Julien’s Auctions. “We are also proud to announce that a selection of Gibson guitars signed by Lana Del Rey, Willie Nelson, Noel Gallagher and other artists will be a part of our fundraising efforts in our long-standing partnership with Gibson Gives whose proceeds will go toward their music education program with FirstBank Amphitheater.”

JULIEN'S AUCTIONS LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION

MUSIC ICONS, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024

Julien’s Studios

13007 S. Western Avenue, Gardena, California 90249

10 a.m. Pacific Time

REGISTERING TO BID Registration is required to bid in this online auction and can be done in person at the exhibition, or online before the sale at the JuliensAuctions.com

For inquiries, please email [email protected].

PLACING BIDS There are three ways to bid in Live Auctions:

1. Bid with Julien's Auctions online. You can either place a bid at the next increment, or leave a maximum bid which will be executed against other competitive bids.

2. Bid over the telephone through an auction house representative.

3. Bid in person in the room at our auction events

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