Event Details

Coming off achieving the world record for the highest price ever paid ($700,000) for a Prince guitar in November, 2017, Julien’s will once again feature the property of this extraordinary recording artist.

Highlights include a Schecter “White Cloud” electric guitar commissioned by Prince in 2002 and styled as the same guitar first made known in the 1984 classic Purple Rain, designed by Dave Rusan and gifted to a Paisley Park employee (estimate: $20,000-$30,000); a custom electric blue ensemble won on stage in a 1999 performance at Paisley Park with Lenny Kravitz (estimate: $40,000-$50,000); Prince’s two piece Devoré costume worn in his role as Christopher Tracy in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon (estimate: $10,000-$20,000); a custom-made floor-length red tunic with high slits on each side, worn by Prince with a pair of custom-made red satin booties with "Andre #1" label and zips with Prince's signature love symbol (estimate: $20,000-$30,000 ); a black velvet sequined coat worn by Prince during his performance at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 2nd, 1999 (estimate: $10,000-$20,000); a gold and black print lace-up shirt with matching pants worn by Prince during his 1997 {Jam of the Year} tour, together with a pair of black heeled booties with love symbol zips, handmade by The City Cobbler (estimate: $20,000-$30,000 ); a red jumpsuit with Prince's love symbol in gold on the front, zips on the back (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); a long-sleeved lace-up collared blue shirt with matching pants stage worn by Prince with Jose Arellanes labels (estimate: $10,000-$20,000); a red long-sleeved ruffled shirt and pants ensemble with purple glitter, worn by Prince on his 1998 {New Power Soul} tour in Europe and on the cover of the promotional {Jam of the Year} photo book and poster (estimate: $20,000-$30,000); a purple long-sleeved shirt and pants ensemble designed by Jose Arellanes with glitter, stage worn by Prince during his 1997 {Jam of the Year} tour together with a pair of matching custom-made heeled booties with Prince's love symbol sign on the zipper, label reads "Andre #1" (estimate: $20,000-$30,000); a shirt with an abstract face design by Pablo Lobato on the front and black worn by Prince at his 3121 Purple Ticket Contest party on May 6, 2006 (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); Prince’s signed handwritten lyrics for the 1986 song “Miss Understood” (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); Prince’s signed handwritten letter in purple ink to his first wife, Mayte Garcia apologizing for director Lisa Bonet not picking Mayte to be in the music video “Walk Don’t Run” (estimate: $4,000-$6,000) as well as clothing designed by Versace and Prada, record awards, posters, tour schedules, jewelry, backstage passes, set lists and much more.

 

Join Julien’s as we celebrate Prince and the of the lives and careers of MUSIC ICONS 2018 on May 19, 2018 at The Hard Rock Café in New York City.