Michael Jackson's iconic black moonwalk hat sells for over Rs 68 lakh
Michael Jackson's iconic black Fedora hat, famously worn during his debut of the moonwalk dance in 1983, was sold for 77,640 euros (approx. Rs 67,92,257) at an auction in Paris on Tuesday.
The black Fedora was presented for auction at the Hotel Drouot auction house and had initially been valued at an estimated price range of 60,000 to 100,000 euros.
This Fedora holds a special place in music history, as Michael Jackson, during the peak of his fame, electrified audiences when he first performed his iconic moonwalk while wearing the hat during "Billie Jean" at a televised Motown concert in 1983. It was at this very moment that he casually removed the Fedora, captivating the world.
The auction featured a curated selection of approximately 200 rock memorabilia items, with the top bid going to a guitar previously owned by the legendary bluesman T-Bone Walker, which sold for an impressive 129,400 euros.
The thriving market for music memorabilia has been making headlines lately. Lemon Auction, one of the co-organizers, made waves last year by auctioning off a guitar that had been famously smashed by Noel Gallagher on the night Oasis disbanded in Paris, following a heated altercation with his brother, Liam. The guitar fetched a staggering 385,500 euros.
More recently, a series of auctions featuring items associated with the iconic Freddie Mercury, including the very piano on which he composed the timeless masterpiece «Bohemian Rhapsody,» raked in a remarkable total of 46.5 million euros for Sotheby's. These auctions attracted bidders from an astounding 76 countries, underscoring the enduring allure of music memorabilia.
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