The beloved White Knabe Grand Piano, as featured in the music room of Elvis Presley at Graceland from 1957 to 1969, is expected to fetch $1,000,000+ as the centerpiece of Heritage Auction Galleries’ Signature® Elvis Memorabilia Auction, Aug. 14, in Memphis, TN.
Doug Norwine, Director of Music & Entertainment Auctions at Heritage, said, “This elegant musical instrument, so well-loved and played by Elvis, is presented with wonderful provenance back to the 1930s.”
From Worldcollectorsnet.com:
Further highlights include, but are not limited to:
Elvis’ Opal Ring (Lowell Hays, 1970s): Quite possibly the most beautiful personal effect of Elvis offered in the auction. This stunning opal ring was one of Elvis’ favorites, sold to him by famed Memphis jeweler Lowell Hays in the 1970s. The impressive opal is approximately 24 x 20 mm and is surrounded by 34 full cut diamonds with a total weight of 1.45 carats. The ring is 14k gold, with the top an antique broach that’s been soldered to the shank. Estimate: $50,000+.
Elvis Presley’s Cherub Lamps from His Beverly Hills Home: This striking pair of lamps was imported from Italy by Elvis to add just the right touch to his bedroom suite in Beverly Hills, California. The lamps’ bases are gold-painted cherubs holding floral vines leading into four-bulb candelabras. Estimate: $35,000+.
Stay Away Joe – Special Location Radio Program LP (1967): All evidence indicates RCA needed only one copy of this LP — and made only one copy. That makes it the most sought-after, most valuable Elvis record on the planet. It was made for a one-time broadcast by only one radio station — KVIO, a Cottonwood, Arizona station that served the Sedona area (where Stay Away, Joe was filmed). Estimate: $30,000+.
Elvis Worn Belt with Photos and Rare Interview Acetate (circa 1956): Elvis must have loved this slim-style belt a lot, as he’s wearing it in a lot of photos. The belt appears to be a custom-made item, with no size or any other markings. Included are eight photo prints of Elvis, five prominently featuring the belt (two in color), plus a 1978 issue of Parade Magazine with vintage photos of Elvis (one wearing the belt), and a laminated page from the St. Petersburg Times for Sunday, September 16, 1956, with a photo of Carmelita DeGormar being presented with the belt as winner of a radio contest. Included with the belt is a 12? acetate recording featuring a five-plus minute interview with Elvis that was also presented to Miss DeGormar, as shown in the photo. Estimate: $20,000+.
Norwine also remarked, “Not to mention that it was an emotionally-charged prized possession of the King himself.”
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