A rare drum kit from John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s first band, The Quarrymen, is running for between $400,000 and $600,000 with estimates at Julian’s auction. (Image credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany)
These items range in price from $100,000 and $400,000 each.
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The pink Marilyn Monroe-style dress worn by pop star Madonna in the 1984 “Material Girl” music video and the drum kit used by the prototype Beatles are just a few of the things going under the hammer at a musical memorabilia auction in California.
The Madonna lot, consisting of a pink satin dress with bustier top and oversized pink satin bow, satin opera gloves and rhinestone bracelet, is estimated to bring in between $100,000 and $200,000 when it goes under the hammer in May, according to the “music icon”. As part of “Auction at Julian’s Auctions.
“We have Madonna’s ‘Material Girl’ outfit that she wore in the 1985 ‘Material Girl’ video, where she was channeling Marilyn Monroe from the 1950s movie, which Marilyn did, ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ ‘,” said Darren Julian, founder and CEO of Julian’s Auctions.
“It is one of Madonna’s most historic and iconic pieces … Very few items that are this iconic of hers are in the public domain,” he said.
The costume was originally made for a 1980 television film about Monroe, but was rented from a movie prop company for use in Madonna’s “Material Girl” music video. The video was inspired by Monroe’s performance of “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend”.
A rare drum kit from John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s first band, The Quarrymen, is running for between $400,000 and $600,000 with estimates at Julian’s auction.
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