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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on July 20, 2017 at 4:00pm

Minimum bids are SKY HIGH which does not make this a true auction in my opinion. I would guess many of the items will have zero bids. 

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 22, 2017 at 6:37am

Well, I think about half the items sold. Henry Aldrige doesn't publish its results on-line so here are the prices of the sold lots:

192 Peppermint pyjamas (worn months before death!) £6,000

201 Signed 74 Vegas contract £3,900

203 "EP" guitar pick £900

205 Elvis-annotated Hilton directory £3,000

206 First music agency contract signed £30,000

208 Elvis worn Vegas trousers £ 3,700

You have to add at least 25% to the bid prices for commission and fees.

For some reason an inscribed copy of The Omen with a high estimate (ca. £8,000) seems to have been withdrawn. 

Overall not a bad performance for an auction house that specialises in Titanic memorabilia and sells all manner of things at prices from £10 upwards.

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