More than 170 artifacts of the late King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis Presley, was auctioned last Thursday in Graceland, his former Memphis, Tennessee home.
Laura Pickettt, Managing Director of Graceland Auctions, which handles all auctions done there, described that online biddings were accepted several weeks before the live auction. She added that all items put on sale were from third party collectors and none came from Graceland itself.
Among the King's personal belongings that were auctioned were:
1. A diamond and gold pendant which Elvis gave to Sammy Davis, Jr. for the price of $32,000.
2. Elvis' personal handgun, manufactured in West Germany in 1974 for $96,000. It has an intricate nickel and the name "Elvis" engraved on the barrel and on one side of the wooden grip.
3. A racquetball shirt worn by him and went for $32,500.
4. An owl-shaped, 14-karat gold ring Presley gave to a fan after his concert in Lake Tahoe in May 1973 sold at $32,500.
5. A gold pinky ring with 15 diamonds which he gave to a member of the inner circle who worked for Elvis after he returned from his military service and continued to work with him until the early part of the 70s for $27,500.
6. A dark, charcoal suit Presley wore in 1962 in the MGM movie "It Happened at the World's Fair" for $25,000.
7. A shirt which the King pulled from his personal wardrobe and signed that was intended to be the grand prize in a 1973 Boy Scout raffle for $16,250.
8. A collection of his first five singles at $3,375.
9. An army sewing kit, with a black-and-white photograph that seems to depict a dress-uniform-clad Elvis sewing his daily Army fatigues at $2,750.
The auction was a part of the annual commemoration of the singer's death, known as "Elvis Week."
Originally, there were 174 items for auction, but 14 of them had to be pulled out for re-examination.
