The jacket sold for six times more than estimated
A leather jacket Olivia Newton-John wore in the 1978 musical Grease sold at auction for six times its $80,000 estimate this week. John’s “Sandy Olsson” black leather motorcycle jacket from the blockbuster musical film strutted to $476,000 during Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) A Week of Hollywood Legends.
The four-time Grammy Award-winning singer’s custom-painted Steinway turquoise baby grand piano and bench charted as the number two hit item at the auction coming in at $158,750, 13 times the estimate of $8,000. The entertainment icon’s other leather jackets were also top favorites including her emblazoned “Olivia” stage-worn rhinestone-stud motorcycle jacket worn during her Las Vegas residency and other tour dates sold for $76,200, 76 times its estimate of $1,000, her “Meet N’ Grease” event faux black leather motorcycle jacket sold for $12,700, a remarkable 32 times its estimate of $400, and two motorcycle-style leather jacket pieces from the famous Australian leather company Mars sold for $12,700, 25 times its estimate of $500. Pieces relating to her monster hit “Physical” scored such as her 1982 Physical Tour worn T-shirts, one with “Texas / Longhorns” on the front and “Newton-John” on the back went for $12,700. an astonishing 42 times its estimate of $300, and another with “LSU” on the front sold for $15,875, a stunning 60 times its estimate of $300, worn by the star as she would wear regional T-shirts while singing the song, as well as her RIAA platinum record award for “Physical” snagged $16,250, 16 times its estimate of $1,000. Another top highlight was Olivia’s 2000 California driver’s license which sold for $16,250, an incredible 27 times its estimate of $600.
A Week of Hollywood Legends’ Day Two shined with the brilliance and opulence offered in the white glove spectacular of “Unmistakably Mackie.” Bob Mackie’s historic collection of award-winning designs and illustrations for Cher, Carol Burnett, Diahann Carroll and next-gen style icons such as Pink and Miley Cyrus, whose shimmering Grammy performance vintage Mackie dress was purchased by the pop music diva herself before the sale with a portion of the proceeds going towards MusiCares, sold out to staggering results such as Cher’s 1977 “It Had to Be You” performance costume worn on The Sonny and Cher Show fetching $101,600, a 25 times its estimate of $4,000, her 1975 “Take Me Home Country Roads” performance ensemble worn on The Cher Show selling for $95,250 nearly 32 times its estimate of $3,000, and Macke’s design illustration of Carol Burnett’s famous “Norma Desmond” costume on The Carol Burnett Show that drew in $25,400, an incredible 25 times its estimate of $1,000.
Julien’s and TCM went over the rainbow in their Classic Hollywood showcase such as with a pair of “Dorothy” Ruby Slippers commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz that sold for an astounding $104,000, 20 times its original estimate of $5,000; Judy Garland’s iconic blue and white gingham pattern pinafore worn by the film’s star in a 1938 wardrobe test for her role as Dorothy which sold for $65,000; and a hardcover main cast signed 1903 The Wizard of Oz book selling for $44,450, four times its estimate of $10,000. British stage and screen royal couple Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, the legendary Baroness Olivier, Dame Joan Plowright were honored by the grand results of Olivier’s 1948 Venice Biennale Hamlet Golden Lion Award sold for $35,750 and BAFTA for $26,000 and Plowright’s Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Awards for her roles in 1992’s Stalin at $16,250 and 1992’s Enchanted April at $13,000. And Marilyn Monroe’s most legendary items and personal treasures sparkled including her 1960 Actor’s Studio notebook went for $26,000, 1962 armchair at $19,500, mascara at $6,500, and purple eye shadow at $6,500, and other film and TV items.
