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Drama again!! MJ's Neverland items will be sold by Richard Lapointe in China!

I saw this in your link, the deadline seems to be Sept. 15, so maybe its over:

Canadian collector Richard LaPointe is announcing his interest in selling his impressive collection of art objects from Michael Jackson’s estate estimated at USD 20 Million. The collection includes 71 fine decorative art pieces, garden statuary, and Disney collectibles which decorated the premises of the King of Pop’s Neverland Ranch prior to 2009.

The collection gives unique insights into the life of the late singer whose Neverland Ranch glorified childhood through an exquisite mix of royal panache and childish style. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for someone to possess a piece of Michael Jackson’s legacy, says Mr. LaPointe, and a great investment opportunity as each piece in the collection also come along with the right to exhibit it using Michael Jackson’s name.”

The acquisition of the 71 items is the result of a long legal battle between Richard LaPointe and MJJ Production who manages Michael Jackson’s estate when the items were pulled from public auction in 2009, two months before the death of the singer. At that time, Mr. LaPointe was the only bidder on over 80 of the 170 items bided on. With MJJ Productions now holding tightly onto the remaining items of the Neverland estate, they are unlikely to be sold anytime soon, giving Mr. LaPointe’s collection international historical significance.

To inquire about acquiring Michael Jackson’s fine decorative art collection, please contact Mr. Cedrick Pouliot at cedrick.pouliot@mail.mcgill.ca before September 15, 2011.
 
Just to refresh memories.

Collector Settles With Michael Jackson Estate Over Memorabilia Treasure Trove


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<!-- get socials 2 --><!--INFOLINKS_ON-->A legal spat over Michael Jackson's memorabilia has been settled following an 18-month fight.
Collector Richard LaPointe accused the Jackson estate of keeping a treasure trove of King of Pop knick-knacks from him when officials halted a scheduled Julien's Auctions sale two months before Jackson's death in 2009.
LaPointe, the world's biggest collector of Beatles memorabilia, claimed he had pre-bid on many of the items going under the hammer at what would have been the largest authorised sale of Jackson items - and he was the only bidder.
The settlement calls for the Jackson estate to sell 64 of the 80-plus items in dispute, according to LaPointe’s lawyer, Nicholas Hornberger.
The auction was cancelled after Jackson reached a financial settlement with bosses at Julien’s Auctions, who will now go to trial to fight LaPointe's allegations of intentional interference and breach of contract.
http://www.contactmusic.com/news/co...state-over-memorabilia-treasure-trove_1208533
 
Look at the first link.

China press conference will be held on Sept 26 and they invite MJ fans, what the ****
 
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As LastTear reminded, this guy got some of the items that he requested sold to him as a settlement with the Estate. When the settlement was reached, and we found out he was able to buy the 64 items, we wondered which they would be. Well, we have our answer.

My only question would be how the item count went from 64 to 71?
 
Good point ginvid, perhaps he has split some items into two or more lots.
 
Interesting that he has chosen to sell in China...clearly thinks this is where he will get the most money for them (surprised its not in Japan). I think a lot of these items were garden statues. Sad that he bought them for profit and not for sentiment.


This was the first mjjc thread.....
http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/t...tate-for-5-Million?highlight=richard+lapointe



......there was another when the case was settled.

http://www.mjjcommunity.com/forum/threads/109399-Lawsuit-about-cancelled-MJ-Auction-moves-forward

This was the' long' list of items Ivy posted from the earlier thread...it may include a small number of things not included in the settlement.

Does anyone know what the poem was on item 17...the marble slab?

I got the complaint document from the court. Here are the 82 items (the court document says 82 but then lists 78 items , perhaps they are counting the items listed as "pair" towards the 82 number) As you can see it's mainly statues from Neverland. I bolded the MJ related items so that you can follow more easily.

It's anyone's guess which 64 he got but perhaps the estate kept the MJ items and let him have the rest.

1. MJ Award Doll (For Bad sales in Switzerland)
2. MJ Bust (Gold painted plaster bust from Thriller era)
3. MJ Mannequin (wearing Bad outfit)
4. Walt Disney Sleeping Beauty Sericel (Silk screen print)
5. Minnie Mouse (plastic statue)
6. Plated Brass Cuirass ( a helmet from British Household Cavalry)
7. Marilyn Monroe Statue (fiberglass statue of her famous pose)
8. Bronze statue of an Native American woman nursing a baby (Lorenzo Ghiglieri 1931)
9. Kneeling angel statue
10. Parcel gift and bronze statue (Mercie 1812-1877)
11. Statue of a seated girl sewing
12. Statue of a lying boy contemplating with a pen and paper (Mark Hopkins)
13. 2 marble busts of Roman nobleman
14. Parcel gift and bronze statue (Mercie 1812-1877)
15. Cloudbuster Airlines print by Bob Byerler
16. Bronze statue of boy throwing baseball by David Ginzton
17. Marble slab - that has an original poem by MJ and Neverland emblem
18. Bronze statue of children in a tree
19. Friends in high places by Mark Hopkins ( statue of a girl watching 2 birds)
20. Painted metal bell
21. Bronze sculpture of 2 boys on a jungle gym
22. Brass garden font (4 winged features and garland swg)
23. Wood Neverland sign
24. Statue of a young girl balancing on a unseen object
25. Delights by Ramon Parmenter (statue of a girl eating ice cream and holding 3 balloons)
26. Cupid by Houdon
27. He loves me by Parmenter (statue of girl plucking dandelion petals)
28. Bronze figure of Joan of Arc in an attack by Darley 1903
29. Chinese checkers table on stand
30. Southeast Asian gilt metal model of a temple
31. marble statue of a Renaissance girl
32. Bronze figure of 4 children and a log walking across a log
33. Pair of 3 figures of dance (children dancing)
34. Bubles by Parmenter (statue of a girl blowing bubbles)
35. Bronze statue of a sailor at helm by Raphanel
36. Pair of 9 light candle holder
37. Bronze statue of cupid and psyche
38. Bronze statue of peasant boy
39. Bronze statue of crying child
40. Pinocchio model puppet
41. Large wooden ship model
42. MJ Batman figure (batman suit fitted over likeliness of MJ)
43. Resin statue of Captain Hook
44. Replica 1909 Datable Model B Roadster (side panels has MJJ monogrammed)
45. MJ NAACP award from 1972 for Male Vocal group of the year
46. 3 bronze statues of MJ by Jager
47. MJ Wax figure (lifesize wearing military jacket)
48. Bronze figure of 3 children on a bench
49. Reproduction of Horse and Sulky Weathervane
50. Statue of girl holding a stuffed animal by Muhlestein
51. Metal 7 light candelabra
52. Copper umbrella stand
53. pair of neoclassical figural tripod with decorative glass bowls
54. Bronze statue of Napoleon
55. Silver Cupid and 3 light candelabra
56. Bronze figure of boy with a dog
57. Statue of young boy playing soccer
58. Statue of boy throwing baseball
59. Bronze boy and girl statue
60. Statue of a baseball player
61. Statue of a girl in front of a wall
62. Statue of a boy playing hand chime
63. Statue of a boy playing percussion instrument
64. Statue of a boy dressed in military outfit
65. Statue of a boy playing 2 finger clappers
66. Statue of a boy playing accodian
67. Statue of a girl with chickens
68. Statue of cupid holding bow and arrow
69. Born to run by Ghiglieri
70. Bronze tiger
71. Statue of a woman in peasant dress
72. Bronze equestrian statue
73. Bronze statue of 4 children swimming
74. Bronze statue of children playing in a tree house
75. Angel holding 9 light candelabra
76. Bronze figure of a boy perched in a tree
77. Statue of musketeer
78. Bronze girl dressed a as a boy fishing Twitter : Ivy_MJJC
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I remember that story. It seemed he made a bid on it and when it was cancelled he was still interested in the pieces. Now that a settlement is reached, does this mean that once you bid on an item, the sale cannot be cancelled? Does anyone know?

It seemed he wanted these pieces to sell, more like a business venture. He got several pieces, so he expects to make a lot of money from it.

The list above^^ makes you think that if they ever decide to recreate the splendor of Neverland, they would have to buy a lot of objects, because Neverland has been stripped clean!!!! It seems the only things there is what is bolted down like the trees, rocks, and mud.
 
Those bronze statues of little kids that graced Neverland are the purest, most beautiful, soul-stirring depiction of childlike innocence, wonder and sweetness I've ever seen...this is breaking my already fractured heart so much :(

Michael was able to see 'this' kind innocence in children, he was able to preserve 'this' innocence in himself and was crucified for being 'this' innocence which the world painted as something vile and corrupt, and now that same childlike perspective of his (that finds representation in these magical statues) that was mocked, degraded and looked at with suspicion for decades is now being put up on show and glorified as a 'as a piece of his legacy'!

Please forgive this world Michael.
 
Ankita I like your observation. When he had them, something was wrong with him and the statues. Now that it can be sold for dollars, it is seen in a different light. This is our hypocrite world!!!!
 
This is the reason why I've ceased to care about the these auctions for people's personal stuff............

People kicked and spat at him when he was alive and now his possessions have become priceless............


Even if I had America's missing $14trillion, I still wouldn't buy that stuff...........It doesn't belong to anybody except Michael and his descendants!!!!
 
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This is the reason why I've ceased to care about the these auctions for people's personal stuff............

People kicked and spat at him when he was alive and now his possessions have become priceless............


Even if I had America's missing $14trillion, I still wouldn't buy that stuff...........It doesn't belong to anybody except Michael and his descendants!!!!
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Well-said. I'm just sick and tired of it all.
 
Much ado about nothing, imo. Estate sales/auctions are nothing new and those things didn't define Michael. It's just stuff, an illusion of what's truly important: humanity.
 
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