A glove made for Michael Jackson’s Suit of Lights is expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars in an auction of his possessions in October Profiles in History auctioneer Joseph Maddalena said: “I estimate [the value] at $60,000 to $80,000 but now it could sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Maddalena’s comment was made in light of the star’s death pushing the value of Jackson memorabilia through the roof.
The ‘Gloved One’s’ white glove is one of only two that could sell in the six figures because only two were made for the “Suit of Lights” that Jackson wore on stage, the auctioneer claims. The glove is emblazoned with bugle beads, Austrian crystal rhinestones and fitted with 50 small lights powered by a battery inside the cuff which make its lights twinkle at random. Maddalena claims Jackson gave him the glove and kept the other and that the item comes with a letter of authenticity from its designer. Maddalena says the item was consigned by glove designer Ted Shell and worn by the singer on the Jacksons’ 1984 Victory tour. Shell, he said, was hired to maintain the gloves while the tour ran. Maddalena added: “Michael Jackson is ‘The Gloved One’. That’s his nickname. That is one thing he’ll be remembered for.”
