Issue #19.38 :: 04/16/2008 - 04/22/2008
James Brown’s estate sale

BY TOM GRANT

AUGUSTA, GA - These are some of the things you can buy from the estate of James Brown when they are auctioned by Christie’s on Aug. 1.

A pair of pajamas with the purple embroidery, reading “James Brown — Godfather of Soul.”

A white belt inscribed “Sex Machine, We Love You, James.”

A fur walking stick inscribed “James Brown — Godfather of Soul.”

A navy cape with rhinestones, embroidered with “Thy Name is Godfather of Soul.”

A black housecoat embroidered with a James Brown crown.

An honorary colonel lieutenant award to James Brown from the State of Alabama signed “George C. Wallace, 1985.”

Thirty-six keys to cities.

235 records.

A set of wine glasses engraved “George Bush, The Presidential Dinner.”

A Republican Presidential Honor Roll signed by Ronald Reagan and John McCain.

A photograph of James Brown and Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bush.

A photograph of James Brown and Ronald Reagan.

A color picture of the Blues Brothers.

A Greatest Privilege Award from the White House, Richard Nixon, 1970.

A leather-bound Bible.

A group of 160 assorted bar glasses.

A soft muslin sculpture formed as a palm tree.

An upholstered, oversized armchair and ottoman.
 
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