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Sep 7, 2009 11:00 am US/Pacific

Michael Jackson's Sparkly Glove Sells For $48K

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 6: Michael Jackson sports a white glove during his first concert in eleven years at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 7, 2001.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 6: In this handout photo provided by Harrison Funk/The Jackson Family, Michael Jackson's casket rests during the funeral service held at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Sep. 3, 2009 in Glendale, Calif.
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Click to enlarge 3 of 6: In this handout photo provided by Harrison Funk/The Jackson Family, Katherine Jackson and Joe Jackson attend Michael Jackson's funeral service held at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on September 3, 2009 in Glendale, Calif.
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Click to enlarge 4 of 6: Prince Michael Jackson (far R) and Joe Jackson (L) depart Michael Jackson's funeral service held at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on September 3, 2009 in Glendale, Calif.
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Click to enlarge 5 of 6: In this handout photo provided by Harrison Funk/The Jackson Family, Janet Jackson, Randy Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson and Marlon Jackson attend Michael Jackson's funeral service on September 3, 2009.
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Click to enlarge 6 of 6: A portrait of Michael Jackson before his "BAD" world concert tour held at Wembley Stadium in London on the July 15, 1988.
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A bejeweled white glove Michael Jackson tossed to an Australian fan more than a decade ago sold at auction Sunday for $48,400, almost twice the estimated selling price.

Warwick Stone, a buyer for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, beat out five other bidders for the late King of Pop's glove, said Charlotte Stanes, spokeswoman for the Melbourne auction house Bonhams and Goodman. The estimated selling price before the auction was AU$30,000.

"We are very happy with the result," Stanes said. "It's the first glove we know about in Australia."

Bonhams and Goodman said it was the first auction of a Michael Jackson glove since his death on June 25 this year at age 50.

Jackson visited Australia in 1996 as part of his HIStory world tour. While in Sydney, he attended the Australian premiere for the film "Ghosts," in which he had a starring role. At the end of the screening, he tossed the glove at audience member Bill Hibble, who has since died, said national head of collectables Giles Moon.

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