Christie’s Say James Brown Auction Will Start July 17
Published July 16th, 2008
The auction of James Brown items will startwith a sale of photographs, awards, and musical instruments on July 17, according to auction house Christie’s International in New York.
The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the auction of property from Brown’s estate can go ahead. The sale of Brown’s possessions, originally ordered by a judge in February to pay legal bills and estate taxes, has been tied up by feuding heirs and former business managers for the singer.
Judge Jasper Cureton said in the ruling that the auction could proceed, pending an appeal by Albert Dallas and Alfred Bradley — the former business managers — challenging the appointment of the trustees as Brown’s personal representatives, and that the funds from the auction could be allocated when the dispute is resolved.
