00:00One of pop history's most iconic pieces is going under the hammer.
00:05Michael Jackson's legendary white rhinestone glove worn during his 1983 Billie Jean performance,
00:12where he unveiled the moonwalk, is up for auction.
00:17The glove is so iconic because Michael Jackson became known as the gloved one.
00:23So this was sort of the beginning. I mean, he'd worn the glove off the wall earlier,
00:26but really this glove for the Motown special, 1983, recorded in March 83, aired on NBC in May 1983.
00:36That's 43 years ago. Incredible. And so it was a last minute effort.
00:42So a golf glove, leather golf glove, left handed, made in Korea and just strips of the crystal,
00:49just whip stitched onto the fingers and onto the back of the glove with Velcro closure on it.
00:55I mean, just incredible. But so in itself, it's wow, it's sparkly.
01:01It brings attention. It draws the light. And then you add Michael Jackson.
01:05And then you add the lyrics and then you add the movements and then the moonwalk.
01:10I mean, it was spectacular. We've never seen anything like that before.
01:16More than 100 pieces are up for auction and experts expect Jackson's iconic glove to fetch a jaw-dropping price.
01:26We always say, like, we can only estimate it based upon the item itself.
01:31And you think about what it sold for before. So 420,000, 17 years ago.
01:35So we estimated 600,000 to 800,000. But of course, the public auction and the bidding public will determine
01:43the true value.
01:44Because people will be bidding from all over the world. Ultimately, it will come down to two bidders duking it
01:50out.
01:50And eventually there will be one who is prepared to pay the highest price and will be the ultimate winner.
01:56So auctions are very exciting, but also they're very revealing because they are the determinant of the true value.
02:03The items will be going under the hammer on December 7th to 9th in Abu Dhabi.
02:08Another major item is the red leather jacket Jackson wore in the 1983 music video for Thriller.
02:15The loafers he wore in the video will also be offered.
