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Juliens Auction Realizes $763,831 in White-Glove Roberta Flack Estate Sale
The single-owner auction achieved a 100% sell-through rate across 509 lots, led by a Bulgari collar necklace that sold for $70,400.
Auction highlights
- Estimate$15–20KSold$70,400Latest bid$55,000Bids42
Roberta Flack | Atlantic Records Gifted Bosendorfer Grand Piano (with Magazine)
Estimate$60–80KSold$48,000Latest bid$37,500Bids38Roberta Flack | Giovane 18K White Gold, Emerald, Sapphire, and Diamond Torsade Choker Necklace
Estimate$12–15KSold$11,520Latest bid$9,000Bids36Roberta Flack | Giovane, 18K White Gold, Diamond, and Emerald Jewelry
Estimate$8–12KSold$11,520Latest bid$9,000Bids30Roberta Flack | 1970 John Lennon Signed Framed Bag One Poster
Estimate$1–2KSold$8,960Latest bid$7,000Bids33Roberta Flack | Giovane 18K White Gold and Diamond Wristwatch
Estimate$3–5KSold$6,400Latest bid$5,000Bids28Roberta Flack | 1980s Miles Davis Signed and Doodled Japanese Poster
Estimate$500–700Sold$5,760Latest bid$4,500Bids27Roberta Flack | Platinum and Diamond Ring
Estimate$2.5–3.5KSold$5,760Latest bid$4,500Bids16Roberta Flack | Maya Angelou Gifted and Signed Rollo May “The Courage to Create” Book
Estimate$200–400Sold$5,760Latest bid$4,500Bids29Roberta Flack | Original Brenda Joysmith “Madonna with Flowers” and Untitled Pastel Drawing (2)
Estimate$1–2KSold$5,120Latest bid$4,000Bids31- Estimate$2–4KSold$5,120Latest bid$4,000Bids26
Roberta Flack | Lennon / McCartney Northern Songs Ltd. Rug Gifted by the Ono-Lennons
Estimate$300–500Sold$5,120Latest bid$4,000Bids29
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The single-owner estate sale of legendary musician Roberta Flack concluded with a white-glove result, as Juliens Auction realized $763,831[1] [1] with a 100% sell-through[1] [2] rate. Every single one of the 509 [3] lots offered found a buyer. According to the official results published by Juliens Auction [4], the auction presented a personal archive spanning Flack's jewelry, stage wear, and musical instruments, all offered with no reserve.
Among the jewelry highlights, Flack's Bulgari collar necklace, featuring 18K yellow gold, cultured pearls, diamonds, tourmaline, and peridot, was sold to benefit charity, with 100% of the proceeds donated to the Roberta Flack Foundation [5]. In addition to fine jewelry, the sale featured highly personal artifacts from Flack's long-time residence at The Dakota in Manhattan, including the grand piano gifted to her by her record label [6].
Auction highlights
Sale file- Roberta Flack | Bulgari, 18K Yellow Gold, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Tourmaline, and Peridot Collar Necklace | estimate $15,000[4][2] [7] to $20,000[2][2] [8] | sold for $70,400[2] [9] (above the high estimate)
- Roberta Flack | Atlantic Records Gifted Bosendorfer Grand Piano (with Magazine) | estimate $60,000[3] [10] to $80,000[3] [11] | sold for $48,000[3] [12] (below the low estimate)
- Roberta Flack | Giovane 18K White Gold, Emerald, Sapphire, and Diamond Torsade Choker Necklace | estimate $12,000[5][4] [13] to $15,000 [14] | sold for $11,520[5][4] [15] (below the low estimate)
- Roberta Flack | Giovane, 18K White Gold, Diamond, and Emerald Jewelry | estimate $8,000[5] [16] to $12,000 [17] | sold for $11,520 [18] (within estimate)
- Roberta Flack | 1970 John Lennon Signed Framed Bag One Poster | estimate $1,000[6] [19] to $2,000[6] [20] | sold for $8,960[6] [21] (above the high estimate)
- Roberta Flack | Giovane 18K White Gold and Diamond Wristwatch | estimate $3,000[7] [22] to $5,000[7] [23] | sold for $6,400[7] [24] (above the high estimate)
- Roberta Flack | 1980s Miles Davis Signed and Doodled Japanese Poster | estimate $500[8] [25] to $700[8] [26] | sold for $5,760[9][8] [27] (above the high estimate)
- Roberta Flack | Platinum and Diamond Ring | estimate $2,500[9] [28] to $3,500[9] [29] | sold for $5,760 [30] (above the high estimate)
By realized value, this event represents Juliens Auction's #11 sale of 45 concluded this year. Across all its sales this year, Juliens Auction has realized a year-to-date total of $24,188,867[1] [31], having sold 9286[1] [32] lots to achieve a year-to-date sell-through rate of 96.6%[1] [33]. Within the broader memorabilia category, which has realized $68,090,291[1] [34] across the houses we track this year with an average sell-through of 97.6%[1] [35], RR Auction currently leads the market.
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Roberta Flack: Style, Art & Music | No Reserve - 02
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Roberta Flack | Platinum and Diamond Ring