Notorious B.I.G.’s $6 Plastic Crown Sells for Nearly $600,000 at Sotheby’s First Hip-Hop Auction
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variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe $6 plastic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. at a photo shoot days before his death was auctioned off for $595,000 on Tuesday at the first-ever Sotheby’s auction focused on hip-hop memorabilia.The crown — which was sold by photographer Barron Claiborne — more than doubled the pre-auction estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.
It was was autographed by the rapper (real name: Christopher Wallace) and Claiborne; the lot included three prints from the photo shoot.Overall, the auction reached $2 million, surpassing its high estimate with 91% of all lots sold.
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