"There's some pretty personal stuff in there," auctioneer Steve Newmark said. (Recent sales by the Springfield-based auction house have included the contents of a food processing plant and exercise equipment from a defunct gym.) Willner Auctions, which doesn't typically traffic in celebrity cast-offs. In all, the takings include at least 29 bustiers, 13 sequined wristbands, and no fewer than four dozen items involving some quantity of rhinestones.Ī sampling of the items is on the Web site of the auctioneer, A.J. Yes, you are kicking yourself for missing that tour.Īlso about to make their Irvington debut: evening gowns by Badgley Mischka, Marc Bouwer and Pamela Dennis, snap-crotch bustiers in assorted colors by Dolce & Gabbana, a Giorgio Armani black beaded blazer, and a Versace silk-screened print vest. It includes a Schimmel acrylic grand piano, several drum kits and keyboards, sound equipment, a multi-tier concert stage set, a 36-inch vertical band saw, an elevator, a forklift, and a small battalion of what appear to be pale, hooded mannequins. Campisi said some of them appear to date from her "My Love Is Your Love" world tour in 1999, although Seltzer said the equipment may be much older than that. Hundreds of Houston's items have been in the warehouse for several years. "She is selling equipment, as many artists do, that is out of date," as well as stagings and costumes that are "not needed anymore," Seltzer said.
Houston's spokeswoman, Nancy Seltzer, said she has no knowledge of any outstanding storage fees.
Houston's attorney has not attempted to stop the sale, said Campisi: "He's been very cooperative, but he doesn't have a check to write us." He won a court order in New Jersey Superior Court in the summer for the auction. Houston's corporation, Nippy Inc., stopped paying bills for the space in 2005, said Jeffrey Campisi, an attorney who represents Speed of Sound.
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The contents - pricey touring equipment and musical instruments, plus beaded catsuits, monogrammed velvet bodysuits, rhinestone belts, a leather whip, pantyhose and other unmentionables - are to be auctioned off next week.Īnd if estranged husband Bobby Brown was wondering whatever happened to his Boston Music Award for outstanding male vocalist, 1988, now he knows where to look. Pop icon Whitney Houston has essentially forfeited the contents of an Irvington storage facility after failing to pay at least $150,000 in fees, according to an attorney for the warehouser. Http:/ / index.cfm?fuseaction=ctionDetails&AuctionID=321Īs it happens, they can take away her dignity. Anybody looking for an Acrylic Schimmel Grand? How about a velvet bodysuit, or a forklift ? Looks like Whitney's personal problems keep growing.