MJ' on horse back fetches $175k

This photo shows “Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II”, 2009, featuring the late king of pop Michael Jackson, by artist Kehinde Wiley on display December 6, 2009 at the Art Basel show in Mami, Florida. The portrait with a height of 3.51 meters and 3.10 meters wide, was exhibited until Sunday from the gallery Deitch Projects, New York and sold to a German collector for 175,000 USD. Jackson had commissioned the portrait in 2008 at Wiley, a Los Angeles artist based in New York, after seeing his work at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Jackson never saw the finished work. (Photo: AFP)

This photo shows “Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II”, 2009, featuring the late king of pop Michael Jackson, by artist Kehinde Wiley on display December 6, 2009 at the Art Basel show in Mami, Florida. The portrait with a height of 3.51 meters and 3.10 meters wide, was exhibited until Sunday from the gallery Deitch Projects, New York and sold to a German collector for 175,000 USD. Jackson had commissioned the portrait in 2008 at Wiley, a Los Angeles artist based in New York, after seeing his work at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Jackson never saw the finished work. (Photo: AFP)

This photo shows “Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II”, 2009, featuring the late king of pop Michael Jackson, by artist Kehinde Wiley on display December 6, 2009 at the Art Basel show in Mami, Florida. The portrait with a height of 3.51 meters and 3.10 meters wide, was exhibited until Sunday from the gallery Deitch Projects, New York and sold to a German collector for 175,000 USD. Jackson had commissioned the portrait in 2008 at Wiley, a Los Angeles artist based in New York, after seeing his work at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Jackson never saw the finished work. (Photo: AFP)

Michael Jackson's famous sequined white glove, worn at his first Moon Walk concert, went for $350,000 at an auction at Hard Rock cafe in New York City. (Photo: AFP)

The buyer was a businessman, Hoffman Ma, who told that he had come prepared to spend much more than that on the iconic object. (Photo: AFP)

The Thriller hitmaker wore the glove, which is studded with rhinestones, when he showcased the now legendary move during the Motown's 25th-anniversary TV special in 1983,said a report. (Photo: AFP)

A range of Jackson memorabilia went up for auction at New York City's Times Square Hard Rock Cafe. (Photo: AFP)

A similar white glove, which the icon wore on his 1984 Victory tour, sold for a staggering USD 66,000 in October. (Photo: AFP)

The sale was being organised by Julien's Auctions. (Photo: AFP)

Interestingly, the pre-sale estimate of the legendary glove was around USD 60,000. (Photo: AFP)

The other items at the auction included shoes and socks, a portrait of Charlie Chaplin drawn by Jackson as a child, an autographed shirt, a 1995 mercedes, posters, letters and a black jacket that the singer wore during his 'Bad World Tour' in 1987. (Photo: AFP)