A dirty sock once worn by Michael Jackson has raised a staggering £6,600 at an auction in France.
The single crystal-encrusted sock was used by the King of Pop at a concert in Nimes, a city in the south of France, in 1997.
It was found by a technician after the American’s performance and has been preserved for 28 years in a frame.
The sock was only expected to fetch between £2,500 to £3,000 at the Nimes auction house, but raked in £6,640 on Wednesday.
It was originally white with glittering rhinestones, but they have yellowed as they have aged.
Jackson wore white athletic socks during his 1997 HIStory World Tour, which saw him perform 82 concerts in 57 cities across 35 countries.
He can be seen wearing the sock in clips of him performing his hit ‘Billie Jean’.
Aurore Illy, the auctioneer, said: ‘It really is an exceptional object – even a cult one for Michael Jackson fans.’
The single crystal-encrusted sock was used by the King of Pop at a concert in Nimes, a city in the south of France, in 1997
A dirty sock once worn by Michael Jackson has raised a staggering £6,600 at an auction in France
The King of Pop died aged 50 after an overdose in 2009. A number of his clothes have since sold for staggering fees.
Jackson faced allegations of child molestation before he died of an overdose aged 50 in 2009.
Nevertheless, his clothing has sold for large sums following his death 16 years ago.
In 2009, a casino in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau paid £260,000 for a glittery glove the pop star wore when he performed his first ‘moonwalk’ dance in 1983.
A hat he wore before that show was bought for over £60,000 in a Paris auction in September 2023.
Two months later a black and white leather jacket he donned in a Pepsi advert in 1984 went for £250,000.
In 2011, the contents of the house he last lived in sold for around £646,000 at an auction in Los Angeles.
Furniture, ornaments and paintings were among 500 items for sale from his mansion.