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A carefully curated, striking visual anthology of music history is seeking a new home.
Propstore, one of the world’s leading entertainment memorabilia auctioneers, is presenting a Pop Culture Live Auction on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. With global online bidding now open, collectors can bid on more than 430 rare, original items across music, art, animation, comics and gaming, expected to bring in more than $1 million.
Part of the auction is a selection from the Rockarchive Collection: a visual time capsule of modern music, including more than 1,000 photographs spanning the 1960s to today. Founded by award-winning photographer Jill Furmanovsky, the archive features the work of 100 esteemed photographers and graphic designers, capturing music legends in career-defining moments.
In one of the available images, Madonna can be seen amid her iconic 1990 Blond Ambition world tour, wearing one of her most well-recognized looks. The singer strikes a strong face during her Wembley tour stop in the Jean Paul Gaultier-designed cone corset, which was inspired by the 1950s bullet bras. The photo was taken by George Jaworskyj, and is expected to sell for $375 to $750.
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Another special photo in the lot was taken by Furmanovsky herself. Also in Wembley, the 1972 black-and-white shot shows Michael Jackson on stage with The Jackson 5 during the final date of their first European tour. Estimated to go for $375 to $750, the photo focuses on Marlon, Jackie and Michael.
“This is the Jackson 5 at Wembley Empire Pool as it was then. They were sensational — all of them were. What I remember about it from a photography point of view, is that I was so pleased with how I shot, especially the colour I had done,” the photographer recalls.
“I remember looking at the work on the tube, and then I left the colour transparencies on it! I hope somewhere, somehow they have been seen,” she adds.
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Furmanovsky was present for some serious moments in music history, including the 1995 music video shoot for Oasis’ single “Wonderwall.”
A rare set of three original silver gelatin prints featuring brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher as they make the hit song’s video is also on the block; the set is estimated to go for $1,875 to $3,750. A copy of the song’s lyrics, handwritten by Noel, is also available, estimated to go for upwards of $5,000 ahead of the upcoming Oasis tour.
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“These are the moments that defined music history — captured by the lenses of those who were there,” said Stephen Lane, CEO and founder of Propstore. “From Bowie in Beckenham to Madonna at Wembley, the Rockarchive Collection offers collectors a backstage pass to six decades of legendary performances.”
Other standout items from the larger auction collection include a rare Tupac Shakur autograph, Johnny Depp’s hand-painted artwork, a signed Dark Side of the Moon print by director Storm Thorgerson and a rare British Empire Day poster marking the 45th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.
Bidding is live with Propstore until July 2, 2025.
