Gold Tupac ring on sale for nearly £250k: Jewellry designed by rap legend to go on auction
- 10 months ago
A jewel-encrusted 'crown' ring designed and worn by Tupac Shakur during his last public appearance to go under the hammer - and could sell for nearly £250,000.
The extravagant gold, ruby and diamond sovereign ring will sell as part of auction house Sotheby's sale marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
Widely regarded as one of the genre's prodigal sons, rap royalty Tupac tragically died in 1996 after a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, aged just 25.
The killing was just three days after wearing the ring at his final public appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
The self-designed ring marked a new phase in the rapper and actor's life, in which he abandoned his 'Thug Life' persona following a spell in prison and founded media conglomerate Euphanasia Incorporated.
The piece of hip-hop history is expected to sell for between £152,719 and £229,079 ($200,000 and $300,000) at auction in New York later this week (July 25).
The extravagant gold, ruby and diamond sovereign ring will sell as part of auction house Sotheby's sale marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
Widely regarded as one of the genre's prodigal sons, rap royalty Tupac tragically died in 1996 after a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, aged just 25.
The killing was just three days after wearing the ring at his final public appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
The self-designed ring marked a new phase in the rapper and actor's life, in which he abandoned his 'Thug Life' persona following a spell in prison and founded media conglomerate Euphanasia Incorporated.
The piece of hip-hop history is expected to sell for between £152,719 and £229,079 ($200,000 and $300,000) at auction in New York later this week (July 25).