June 2005 > Americana > Ginger Alden Collection
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Lot 9: Elvis & Ginger Matching Pucca Bead Necklaces
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This matching set of sterling silver pucca bead necklaces was Elvis' way of saying, "I can't help falling in love with you" to Ginger Alden, the last love of his life. After he met the young beauty in November 1976, he quickly fell head over bootheels for her and they became engaged at Graceland on January 26, 1977 -- with Elvis popping the question in the opulent bathroom (his favorite room) of his Graceland mansion. In March he took her on vacation to Hawaii, where he cemented their love with these native necklaces. Alas, the marriage was not to be, as on August 16th 1977, Ginger Alden found him dead. Though matched, the necklaces differ in style, with Elvis' larger and solid white and a large silver clasp affixed to a seashell while Ginger's is multi-colored with 4 bird carvings (no, not the teddy bears he had once sung of putting around his lover's neck) attached. Both necklaces are NRMT and have been preserved beautifully. One (or two) of a kind Elvis memorabilia.
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