"Authentication and photo-matching company MeiGray, aided by a letter from Williams' father, authenticated the jersey in December 2023 and matched it to more than half a dozen games from the 1998-99 season, including Williams' first preseason game as a professional and Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Utah Jazz. "We have only photo-matched one white and one black game-worn Jason Williams rookie season jersey," says MeiGray's president and chief operating officer Barry Meisel."
"MeiGray sold the jersey to an anonymous buyer represented by fine arts and collectibles advisory firm Curio Advisors, who count clients ranging from entrepreneurs and individual art collectors to financial funds and even "nation states" starting to wade into sports memorabilia investing. "There are people out there who are really interested in the culture around Jason Williams," says Curio Advisors founder and CEO Bradley Calleja."
"It's the same jersey Williams wore while being shot for the cover of the August 1999 issue of SLAM, which David Schnur, president of SLAM Media, says is one of the most revered covers in the history of the magazine. "Penny [Hardaway] and Shaw made the Magic jersey iconic, [Michael] Jordan and [Scottie] Pippen made the Bulls jersey iconic, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning made the Hornets jersey ironic," Schnur says."
Jason Williams' home white Sacramento Kings jersey from the lockout-shortened 1998–99 rookie season sold privately for $140,000, the highest price recorded for any Williams item. MeiGray authenticated the jersey in December 2023 using a letter from Williams' father and photo-matched it to more than half a dozen 1998–99 games, including Williams' first preseason appearance and Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Utah Jazz. MeiGray sold the jersey to an anonymous buyer represented by Curio Advisors, a fine arts and collectibles advisory firm with high-net-worth and institutional clients. The jersey was worn for the cover photo of SLAM's August 1999 issue, regarded as one of the magazine's most revered covers.
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