{"id":129743,"date":"2023-09-07T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129743"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:27:25","slug":"freddie-mercury-personal-possessions-auction-breaks-records-with-millions-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/freddie-mercury-personal-possessions-auction-breaks-records-with-millions-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Mercury personal possessions auction breaks records with millions made"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Freddie Mercury exhibition opens at Sotheby&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p>When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, he left a vast chunk of his estate to his former lover Mary Austin.<\/p>\n<p>This included his Garden Lodge Kensington home and its contents from furniture and art to his personal clothes and possessions.<\/p>\n<p>Now she\u2019s decided to sell off the vast majority in an epic Sotheby\u2019s series of auctions.<\/p>\n<p>For the last month, the contents of the Queen singer\u2019s London mansion have been on display to the public with almost 140,000 members of the public visiting the exhibition at Sotheby\u2019s for free.<\/p>\n<p>Last night the first auction took place there with 100 per cent of lots sold and sales totalling \u00a312.2 million.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read more&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Freddie Mercury auction watch live \u2013 Brian May says &#8216;It\u2019s too sad, I can&#8217;t look'[FREDDIE AUCTION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/35\/590x\/secondary\/freddie-mercury-piano-4948552.jpg?r=1694100468444\"><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/818l7c8TnpA<\/p>\n<p>Freddie\u2019s Baby Grand Yamaha Piano, on which he composed Bohemian Rhapsody sold for \u00a31.7 million. This was a new record for a composer\u2019s piano.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his handwritten Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics \u2013 a piece of paper with \u201cMongolian Rhapsody\u201d crossed out \u2013 were sold for a whopping \u00a31.379 million.<\/p>\n<p>Another big seller was the Queen star\u2019s costume crown and cloak going for \u00a3635,000, which was over 10 times the original estimate of \u00a360,000-80,000.<\/p>\n<p>Another surprise highlight was a silver snake bangle worn in the Bohemian Rhapsody music video by Freddie. Originally estimated at \u00a37000-9000, this sold for \u00a3698,500, a record for a piece of jewellery belonging to a rockstar, and almost 100 times its estimate.<\/p>\n<p>After a few hours of bidding, the evening auction concluded with Freddie\u2019s 1941 Wurlitzer jukebox, which he kept in his kitchen, selling for \u00a3406,400 up from its estimate of \u00a315,000-25,000.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Inside Freddie Mercury\u2019s life in his London home from parties, cats and lovers[GARDEN LODGE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Freddie Mercury\u2019s most prized possession according to Mary Austin up for auction[MARY AUSTIN] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Freddie Mercury A World of His Own review \u2013 Unmissable step inside star&#8217;s home[REVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/35\/590x\/secondary\/Freddie-Mercury-Bohemian-Rhapsody-lyrics-4948553.jpg?r=1694100468488\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p> <svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Sotheby&#8217;s (@sothebys)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Freddie Mercury auctions coming up at Sotheby&#8217;s are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Stage\u201d Live Auction, 7 September, 10 AM<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Home\u201d Live Auction, 8 September, Session 1: 10 AM, Session 2: 2 PM<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Love with Japan\u201d Online Auction, 11 August \u2013 11 September, 10 AM<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrazy Little Things\u201d Part One Online Auction, 11 August \u2013 12 September, 10 AM<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrazy Little Things\u201d Part Two Online Auction, 11 August \u2013 13 September, 10 AM<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/entertainment\/music\/1810495\/Freddie-Mercury-auction-Sothebys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freddie Mercury exhibition opens at Sotheby&#8217;s When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, he left a vast chunk of his estate&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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