Freddie Mercury’s personal possessions are going up for auction.
Sotheby’s said Wednesday that a monthlong exhibition running from Aug. 4 to Sept. 5 will display more than 1,500 items from Mercury’s Garden Lodge home in Kensington, West London. The items will be displayed in a sequence of immersive galleries, each one devoted to a different aspect of the legendary rocker’s life.
The auction will take place Sept. 6-8 and be accompanied by the release of a limited-edition Collection Book.
Items in the sale will include Mercury’s crown and accompanying cloak expected to sell for up to £80,000 ($100,000); Mercury’s handwritten lyrics to “We Are the Champions” and “Killer Queen”; a military-style jacket created for Mercury’s 39th birthday party; Mercury’s mustache comb; pink, star-shaped glasses similar to those worn by Mercury in the video for “We Will Rock You”; notebooks of his drawings; the waistcoat worn in his...
Sotheby’s said Wednesday that a monthlong exhibition running from Aug. 4 to Sept. 5 will display more than 1,500 items from Mercury’s Garden Lodge home in Kensington, West London. The items will be displayed in a sequence of immersive galleries, each one devoted to a different aspect of the legendary rocker’s life.
The auction will take place Sept. 6-8 and be accompanied by the release of a limited-edition Collection Book.
Items in the sale will include Mercury’s crown and accompanying cloak expected to sell for up to £80,000 ($100,000); Mercury’s handwritten lyrics to “We Are the Champions” and “Killer Queen”; a military-style jacket created for Mercury’s 39th birthday party; Mercury’s mustache comb; pink, star-shaped glasses similar to those worn by Mercury in the video for “We Will Rock You”; notebooks of his drawings; the waistcoat worn in his...
- 4/26/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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