About 1,500 objects that belonged to Freddie Mercury will be auctioned in London (United Kingdom) in September 2023, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday. Key pieces from this sale will be exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and London.

Among the Queen singer's possessions are a crown, inspired by that worn by British sovereigns, and a cape in faux fur and red velvet. These two pieces are inseparable from the flamboyant artist Freddie Mercury, who wore them to sing "God Save the Queen" during the band's last tour in 1986. They are estimated between 60,000 and 80,000 pounds sterling (between 67,000 and 90,000 euros).


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A sale at a minimum of 6 million pounds

Another important piece of the sale: nine pages of lyrics handwritten by Freddie Mercury from the song "We Are The Champions". The price is estimated between 200,000 and 300,000 pounds (225,000 and 339,000 euros). An acoustic guitar of the singer, who died of AIDS in 1991, will also be on sale, as well as works by Picasso and Matisse that belonged to him.

These objects were in his former home in Kensington, London. They were sold by Mary Austin, a close friend of the artist. "For many years, I had the joy and privilege of living surrounded by all these wonderful things," said the singer's friend and former girlfriend. "But years have passed and the time has come for me to make the difficult decision to close this very special chapter of my life."



According to Sotheby's, the auction could reach at least 6 million pounds (more than 6.7 million euros). Proceeds will be donated in part to the Mercury Phoenix Trust and Elton John Aids Foundation, two organizations involved in the fight against AIDS.

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