32 years after the death of Freddie Mercury, leader of the iconic band Queen and one of the most controversial artists in music history, it was recently revealed that his best friend and heiress, Mary Austin, reported that he will auction around 1,500 objects that belonged to the famous Briton.
Of course, this news makes us think about how much we have in savings, well, as good fans, we would love to have an object of one of the best singers of the rock hard. It should be noted that Freddie was a collector with a very peculiar taste, whose heritage he grew during his 30-year artistic career.
Let’s remember that Mary Austin is the heir to the singer’s house in London, England, as well as all the objects that are inside the house. However, she recently decided to auction off her belongings, since, for her, it is important to close that cycle of her life.
For many years I have had the joy and privilege of living surrounded by all the wonderful things that Freddie Mercury sought and loved. But the years have passed and the time has come to make the difficult decision to close this very special chapter in my life.
In an exclusive interview for the BBC, Mary revealed that one of the most important objects that will be in the auction is a portrait made by the French painter James Jacques Tissot, which, by the way, was the last work of art that Freddie acquired before he died. . It is estimated that this has a value close to half a million dollars.
In addition, one of the pieces of the collection that will go up for auction is a manuscript with the lyrics of the song We Are the Champions, where not only the lyrics are appreciated, but also the chords and harmonies written in nine pages. Said manuscript is valued at about 250 thousand dollars.
But the iconic song is not the only one, since another manuscript that will be put up for sale is that of the song killer queen, one of the group’s first hits. Confronted with the idea of getting rid of her original writings, Mary said it was particularly difficult, because in them she appreciates “the most beautiful side” of the man who was her best friend.
It is a fact that the most valuable objects of the leader of Queen will be for sale, since Mary has decided to get rid of everything that was in her house to put her life in order.
It should be noted that the London auction house Sotheby’s will exhibit all the objects between August 4 and September 5, while the bidding will take place live from the 6th to the 8th of the same month.
Finally, one of the questions that has arisen among fans is whether Freddie’s objects will include the famous mercury crown inspired by the one that King Carlos III will wear at his coronation on May 6 and with which the singer interpreted God Save the Queenduring his tour in 1986.
Source: Okchicas
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