6/10/2023 0 Comments Freddie mercury last words![]() “There are definitely rock ’n’ roll elements, but there’s a considered, serious element to it as well, none more serious than his Japanese collection,” says Macdonald. Mercury was also a prodigious collector of fine and decorative art. His handwritten working lyrics to Killer Queen carry an estimate of £50,000 to £70,000. There’s also major music memorabilia, including Mercury’s handwritten manuscript working lyrics to We Are the Champions, which is estimated between £200,000 and £300,000. The waistcoat’s silk panels boast hand-painted depictions of Mercury’s cats, Delilah, Goliath, Oscar, Lily, Romeo and Miko. Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase the waistcoat he wore for his final video, These Are the Days of Our Lives in 1991. A jacket Sotheby’s has designated “military style,” which he wore for his 39th birthday party drag ball in Munich, is estimated between £10,000 and £15,000. Mercury’s famous crown and accompanying cloak, which he wore for the finale rendition of God Save the Queen during his last tour with Queen is estimated at £60,000 to £80,000. ![]() “But the years have passed, and the time has come for me to take the difficult decision to close this very special chapter in my life.” A portion of the proceeds will go to the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. “For many years now, I have had the joy and privilege of living surrounded by all the wonderful things that Freddie sought out and so loved,” Austin said in a statement. ![]() With only a few exceptions, the contents of the house will be put up for sale. “On one of my first days I opened a trunk and inside was a silver Tiffany mustache comb,” he says. “It felt very archeological, going into that space.” Clothes, he says, are still hung in closets fine china and silver appear as Mercury left it. “I’ve never seen something like it,” he says. I think she saw herself as a curator and caretaker-that was her overarching view of it.”Īs a result, Macdonald says, visiting the house was like entering a time capsule. “I don’t think Mary used the things as Freddie did. Austin has occupied the house ever since, and has “cared and loved these objects very carefully over the years,” says David Macdonald, head of single owner sales at Sotheby’s London. Every object will be taken from Mercury’s London home, known as Garden Lodge, which he bequeathed to his friend Mary Austin upon his death from AIDS-related complications in 1991.
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