 Freddie Mercury's fascinating personal collection – that included a silver Tiffany moustache comb – fetched an astonishing £40 million at auction. All 1,406 items belonging to the late Queen superstar were sold, with more than 41,800 bids placed at the Sotheby's sale in London, which wrapped up on Thursday. The 1973 Yamaha grand piano Freddie used to compose some of the group's iconic songs brought in the highest amount at £1.7m – a record for a composer's piano. The second highest sum fetched was £1.4m for Bohemian Rhapsody draft lyrics, featuring an alternative title (Mongolian Rhapsody) and alternative lines. Meanwhile a number of Freddie's quirkier belongings brought in more than expected. Among them was his Tiffany & Co silver moustache comb, which was estimated to make £400 but sold for £152,000. David MacDonald, head of single owner sales at Sotheby's London, said there were 'so many magical moments and so many magical objects' at the auction, but Freddy's opulent grooming tool probably 'cast the strongest spell'. Freddie's Tiffany & Co silver moustache comb (Picture: Sotheby's) The jacket Freddie wore on his 39th birthday party held in Munich in 1985 (Picture: Sotheby's) A Yamaha piano belonging to Freddie fetched the highest amount, £1.7m (Picture: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's) He added: 'I mean – how else to tend the most famous moustache in the world? it had to be silver, and it had to be Tiffany. And for one determined buyer, it had to be theirs.' Meanwhile a motley group of 29 feline ornaments, including a Puss in Boots cookie jar, had an estimate of £300-£500 but sold for £30,480 and a school book belonging to Freddy with an estimate of £800-£1,200 fetched an impressive £69,850. A Sotheby's art handler poses with a collection of quirky feline ornaments (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Working lyrics to Somebody){kind=link}
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Freddie Mercury’s fascinating personal collection – that included a silver Tiffany moustache comb – fetched an astonishing £40 million at auction.
All 1,406 items belonging to the late Queen superstar were sold, with more than 41,800 bids placed at the Sotheby’s sale in London, which wrapped up on Thursday.
The 1973 Yamaha grand piano Freddie used to compose some of the group’s iconic songs brought in the highest amount at £1.7m – a record for a composer’s piano.
The second highest sum fetched was £1.4m for Bohemian Rhapsody draft lyrics, featuring an alternative title (Mongolian Rhapsody) and alternative lines.