A famous Banksy that portrays a hooded man throwing flowers, a limited edition purple ‘pinball’ or a Cartier watch that looks like something out of a Dalí painting were some of the singer’s treasures. Elton John with which his fans swept away this Wednesday at an auction in New York.
The author of hits like ‘Your song’ and ‘Rocket man’ sold in the house Christie’s many objects that Until recently, they filled the luxurious penthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, that he and his husband sold last year.very personal belongings whose proceeds were destined for his foundation for the prevention and treatment of HIV.
The Banksy, a stencil divided into three canvases with gold frames, was the most expensive object in the high-profile sale held at Rockefeller Center, with a final price of $1.9 million. which exceeded the highest range, as happened with many other items collected by the musician over three decades.
Today’s auction was an appetizer with fifty outstanding objects that They raised a total of 7.96 million dollarsand in the coming days other sales will follow focused on their photography collections, designer clothing or furniture.
Extravagant
One of the stars today was an extravagant purple ‘pinball’ decorated with the singer’s face; a purpose-built new machine that promised to be delivered with an autograph, estimated at up to $15,000 and raised $69,000.
O his Yamaha piano on which he composed songs from the musical ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘Aida’for which he received the Tony Award, quickly surpassed its high estimate of $50,000 to $201,000.
Jewelry was also an object of desire, as a Cartier watch with a surrealist gold case that sold for $277,000; a gold, diamond and leopard print Rolex that raised 176,000; or a ring with a huge heart-shaped sapphire, for 132,000.
Elton John also sold photographic jewelry signed by renowned artists such as Richard Avedon, whose portrait of the model Dovima with elephants, a fashion icon, raised $151,000, or Cindy Sherman, whose intimate snapshot of a woman sold for $378,000.
Great welcome
There was even space for things that the singer couldn’t keep in his house, like a Bentley two-door convertible, Continental model, from 1990, which started at around $35,000 and was involved in a fierce fight that multiplied that price to $441,000.
The person in charge of the hammer noted throughout the afternoon the great reception of the auction, which in addition to having an audience willing to bid in person, attracted 25 buyers by telephone and more than a thousand interested parties who followed the action on the television channel. Youtube. EFE
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