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like the piano above Freddie Mercury consist of “Bohemian Rhapsody” or the hat michael jackson wore at the premiere moon walk Other celebrity memorabilia set to go up for auction this month also livened up the auction.

marilyn monroe dress

In November 2016, a buyer paid $4.8 million for the mythical gown that Marilyn Monroe used to sing lewdly “Happy Birthday Mr. President” Presented to President John F. Kennedy on his 45th birthday, and auctioned by Julian’s.

The dress fit Marilyn’s figure so well that it was sewn onto the legendary actress and singer shortly before she hit the stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962. Many of Marilyn’s dresses were auctioned off.

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Kurt Cobain’s guitar

The guitar that Kurt Cobain used to record his famous concert “unplug” Nirvana’s 1993 work sold at auction in June 2020 for $6 million, also at Julien’s. This is a guitar record.

Before that, the most expensive guitar was a Fender Stratocaster, christened “Black Strategy”, Used by David Gilmour, guitarist of the British band Pink Floyd. The musician sold the work for $3.97 million at a charity auction held by Christie’s in June 2019.

Jordan and Maradona jerseys

In September 2022, Sotheby’s sold the No. 23 jersey worn by basketball player Michael Jordan to his final NBA title in 1998 for $10.1 million, an absolute sporting goods record .

Other jerseys also fetched high prices, such as football player Diego Maradona’s jersey sold for $9.3 million in May 2022, basketball player Kobe Bryant’s jersey Sold for $5.8 million in February 2023 (three years after his death at the 41st Anniversary Race). Years of helicopter accidents. Both works are up for auction at Sotheby’s.

Another sporting artifact is Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup, which was scored at Graham Bard in November 2022 Sold at auction for $2.5 million.

“Like a Rolling Stone” manuscript

The original manuscript of Bob Dylan’s most famous song, “like a rolling stone”which sold for $2 million at Sotheby’s in June 2014, an auction record for such an item.

Recently, the manuscript “Star”David Bowie’s 1972 hit sold for an estimated $255,000 at an Omega auction in September 2022.

michael jackson gloves

Beige leather gloves with crystals, worn by Michael Jackson when he performed his famous performance for the first time in 1983 “Moonwalk”, The work sold for $350,000 at an auction in New York in November 2009 after the pop star died of a drug overdose at the age of 50.

Source: AFP

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