More than 1,400 items were sold by Mercury’s close friend, Mary Austin, to whom he left his house and all its possessions when he died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991 at 45
Mercury wrote, “Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?” in"Rhapsody," and the answer to the question from well-heeled fans seemed to be"No,” as they bid fortunes — large and larger — to grab a piece of the late singer’s clothing, awards and original hand-written drafts to classics such as “Killer Queen” and “We Are the Champions.”
The auction opened with the sale of the graffiti-tagged door to the garden of Mercury's home that quickly blew past the high estimate of 25,000 pounds projected before the sale and led to a bidding war that lasted more than 15 minutes. All of the proceeds of the sale of a Cartier onyx and diamond ring given to Mercury by Elton John that sold for 273,000 pounds were to go to the “Rocket Man” singer's AIDS charity.
Publicity from “Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own” drove up bidding for online auctions that began last month and closes next week. One of the quirkier items, a silver moustache comb from Tiffany & Co, that had been expected to set a buyer back 400 to 600 pounds had a bid at 35,000 pounds .
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