The days of his life
Record Collector
|July 2023
Freddie Mercury's unseen personal collection set to be exhibited and auctioned, darlings!
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More than 1,500 items sourced from Freddie Mercury's home between 1980 and 1991, the Garden Lodge House in Kensington, west London, are auctioned off in September, with some of the proceeds going to charity. Six sales in the capital are held and preceded by a travelling exhibition of highlights from the collection, followed by a full A World Of His Own exhibition at the 16,000 ft² Sotheby's HQ in New Bond Street, London. Before its unveiling, a selection of clothing, handwritten lyrics, artworks and furnishings goes overseas to be displayed at Sotheby's, York Avenue, New York, 1-8 June; Camden Drive, Los Angeles, 14-18 June; and Pacific Place, Hong Kong, 26-30 June. The inventory is on show in London from 4 August to 5 September, which was Freddie's birthday.
यह कहानी Record Collector के July 2023 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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