Silver boats and a 1990 Bentley: the auction of Elton John’s assets has already raised 7.3 million euros

Her handmade silver shoes with platform soles: $94,500. His 1990 Bentley convertible: $441,000. Neon light with text: HORAN?! (Hot?!), used during a concert series in Las Vegas: $26,460.

The first of seven auctions featuring Elton Johns 1,200 square foot penthouse in Atlanta On Wednesday evening at Christie’s in New York, including auction costs, collected almost 8 million dollars, 7.3 million euros. This yield is in line with the auction house’s highest expectations.

Christie’s offered 49 lots of the 76-year-old British pop star at the evening’s auction. John’s personal items fared better than his artwork. Although a painting by the anonymous British artist Banksy generated the highest revenue: equivalent to around 1.8 million euros.

VIP auctions

John recently sold his Atlanta home for $7.2 million, above asking price. The singer bought a penthouse in 1990 to make touring the United States easier. Because of Atlanta’s prime location, he could always sleep in his own bed after the American concert. Last summer John announced that he had stopped playing.

Seven more auctions with home goods and art from the apartment will follow next week. Christie’s expects a return of around 9 million euros for the remaining 900 lots.

Major auction houses recently organized more VIP auctions. The estate of the late Queen Freddie Mercury fetched 46.5 million euros at Sotheby’s in London in September, 30 million more than expected. The estates of the late American journalist Barbara Walters, fashion editor André Leon Talley, and Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and French actor Gérard Depardieu were also auctioned for millions recently.

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