Elton John is auctioning off items from his Atlanta home.
Titled “The Sir Elton John Collection: Goodbye Peachtree Road,” the contents of the music legend’s former Atlanta penthouse will be auctioned at Christie’s starting February 21.
John, 76, who last year sold his 13,332-square-foot Atlanta apartment for $7,225,000, is selling a number of items that include a custom Damien Hirst, an 18th-century costume designed by Sandy Powell and a pair of silver leather boots with red leather letters E and J on the side.
Elton John custom silver platform boots.
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According to a press release from Christie’s, John’s property will be featured “in a series of significant sales at Christie’s Rockefeller Center.”
The series will be available both live and online and will feature a total of eight sold issues. Each sale will focus on a unique aspect of John’s life and collection.
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“It is a distinct privilege for Christie’s to work with Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish in curating the upcoming auction: ‘The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road,'” Tash Perrin, vice president, Christie’s Americas, said in the release.
According to New York Times, the auction is expected to fetch a staggering $10 million with John’s Yamaha concert grand piano in the conservatory it is estimated to cost at most $50,000.
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Elton John’s Yamaha Grand Piano.
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Meanwhile, according to a press release, the auction house is asking $300,000 for a portrait of John Julian Schnabel wearing a dress with a ruffled collar, while a black-and-white portrait of Irving Penn Vogue cover model Jean Patchett in New York, 1950 is estimated to sell for between $100,000-150,000.
“As time went on, the walls got fuller,” John’s husband and manager David Furnish told The New York Times while talking about things in their home. “Elton never put things in drawers, he bought them to live with his art.”
According to Christie’s, a public exhibition in their galleries will take place from February 9 to 21, while a pop-up gift shop of John’s glasses, clothing, vinyl and accessories will be open at the same time.
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