Auction in the US
Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitar sold at auction – and valuables from other stars
Played and destroyed by Kurt Cobain and now auctioned for a lot of money: the 1973 Fender Mustang
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A Kurt Cobain guitar has fetched more than $486,000 at an auction in New York. The Nirvana frontman smashed his guitar while performing on stage in 1989. She wasn’t the only celebrity treasure to go under the hammer that day.
In the end, the proceeds were significantly higher than the estimated value. A smashed guitar belonging to former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) has been sold at auction in New York for more than $486,000. This corresponds to around 471,000 euros. The estimated value was $ 200,000, as announced by the auction house Julien’s on Sunday. Cobain demolished the 1973 Fender Mustang on stage during his band Nirvana’s first US tour in 1989.
The sale was part of a three-day rock ‘n’ roll auction that saw over 1,500 pieces owned by musicians including Cobain, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Prince, Amy Winehouse, Madonna and Lady Gaga go under the hammer through Sunday night.
In addition to Kurt Cobain’s guitar, Elvis’ gold watch and John Lennon’s glasses were auctioned off
A diamond-encrusted 1972 Elvis Presley gold watch fetched $256,000, a Bob Dylan grand piano fetched $217,000, and a Prince blue electric guitar fetched $192,000. Round wire glasses that once belonged to John Lennon were auctioned for a good $162,000. A pair of well-worn Birkenstock sandals belonging to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs also fetched several times the estimate – the hammer price was over 218,000 dollars.
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Several Gibson guitars, painted in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag, were sold at the auction for the victims of the Ukraine war. A Gibson Les Paul guitar, which ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed with in the summer, brought in almost $77,000.