
弗雷迪·默丘里用來(lái)創(chuàng)作《波希米亞狂想曲》(Bohemian Rhapsody)和皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)(Queen)其他名曲的珍貴鋼琴在9月6日的拍賣(mài)會(huì)上以超過(guò)200萬(wàn)美元的價(jià)格成交,這位已故歌手收藏的大量華麗舞臺(tái)服裝,、精美藝術(shù)品和原創(chuàng)歌詞也在拍賣(mài)會(huì)上打破了多項(xiàng)紀(jì)錄,。
《波希米亞狂想曲》是該樂(lè)隊(duì)最經(jīng)久不衰的熱門(mén)歌曲,,這首歌的手寫(xiě)歌詞以140萬(wàn)英鎊(約合170萬(wàn)美元)的高價(jià)成交,。而樂(lè)隊(duì)經(jīng)理在這首歌登上排行榜榜首后送給每位成員的寫(xiě)有“Queen number 1”字樣的卡地亞(Cartier)金胸針,也以16.5萬(wàn)英鎊(約合20.8萬(wàn)美元)的高價(jià)成交,。
蘇富比拍賣(mài)行(Sotheby's)稱,,早在MTV出現(xiàn)之前,墨丘里就曾經(jīng)在這首歌曲的視頻中佩戴過(guò)一只維多利亞風(fēng)格的銀蛇手鐲,,并搭配象牙色緞面貓咪裝,,這只手鐲創(chuàng)下了搖滾巨星所擁有珠寶的最高拍賣(mài)價(jià)格紀(jì)錄。
這只手鐲以698,500英鎊(約合881,000美元)的價(jià)格成交,,是估價(jià)的100倍,。蘇富比拍賣(mài)行說(shuō),這件物品打破了約翰·列儂的皮革和珠子護(hù)身符在2008年以29.5萬(wàn)英鎊(約合36.8萬(wàn)美元)售價(jià)創(chuàng)下的紀(jì)錄,。
這些不拘一格的收藏品是墨丘里在皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)的華麗搖滾樂(lè)掀起一陣熱潮后收集的,,事業(yè)的成功讓這位歌手實(shí)現(xiàn)了他的夢(mèng)想,過(guò)上了“被精致雜亂的物品包圍”的維多利亞式生活,。
1991年,,45歲的墨丘里死于與艾滋病有關(guān)的肺炎,他把自己的房子和財(cái)產(chǎn)留給了好友瑪麗·奧斯汀?,F(xiàn)在,,奧斯汀要把1,400多件物品全部賣(mài)掉。
在四個(gè)半小時(shí)的拍賣(mài)過(guò)程里,,僅有59件“雜亂無(wú)章”的物品以1,220萬(wàn)英鎊(約合1,540萬(wàn)美元)的價(jià)格成交,,其中包括買(mǎi)方溢價(jià)。來(lái)自61個(gè)國(guó)家的競(jìng)拍者通過(guò)現(xiàn)場(chǎng),、網(wǎng)絡(luò)或電話參與了競(jìng)拍,。
默丘里在《波西米亞狂想曲》中寫(xiě)道:”來(lái)得容易,去得容易,,你會(huì)讓我走嗎,?”而富有的歌迷對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題的回答似乎是“不會(huì)”,,他們競(jìng)相出價(jià),而且數(shù)額越來(lái)越大,,以獲得這位已故歌手的一件衣服,、獎(jiǎng)品和手寫(xiě)的《殺手皇后》(Killer Queen)和《我們是冠軍》(We Are the Champions)等經(jīng)典歌曲的原稿。
換個(gè)角度來(lái)看,,當(dāng)晚的冠軍可能是蘇富比拍賣(mài)行或奧斯汀,,也可能是她承諾向其捐出部分未公開(kāi)收益的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。
贏家也有可能是那些購(gòu)買(mǎi)了獨(dú)一無(wú)二紀(jì)念品的買(mǎi)家,。一位男士以63.5萬(wàn)英鎊(約合80.15萬(wàn)美元)的價(jià)格拍得皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)在1986年最后一次巡演中,,每場(chǎng)演出結(jié)束時(shí)墨丘里在舞臺(tái)上所戴的鑲有水鉆的皇冠和紅色仿皮草斗篷。這位男士在競(jìng)拍成功后將雙手舉過(guò)頭頂,,與坐在他旁邊的女士緊緊擁抱,。
拍賣(mài)會(huì)以墨丘里家的花園涂鴉門(mén)開(kāi)始,這扇門(mén)的競(jìng)價(jià)很快就超過(guò)了拍賣(mài)前預(yù)計(jì)的25,000英鎊(約合31,250美元)的最高估價(jià),,并引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)持續(xù)近20分鐘的競(jìng)拍大戰(zhàn),。
這扇綠色的門(mén)上貼滿了粉絲們手繪的情書(shū),他們朝圣般地來(lái)到位于英國(guó)倫敦肯辛頓區(qū)的這座房子,。最終這扇門(mén)以412,750英鎊(約合521,000美元)的高價(jià)成交,。
墨丘里的朋友埃爾頓·約翰贈(zèng)送給墨丘里的一枚卡地亞瑪瑙鉆石戒指以27.3萬(wàn)英鎊(約合34.4萬(wàn)美元)的價(jià)格售出,拍賣(mài)所得將全部捐給這位演唱歌曲《火箭人》(Rocket Man)的歌手的艾滋病慈善機(jī)構(gòu),。
拍賣(mài)會(huì)上售出的藝術(shù)品包括巴勃羅·畢加索(190,500英鎊,;約合24萬(wàn)美元)、薩爾瓦多·達(dá)利(48,260英鎊,;約合60,900美元)和馬克·夏加爾(63,500英鎊,;約合80,000美元)的版畫(huà)、古董家具和許多貓咪公仔,。
在過(guò)去的一個(gè)月中,,那些付不起如此高價(jià)的墨丘里粉絲——或者那些只是想看看他的阿迪達(dá)斯(Adidas)高幫鞋、鉆石胸針或亮片夾克的人——可以在蘇富比的畫(huà)廊里免費(fèi)欣賞這些拍品,。來(lái)自世界各地的超過(guò)14萬(wàn)名參觀者在這家高端拍賣(mài)行外排隊(duì)參觀,。
《弗雷迪·墨丘里的世界》(Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own)的宣傳造勢(shì),推動(dòng)了這場(chǎng)在上個(gè)月開(kāi)始的在線拍賣(mài)競(jìng)價(jià),。
哪怕是一些普通買(mǎi)家似乎能夠承受的在線拍賣(mài)品,,其價(jià)格也超過(guò)了售前估價(jià)。
9月6日,,一批曾經(jīng)被估價(jià)為40英鎊至60英鎊(約合50美元至75美元)的筷子目前的出價(jià)為1,200英鎊(約合1,500美元),。
蒂芙尼公司(Tiffany & Co)出品的一把銀質(zhì)小胡子梳子是其中一件比較奇特的物品,原本預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)讓買(mǎi)家付出400英鎊至600英鎊(約合500美元至750美元)的代價(jià),,但目前的出價(jià)為35,000英鎊(約合43,750美元),。
墨丘里曾經(jīng)用來(lái)譜寫(xiě)的皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)幾首名曲的雅馬哈(Yamaha)嬰兒三角鋼琴,,是為數(shù)不多的成交價(jià)低于估價(jià)的拍賣(mài)品之一,但它的成交價(jià)仍然是最高的,。
這架鋼琴的預(yù)期售價(jià)高達(dá)300萬(wàn)英鎊(約合375萬(wàn)美元),,但最終以170萬(wàn)英鎊(約合220萬(wàn)美元)成交。蘇富比拍賣(mài)行稱,,這是有史以來(lái)作曲家鋼琴的最高成交價(jià),,但他們沒(méi)有提供此前紀(jì)錄的相關(guān)信息。
其他被歌迷珍藏的物品還有墨丘里的《Somebody to Love》歌詞草稿(241,000英鎊,;約合304,000美元),,以及《Don't Stop Me Now》和《我們是冠軍》的歌詞草稿,它們的最終價(jià)格相同:317,500英鎊,;約合400,700美元,。
這些草稿展示的是歌曲誕生之初的情景,其中《波西米亞狂想曲》被記錄在已經(jīng)停業(yè)的英國(guó)英倫航空公司(British Midland Airways)的信紙上,。這首歌最初的名字是《蒙古狂想曲》(Mongolian Rhapsody),,后來(lái)被劃掉了,。
歌曲結(jié)尾寫(xiě)道:“對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō),,沒(méi)有什么是真正重要的?!边@句話顯然不適用于墨丘里的無(wú)數(shù)財(cái)產(chǎn),。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:珠珠
弗雷迪·默丘里用來(lái)創(chuàng)作《波希米亞狂想曲》(Bohemian Rhapsody)和皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)(Queen)其他名曲的珍貴鋼琴在9月6日的拍賣(mài)會(huì)上以超過(guò)200萬(wàn)美元的價(jià)格成交,這位已故歌手收藏的大量華麗舞臺(tái)服裝,、精美藝術(shù)品和原創(chuàng)歌詞也在拍賣(mài)會(huì)上打破了多項(xiàng)紀(jì)錄,。
《波希米亞狂想曲》是該樂(lè)隊(duì)最經(jīng)久不衰的熱門(mén)歌曲,這首歌的手寫(xiě)歌詞以140萬(wàn)英鎊(約合170萬(wàn)美元)的高價(jià)成交,。而樂(lè)隊(duì)經(jīng)理在這首歌登上排行榜榜首后送給每位成員的寫(xiě)有“Queen number 1”字樣的卡地亞(Cartier)金胸針,,也以16.5萬(wàn)英鎊(約合20.8萬(wàn)美元)的高價(jià)成交。
蘇富比拍賣(mài)行(Sotheby's)稱,,早在MTV出現(xiàn)之前,,墨丘里就曾經(jīng)在這首歌曲的視頻中佩戴過(guò)一只維多利亞風(fēng)格的銀蛇手鐲,并搭配象牙色緞面貓咪裝,,這只手鐲創(chuàng)下了搖滾巨星所擁有珠寶的最高拍賣(mài)價(jià)格紀(jì)錄,。
這只手鐲以698,500英鎊(約合881,000美元)的價(jià)格成交,是估價(jià)的100倍,。蘇富比拍賣(mài)行說(shuō),,這件物品打破了約翰·列儂的皮革和珠子護(hù)身符在2008年以29.5萬(wàn)英鎊(約合36.8萬(wàn)美元)售價(jià)創(chuàng)下的紀(jì)錄。
這些不拘一格的收藏品是墨丘里在皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)的華麗搖滾樂(lè)掀起一陣熱潮后收集的,,事業(yè)的成功讓這位歌手實(shí)現(xiàn)了他的夢(mèng)想,,過(guò)上了“被精致雜亂的物品包圍”的維多利亞式生活,。
1991年,45歲的墨丘里死于與艾滋病有關(guān)的肺炎,,他把自己的房子和財(cái)產(chǎn)留給了好友瑪麗·奧斯汀?,F(xiàn)在,奧斯汀要把1,400多件物品全部賣(mài)掉,。
在四個(gè)半小時(shí)的拍賣(mài)過(guò)程里,,僅有59件“雜亂無(wú)章”的物品以1,220萬(wàn)英鎊(約合1,540萬(wàn)美元)的價(jià)格成交,其中包括買(mǎi)方溢價(jià),。來(lái)自61個(gè)國(guó)家的競(jìng)拍者通過(guò)現(xiàn)場(chǎng),、網(wǎng)絡(luò)或電話參與了競(jìng)拍。
默丘里在《波西米亞狂想曲》中寫(xiě)道:”來(lái)得容易,,去得容易,,你會(huì)讓我走嗎?”而富有的歌迷對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題的回答似乎是“不會(huì)”,,他們競(jìng)相出價(jià),,而且數(shù)額越來(lái)越大,以獲得這位已故歌手的一件衣服,、獎(jiǎng)品和手寫(xiě)的《殺手皇后》(Killer Queen)和《我們是冠軍》(We Are the Champions)等經(jīng)典歌曲的原稿,。
換個(gè)角度來(lái)看,當(dāng)晚的冠軍可能是蘇富比拍賣(mài)行或奧斯汀,,也可能是她承諾向其捐出部分未公開(kāi)收益的慈善機(jī)構(gòu),。
贏家也有可能是那些購(gòu)買(mǎi)了獨(dú)一無(wú)二紀(jì)念品的買(mǎi)家。一位男士以63.5萬(wàn)英鎊(約合80.15萬(wàn)美元)的價(jià)格拍得皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)在1986年最后一次巡演中,,每場(chǎng)演出結(jié)束時(shí)墨丘里在舞臺(tái)上所戴的鑲有水鉆的皇冠和紅色仿皮草斗篷,。這位男士在競(jìng)拍成功后將雙手舉過(guò)頭頂,與坐在他旁邊的女士緊緊擁抱,。
拍賣(mài)會(huì)以墨丘里家的花園涂鴉門(mén)開(kāi)始,,這扇門(mén)的競(jìng)價(jià)很快就超過(guò)了拍賣(mài)前預(yù)計(jì)的25,000英鎊(約合31,250美元)的最高估價(jià),并引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)持續(xù)近20分鐘的競(jìng)拍大戰(zhàn),。
這扇綠色的門(mén)上貼滿了粉絲們手繪的情書(shū),,他們朝圣般地來(lái)到位于英國(guó)倫敦肯辛頓區(qū)的這座房子。最終這扇門(mén)以412,750英鎊(約合521,000美元)的高價(jià)成交,。
墨丘里的朋友埃爾頓·約翰贈(zèng)送給墨丘里的一枚卡地亞瑪瑙鉆石戒指以27.3萬(wàn)英鎊(約合34.4萬(wàn)美元)的價(jià)格售出,,拍賣(mài)所得將全部捐給這位演唱歌曲《火箭人》(Rocket Man)的歌手的艾滋病慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。
拍賣(mài)會(huì)上售出的藝術(shù)品包括巴勃羅·畢加索(190,500英鎊,;約合24萬(wàn)美元),、薩爾瓦多·達(dá)利(48,260英鎊;約合60,900美元)和馬克·夏加爾(63,500英鎊,;約合80,000美元)的版畫(huà),、古董家具和許多貓咪公仔,。
在過(guò)去的一個(gè)月中,那些付不起如此高價(jià)的墨丘里粉絲——或者那些只是想看看他的阿迪達(dá)斯(Adidas)高幫鞋,、鉆石胸針或亮片夾克的人——可以在蘇富比的畫(huà)廊里免費(fèi)欣賞這些拍品,。來(lái)自世界各地的超過(guò)14萬(wàn)名參觀者在這家高端拍賣(mài)行外排隊(duì)參觀。
《弗雷迪·墨丘里的世界》(Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own)的宣傳造勢(shì),,推動(dòng)了這場(chǎng)在上個(gè)月開(kāi)始的在線拍賣(mài)競(jìng)價(jià),。
哪怕是一些普通買(mǎi)家似乎能夠承受的在線拍賣(mài)品,其價(jià)格也超過(guò)了售前估價(jià),。
9月6日,,一批曾經(jīng)被估價(jià)為40英鎊至60英鎊(約合50美元至75美元)的筷子目前的出價(jià)為1,200英鎊(約合1,500美元)。
蒂芙尼公司(Tiffany & Co)出品的一把銀質(zhì)小胡子梳子是其中一件比較奇特的物品,,原本預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)讓買(mǎi)家付出400英鎊至600英鎊(約合500美元至750美元)的代價(jià),,但目前的出價(jià)為35,000英鎊(約合43,750美元)。
墨丘里曾經(jīng)用來(lái)譜寫(xiě)的皇后樂(lè)隊(duì)幾首名曲的雅馬哈(Yamaha)嬰兒三角鋼琴,,是為數(shù)不多的成交價(jià)低于估價(jià)的拍賣(mài)品之一,,但它的成交價(jià)仍然是最高的。
這架鋼琴的預(yù)期售價(jià)高達(dá)300萬(wàn)英鎊(約合375萬(wàn)美元),,但最終以170萬(wàn)英鎊(約合220萬(wàn)美元)成交,。蘇富比拍賣(mài)行稱,這是有史以來(lái)作曲家鋼琴的最高成交價(jià),,但他們沒(méi)有提供此前紀(jì)錄的相關(guān)信息,。
其他被歌迷珍藏的物品還有墨丘里的《Somebody to Love》歌詞草稿(241,000英鎊;約合304,000美元),,以及《Don't Stop Me Now》和《我們是冠軍》的歌詞草稿,它們的最終價(jià)格相同:317,500英鎊,;約合400,700美元,。
這些草稿展示的是歌曲誕生之初的情景,其中《波西米亞狂想曲》被記錄在已經(jīng)停業(yè)的英國(guó)英倫航空公司(British Midland Airways)的信紙上,。這首歌最初的名字是《蒙古狂想曲》(Mongolian Rhapsody),,后來(lái)被劃掉了。
歌曲結(jié)尾寫(xiě)道:“對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō),,沒(méi)有什么是真正重要的,。”這句話顯然不適用于墨丘里的無(wú)數(shù)財(cái)產(chǎn),。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:珠珠
Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million on September 6 as some of the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records.
Items connected to the operatic “Rhapsody,” the band’s most enduring hit, brought a premium with hand-written lyrics to the song selling for about 1.4 million pounds ($1.7 million) and a gold Cartier brooch saying “Queen number 1” given to each band member by their manager after the song topped the charts, selling for 165,000 pounds ($208,000).
A Victorian-style silver snake bangle Mercury wore with an ivory satin catsuit in a video for the song — long before the days of MTV — set a record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a piece of jewelry owned by a rock star, Sotheby’s said.
The bracelet went for 698,500 pounds ($881,000) — 100 times its estimated low price. The item broke a record set when John Lennon’s leather and bead talisman sold for 295,000 pounds g($368,000) in 2008, Sotheby’s said.
The eclectic collection of objects were amassed by Mercury after Queen’s glam-rock produced an avalanche of hits that allowed the singer to achieve his dream of living a Victorian life “surrounded by exquisite clutter.”
Mercury’s close friend, Mary Austin, to whom he left his house and his possessions when he died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991 at 45, is selling it all — more than 1,400 items.
A mere 59 items of that “clutter” sold for 12.2 million pounds ($15.4 million), including a buyer’s premium, that blew away estimates in the four-and-a-half hour auction. Bidders from 61 countries took part in person, online and by phone.
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.”
Depending how you looked at it, the champions of the night may have been Sotheby’s or Austin or a few charities she’s promised to donate an undisclosed portion of the proceeds to.
Or it could have been the buyers of one-of-a-kind memorabilia who won. One man raised his hands over his head in victory and hugged the woman seated next to him after bidding 635,000 pounds ($801,500) for the rhinestone-studded crown and red fake fur cloak Mercury wore on stage at the end of every show during Queen’s last tour in 1986.
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 ($31,250) projected before the sale and led to a bidding war that lasted nearly 20 minutes.
The green door covered in hand-painted love notes from fans who made a pilgrimage to the house in the tony Kensington section of London sold for an eye-popping 412,750 pounds ($521,000).
All of the proceeds of the sale of a Cartier onyx and diamond ring given to Mercury by his friend, Elton John, that sold for 273,000 pounds ($344,000) were to go to the “Rocket Man” singer’s AIDS charity.
Art sold at the auction included prints by Pablo Picasso (190,500 pounds; $240,000), Salvador Dalí (48,260 pounds; $60,900); and Marc Chagall (63,500; $80,000), antique furniture and numerous cat figurines.
For the past month, fans of Mercury who couldn’t afford those kind of prices — or just wanted to see his high-top Adidas, diamond brooches, or a sequined jacket — could view them for free in Sotheby’s galleries. More than 140,000 visitors from around the world queued up outside the elegant auction house to take a tour.
Publicity from “Freddie Mercury: A World of his Own” drove up bidding for online auctions that began last month.
Even items being sold online that had seemed like they might be in reach for some average buyers eclipsed pre-sale estimates.
A collection of chopsticks once estimated to fetch 40-60 British pounds ($50-75) had a current bid 1,200 pounds ($1,500) on September 6.
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 ($500—750) had a bid at 35,000 pounds ($43,750).
The Yamaha baby grand piano that Mercury wrote some of Queen’s greatest hits on was one of the few items that sold for less than its estimated price tag, though it still sold for the most amount of money.
It had been expected to sell for as much as 3 million pounds ($3.75 million) but sold for 1.7 million pounds ($2.2 million). Sotheby’s said it was the highest price ever paid for a composer’s piano, but they didn’t provide information on the previous record.
Other items that were treasured by fans were Mercury’s draft lyrics to “Somebody to Love” (241,000 pounds; $304,000), and “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “We Are the Champions,” which both fetched the same final prices: 317,500 pounds; $400,700.
The drafts showed songs at their inception, with “Bohemian Rhapsody” scratched on stationery from the defunct British Midland Airways. The song was originally named “Mongolian Rhapsody” before that was crossed out.
The song ends with the words: “Nothing really matters to me,” a line that certainly didn’t apply to Mercury’s myriad possessions.