The $3,000,000 Yamaha G2
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Seasoned for Destination
AUGUST 3, 2023
Freddie Mercury Composed ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on This Piano. It Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction.
The Queen frontman's Yamaha G2 was recently revealed as the star lot in a September sale of his personal belongings..In April, Sotheby’s announced plans to host an epic six-part auction of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s radical personal items this fall. The lots, ranging from stage outfits and home décor to “crazy little” collectibles, have been on public view in New York City since June. And with the first of the sales scheduled in London this September, the auction house’s British branch is opening a final exhibition this Friday with a new star lot.Revealed for the first time on Thursday, Mercury’s treasured Yamaha G2 Baby Grand Piano is just one of many items that will go on display at Sotheby’s London’s new 16,000-square-foot Bond Street gallery. The rare and elegant instrument reportedly fit perfectly into a small apartment he shared with his friend Mary Austin. He used it to compose over a decade’s worth of hits, including songs ranging from Bohemian Rhapsody to Barcelona. In 1986, the piano made its final move to Mercury’s home, called Garden Lodge, where it landed a spot in the singer’s drawing room, out of the sun. The well-preserved instrument is expected to fetch between $2.5 million and $3.8 million on the auction block.
