Elton John's big garage sale
2003-10-01 14:32
London - British pop star Elton John raised a whopping £1.45m at an auction on Tuesday of the contents of his London home, Sotheby's auction house said.
An oil painting entitled "Madison Square Park" was the highest selling lot, going to a London dealer for £67 200.
Fans with shallower pockets rubbing shoulders with serious bidders in the hope of snapping up a piece of Elton memorabilia were also able to pick up a memento with the lowest selling item, a candelabra, going for £96.
The star's satin birchwood and rosewood bed fetched £3 600.
A star attraction was a bedroom suite designed by Royal furniture maker David Linley which sold for £19 200.
Tuesday's sale was not the first time Elton John has had a mass clearout. In 1988 he sold 2 000 lots of memorabilia, jewellery and works of art from his Windsor estate for over four million pounds.