Lot 38 · Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale
Freddie Mercury | Autograph draft lyrics for 'Killer Queen', c.1974
Artist unrecorded
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $62,834–$87,968
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale, London · 6 September 2023
- Dimensions
- 190 x 126mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5144113
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5144113 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5144113
Freddie Mercury | Autograph draft lyrics for 'Killer Queen', c.1974. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2023, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5144113.
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Freddie Mercury | Autograph draft lyrics for 'Killer Queen', c.1974. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2023, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5144113.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A jewelled gold-mounted agate vesta case, Moscow, circa 1890 | Fabergé | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Le Matador (Dupin 510) | Joan Miró | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Freddie Mercury’s worn Adidas high-top sneakers, 1980s | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Freddie Mercury | Autograph manuscript draft lyrics for 'Don't Stop M… | — | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| A nephrite and coral desk timepiece No.2694, Paris, circa 1925 | Cartier | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Freddie Mercury's Ivor Novello award for 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 1975/1976 | — | £8,000–£12,000 |