Lot 30 · Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale
A sapphire and diamond brooch
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,080–$22,620
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale, London · 6 September 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5144150
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier London, A sapphire and diamond brooch. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2023, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5144150.
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Cartier London, A sapphire and diamond brooch. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2023, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5144150.
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