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Now playing Next no comment WATCH: A lifetime of Freddie Mercury's possessions on display The vast collection of the singer's personal belongings, which had been left to Mercury's close friend Mary Austin, had remained undisturbed in his west London mansion for 30 years since his death in 1991. 04/08/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Louis Vuitton teams up with Sotheby's for charity bag auction The French fashion house has partnered with the auctioneers to sell a unique collection of 22 of the brand’s artist-designed Artycapucines bags. 19/06/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Buzz Aldrin's moon landing jacket sells for €2.7 million at auction The jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin on his historic mission to the moon has become the most valuable American space artefact ever sold at auction. But how much did it go for? 28/07/2022
Now playing Next Art 57 years unseen: Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud goes on sale The long unseen portrait of artist Lucian Freud by his close friend Francis Bacon, estimated at more than £35 million (€41 million) is the central piece of a Sotheby's art sale on 29 June 23/06/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Shakespeare First Folio copy estimated to sell for $2.5m at Sotheby's An original edition of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, often referred to as the most important book in English literature, will be auctioned next month in New York and estimated to sell for $2.5m 10/06/2022
Now playing Next Art Picasso, Rothko and Warhol for sale after billionaire couple's divorce Real estate mogul Harry Macklowe's divorce from wife Linda has resulted in a potentially record-breaking Sotheby's auction of world-class art. 18/02/2022
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