Sotheby’s Freddie Mercury exhibit

On now for a month you can go to Sotheby’s on New Bond Street and see a vast collection of items once owned by Freddie Mercury before they go on sale. I’d say if you can, go see it now, because after the six auctions all his treasures will be scattered and most likely scattered to the four corners of the world.

I feel it will be a shame, as I felt a lot of these items should have stayed in his house and that created into a museum. Nevertheless, this is a part of life and its story in this famous character.

I knew he had a love for Japanese art, but I didn’t realise how vast his collection was. From a very nice collection of prints, to ceramics and sets of kitchen ware. There is a degree of opulence about the character and a slight insight into the eccentric nature of the person we see from his things. There is also a degree of love for the items on display, from the clothing to the records and his famous piano. A new Yamaha piano will set you back £5,000 but if you want Freddie’s make sure you have more than £2 million + capitol. And if I am honest, there are some even nicer things to get your hands on than the piano.