Elton John auctions everything from boots to a piano

Silver platform boots with his initials E and J, a piano and a triptych by the artist Banksy are part of the personal objects that the British singer Elton John will be auctioned at Christie’s in February NY, most coming from his luxurious Atlanta residence, recently sold.

Collectors will be able to purchase clothing and other objects from the artist who will say goodbye to the stage in 2023 at eight physical or online sales and at a special evening scheduled for February 21 at Christie’s stores in New York.

The British musician, who marked the last half century with songs like “Your Song”, “Rocket Man”, “I’m Still Standing”, “Sacrifice”, with his sumptuous clothes and his commitment to the fight against AIDS, became Atlanta, the capital of the state of Georgia, in the southern United States, is its base of operations for American tours.

An election dictated by “personal reasons”explains Christie’s in a statement.

Elton John suffered from a long-term addiction to alcohol and drugs, and “After getting sober in 1990, he found solace and support in this welcoming community and in the city’s detox centers, like the Triangle Club, which played a vital role in his recovery.”writes the auction house.

Featuring works by artists such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Robert Mappelthorpe and Richard Avedon, the collection, assembled with her husband David Furnish, attests to the couple’s taste in the arts.

A triptych of the famous “Flower Launcher” by the mysterious graffiti artist Banksy, estimated between US$1 and US$1.5 million, will be the most expensive piece to be presented in the special sale on February 21.

Like those of sports legends such as Michael Jordan and Diego Maradona, sales of collections belonging to pop culture stars have become an increasingly important playing field for auction houses.

Last September, a series of sales of thousands of objects belonging to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury reached 40 million pounds (46.5 million euros), including a Yamaha quarter-tone piano on which the artist had composed almost all of his works (2 million euros).