25th Apr, 2023 9:00
Day 1: Audio Equipment and Music Memorabilia | Day 2: Rare & Collectable Vinyl Records
QUEEN - FREDDIE MERCURY OWNED AND STAGEWORN LEATHER SHORTS.
A pair of tailored leather shorts (see images for measurements) owned and worn by Freddie Mercury, most notably onstage during the encore for Queen's second sold-out night at the Birmingham Exhibition Centre, 6th December 1980. This occasion is cited in 'Queen - As It Began' by fan club secretary Jacky Gunn and Jim Jenkins (a copy included in the lot).
They write "Freddie decided to try to shock the audience with his stage outfit for the encore: the shortest , tightest pair of black leather shorts he could find - they didn't leave much to the imagination, but no one complained..."
The shorts were purchased by the vendor at a Queen Fan Club Auction in Southport, 1993. The lot includes the original signed letter of authenticity from fan club secretary Jacky Gunn.
Sold for £14,500
Hammer Price
A pair of tailored leather shorts (see images for measurements) owned and worn by Freddie Mercury, most notably onstage during the encore for Queen's second sold-out night at the Birmingham Exhibition Centre, 6th December 1980. This occasion is cited in 'Queen - As It Began' by fan club secretary Jacky Gunn and Jim Jenkins (a copy included in the lot).
They write "Freddie decided to try to shock the audience with his stage outfit for the encore: the shortest , tightest pair of black leather shorts he could find - they didn't leave much to the imagination, but no one complained..."
The shorts were purchased by the vendor at a Queen Fan Club Auction in Southport, 1993. The lot includes the original signed letter of authenticity from fan club secretary Jacky Gunn.
Auction: Day 1: Audio Equipment and Music Memorabilia | Day 2: Rare & Collectable Vinyl Records, 25th Apr, 2023
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