Sir Elton John’s piano, jumpsuit and platform boots up on the market

Sir Elton John is placing a piano, jumpsuit and a pair of platform boots up for public sale in New York subsequent month.

A portray of the pop megastar and his associate, David Furnish, by Damien Hirst – titled Your Song after his hit monitor, and inscribed “xxx for Elton + David” – is predicted to fetch $350,000 to $450,000 (£280,000 to £360,000).

Also included is a portrait of the 76-year-old singer by American painter and Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel – valued at between $200,000 and $300,000 (£160,000 to £240,000).

The gadgets listed within the assortment titled Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road, are from the house he and Furnish, a well known homosexual rights campaigner and AIDS activist, shared in Atlanta.

If you fancy tinkling Elton’s personal ivories, there is a Yamaha grand piano on the market at $30,000 to $50,000 (£24,000 to £39,000).

A 1971 pair of tall leather-based platform boots – silver and with purple leather-based letters ‘E’ and ‘J’ on either side – may fetch between $5,000 and $10,000 (£4,000 to £8,000).

An ivory-and-gold jumpsuit, one among his first stage outfits, designed by Annie Reavey, has an estimated worth of $8,000 to $12,000 (£6,500 to £9,700).

It was loaned to make costumes for the 2018 Rocketman biopic, starring Taron Egerton.

Tash Perrin, deputy chairman of Christie’s Americas, which is dealing with the public sale, mentioned: “This extraordinary collection not only showcases a diverse array of remarkable objects that encapsulate Elton’s unique life, work, and art but also provides our clients with a glimpse into the profound impact that the city of Atlanta had on him.”

The assortment, she mentioned, options “a refined assortment of photographs, artworks, fashion, and costumes – a testament to a man’s eclectic vision, artistry, and impeccable taste”.

Also up on the market is an 18-carat-gold limited-edition Cartier watch, a necklace with diamond letters that claims “the bitch is back” (after his 1974 hit of the identical title) and silk Versace shirts.

And a Vogue cowl by American photographer Irving Penn of style mannequin Jean Patchett may fetch between $100,000 to $150,000 (£79,000 to £120,000).

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Sir Elton John ended his touring profession final yr, after spending greater than 50 years acting at venues all through the world, when he delivered his final gig within the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Stockholm in July.

He gave his remaining UK efficiency as a headliner of Glastonbury, the well-known competition in Somerset.

The assortment is open to the general public at Christie’s in New York for 12 days earlier than the opening evening of gross sales on 21 February.