'Minimalist' Elton to Sell Entire House Contents
PUSSSYKATT
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star Elton John is selling off the contents of his
London home as he goes minimalist after a lifetime of flamboyant extravagance,
auctioning everything from Elizabethan paintings to Art Deco beds.
The sale next week is expected to raise more than $1.3 million, with prices
ranging from $66 to $66,000 for items of furniture, paintings, baubles and even
a pair of stone poodles.
"We are selling the entire contents of his London home. He wanted a complete
change," Alexandra Reece of auction house Sotheby's, told reporters Wednesday.
But in contrast to the 1988 sale of his entire wardrobe, there is little
personal in the auction on Sept. 30.
"He bought everything in a six-month spree and told his decorator to make
something of it," said a Sotheby's spokeswoman.
The most expensive single item in the sale is a portrait painted in 1617 of
Queen Elizabeth I and priced at $66,000.
The picture is one of a large selection of 16th and 17th century portraits
priced from $6,000 and upwards that hung in the singer's Holland Park home,
dominating his entry hall.
But they are just the tip of the iceberg in a sale that includes lamps, gilt
mirrors, glass baubles, candelabras, tables, cupboards, clocks, statues, a full
dining suite and dinner service, two complete sitting rooms and several
bedrooms.
There is even Elton's own satin birchwood and rosewood bed at $2,478,
accompanied by a bust by Ambrogio Colombo of the Emperor Napoleon valued at
$5,000.
Contrasting with a complete sitting room suite in leopard skin fabric is a
striking picture by Paul Jouve of a black jaguar waiting to pounce on its
unwary victim -- a snip at $24,784.
At the lower end of the price range are the stone poodles at about $250 and a
pair of tapestry work black cushions embroidered with roses at just $66.
There is also a wall full of gold and platinum discs celebrating the
singer/pianist's prolific career spanning some three decades during which he
has earned -- and spent -- millions of dollars.
In fact, so commonplace are these discs that they are only expected to command
prices of a few hundred dollars each.
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Karen M
agcgoss...@aol.com (PUSSSYKATT) wrote:
> By Jeremy Lovell
>
> LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star Elton John is selling off the contents of his
> London home as he goes minimalist after a lifetime of flamboyant
> extravagance,
> auctioning everything from Elizabethan paintings to Art Deco beds.
>
View the loot here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3105990.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/3104246.stm
>
> In fact, so commonplace are these discs that they are only expected to
> command
> prices of a few hundred dollars each.
Ri-ight. Let's just wait for the post auction "went for X times their
pre-auction estimate" statement on thost.
Karen
Elton's keeper
Karen M
Karen M <itsk...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> In article <20030925090239...@mb-m13.aol.com>,
> agcgoss...@aol.com (PUSSSYKATT) wrote:
>
> > By Jeremy Lovell
> >
> > LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star Elton John is selling off the contents of his
> > London home as he goes minimalist after a lifetime of flamboyant
> > extravagance,
> > auctioning everything from Elizabethan paintings to Art Deco beds.
> >
>
> View the loot here:
Or maybe here:
http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/event/EventDetail.jsp?event_id=26367
Karen, proving once againg that she can watch TV and post to Usenet, but
not simultaneously
Fulla Bulla
I'll believe he's gone 'Minimalist' when I see him get rid of his extravegant
costumes and begins wearing a burlap suit.
FB
Karen M
Fulla Bulla <Fulla_...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I'll believe he's gone 'Minimalist' when I see him get rid of his extravegant
> costumes and begins wearing a burlap suit.
>
> FB
>
He ditched the extravegant costumes nearly 20 years ago. Sure, he still
wears suits in colors that most women wouldn't even dream of wearing,
but make the same suit in plain black, grey or navy and it'd be
considered somewhat sedate. I doubt he'll ever wear burlap unless it
comes from Versace :-)
Karen