Freddie Mercury's evening accessories

Freddie Mercury’s evening accessories

A collection of cummerbunds and bow ties, comprising:

- seven cummerbunds, various colours, patterns and fabrics, including one with a black and white abstract pattern in pleated silk, designed by Diana Moseley for the ‘I’m Going Slightly Mad’ video, 1991, labelled ‘Ken White’ but not worn; two of black and white pleated moiré, labelled ‘Hackett’ (one with original tag attached); one of black pleated satin, unlabelled; one of midnight blue velvet, labelled ‘Acko’; one of gold brocade labelled ‘Loco Mia’; and one other; and

- nine bow ties, various colours, patterns and fabrics, majority ready-tied, including one abstract pattern, labelled ‘Pashu’, seen on the cover of the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé single, ‘How Can I Go On’ and the ‘Barcelona’ album; one of midnight blue silk with abstract pattern in red and green, labelled ‘Georgina von Etzdorf’ (see lot 2201 for the corresponding evening scarf) two of red satin; one of electric blue satin, labelled ‘Harrods’; one of silvery grey satin with black spots, labelled ‘Jun Men’; and three others

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See lot 279 for the outfit worn by Freddie in the ‘I’m Going Slightly Mad’ video, 1991 and lot 2201 for the matching scarf to the cummerbund included in this lot. Also lot 269 for the suit worn with the bow tie on the cover of the ‘Barcelona’ album and the single ‘How Can I Go On’.

SPECIAL NOTICE

This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.