Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | Crazy Little Things 2
Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | Crazy Little Things 2
Irena Sedlecká
Freddie Mercury Statuette
Lot Closed
September 13, 02:30 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Irena Sedlecká
1928– 2020
Freddie Mercury
bronze
signed and dated: 'SEDLECKA, 94', the base
with '(c) Mercury Songs Ltd. 1995' and artists seal
a limited edition numbered: VII/X
Height: 35.5cm., 14in.
LITERATURE
‘Freddie Mercury, The Great Pretender, A Life
In Pictures’, Welbeck, 2020 Edition, p.5.
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.
This statue is a smaller-sized model of the three-metre bronze statue that stands on the Place du Marché in Montreux, looking outwards to Lake Geneva. Both created by Czech sculptor Irena Sedlecká, the larger statue was publicly unveiled in 1996 shortly after the creation of this smaller model. Queen sought the serenity of Montreux for the recording of six of their studio albums, and Freddie also had a residence there alongside Garden Lodge in London. The larger-than-life sculpture was a donation from Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and other friends and family of Freddie to the city of Montreux, and remains a popular pilgrimage site for fans of Queen and of Freddie.