Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | On Stage
Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | On Stage
Freddie Mercury’s platform shoes, extensively worn, early 1970s
Auction Closed
September 7, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Freddie Mercury’s platform shoes, extensively worn, early 1970s
a pair of 1970s white leather platform shoes by Alan Mair, with square toe, white lace-up fastening, brown stacked wood heels (7.5 cm. high), pink leather lining, leather soles, unlabelled, no size present [much worn, the white leather and wooden heels have traces of old whitening once applied]
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.
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David McLean, ‘The Glasgow Bootmaker Who Ordered Freddie Mercury To Fit David Bowie With A Pair Of Platforms’, Glasgow Live, 27 March 2022
‘When Freddie Mercury Sold Boots at Kensington Market’ Interview with Alan Mair and Tom Semioli, 25 March 2020, You Tube
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Jacky Smith & Jim Jenkins, Queen As It Began, Omnibus Press, 2022, pp.82-83