An uncut printers proof for a proposed Queen Radio Ga Ga 1980s Christmas card, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles?query=signed&amp;locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> on the front by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Freddie+Mercury&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddie Mercury</a> in blue pen, and a 1980s Freddie Mercury Christmas Card.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Each is presented unframed.</li></ul> The artwork on the front of the card features an image of Queen taken during the video shoot for Radio Ga Ga; this was also the image that was originally going to be used on the 7 inch single sleeve but it was withdrawn.&nbsp; It is said that a number of these proofs were signed by Freddie Mercury in Germany in the mid-1980s prior to Christmas and they were then sent back to London where they were intended to be made into Christmas cards. However, this project never materialized and the proofs remained in Freddie’s home, Garden Lodge, for over 35 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also included is a 1980s day glow pink Christmas card that features a black and white image of Freddie Mercury on the front taken during a photo shoot for Vogue magazine. The text printed inside the card humorously reads ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Preening, Pouting, Posturing, Posing Old Tart’. The card was specially commissioned by Freddie Mercury to send to friends.

Signed Radio Ga Ga Christmas Card Proof, accompanied by a Freddie Mercury Christmas Card

A black lace hat with silver polka dots that was previously owned by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Freddie+Mercury&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddie Mercury</a>.&nbsp;<ul><li>designed by Diana Moseley.</li><li>Commissioned for Freddie Mercury's Very Silly Hat Party, 1986.</li></ul> The hat was designed by Diana Moseley for Freddie’s ‘Very Silly Hat’ party that took place at his Garden Lodge home on his 40th&nbsp;birthday. Diana Moseley, in an interview with Sotheby’s, June 2023, recalled making the hats for this occasion:&nbsp;&nbsp;"Freddie&nbsp;had a huge sense of humor. I remember making all the hats for his 40th birthday party in 1986, each one specifically designed for a member of the family or one of his friends, like Mary, Jim, Joe,&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;and some actor friends. There were joke ones and a trick one for Freddie which nearly broke his jaw because it had an exploding device in it. He found it hilarious. When I arrived at the house with them, it was like giving out Christmas presents. The day before, they had all been bouncing around the house setting up the party, putting hatstands in the garden, as if for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. It was a curious sight, but so much fun.”&nbsp;The ‘exploding device’ referred to by Moseley is the mechanism inside the ‘<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own-crazy-little-things-2/freddie-mercurys-mad-hatter-top-hat-and-other-hats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mad Hatter’ top hat</a> which made the top flip open to reveal the ‘surprise bang’.

Freddie Mercury's Polka Dot Hat

Fine Watches

Cartier Baignoire Orologio Tavola, Reference 8908 A gilt metal alarm desk clock, Circa 1980 Dial: silvered Calibre: quartz Case: gilt metal Case number: 16'856 Size: 90 mm length x 74 mm width Signed: case, dial and movement Accessories: none A similar example was sold at Sotheby's "Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | At Home" auction in September 2023 for 15,240 GBP.

View 1 of Lot 8772: Baignoire Orologio Tavola, Reference 8908 | A gilt metal alarm desk clock, Circa 1980

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