Piano used by late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury to compose some of the group's most iconic hits sold at auction for £1.7m.

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A Yamaha baby grand piano used by late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury to compose some of the group's most iconic hits sold at auction for £1.7m.

The final sale came slightly below estimates but was nonetheless a record for a composer's piano, auctioneers Sotheby's said.

Thousands of items belonging to Mercury were sold during a live auction on Wednesday after weeks on display.

Several further auctions, including two live sessions, are to follow.

Items to sell early in the auction included the door of his Garden Lodge home in west London for £412,750, including buyer's premium and fees - far in excess of the £15,000-25,000 estimate.

Mercury fronted the UK band whose mix of glam rock, heavy metal and camp theatrics made them one of the most popular bands of the 1970s.

 

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