NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — The contents of Elton John’s Atlanta home sold for over $20.5 million at auction.
That’s twice the amount it was estimated to bring in.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Christie’s in New York concluded The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road, a series of sales of more than 900 objects he collected over 30 years.
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John bought a massive penthouse at Park Place in Buckhead in 1991, combining six condos into one.
It sold on Nov. 1 for $7.2 million.
The auction featured an assortment of photographs, artworks, costumes, clothing, and more.
According to Christie’s, photography accounted for about one-third of the collection.
- PHOTOS: Items from The Collection of Sir Elton John -
The most expensive piece of art from the collection was Banksy’s Flower Thrower Triptych, which sold for $1.9 million.
John’s grand piano sold for $201,600.
His 1990 Bentley Continental sold for $441,000.
At the start of the auction, the car was estimated to sell for at least $25,000.
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