via Blabbermouth, 'J ulien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, held its marquee music auction event"MUSIC Icons"on Saturday, May 18 live in Hard Rock Café Times Square in front of a packed crowd of collectors and music fans bidding live on the floor, online and on the phone across the globe. The mega-star lineup featured 670 historical items of music legendsPrince,Madonna,Kurt Cobain,QUEEN,Elton John,Bob Dylan,Elvis Presley,Lady Gaga,Greg Lake,Michael Jackson,Beyoncéand more.
The of the most talked about items of the auction — an acrylic and mohair cardigan worn by Kurt Cobain in his lastNIRVANA photoshoot with photographerJesse Frohman— sold for $75,000, well over its original estimate of $20,000.Frohmanwas commissioned to shootNIRVANAfor the album cover of"In Utero", released on September 21, 1993.
AnotherNIRVANAauction stunner included a used paper plate, whichKurt Cobainhad eaten pizza on with a handwritten set list in black marker byCobainused at the 9:30 nightclub in Washington, D.C. in 1990 (estimate: $1,000-$2,000), which sold for an astounding $22,000!'