Olive green, scuffed slightly hairy, even then, something – and world-known: the green Cardigan from Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. He wore it in 1993, when he appeared in an Unplugged Session at the music station MTV, a few months before Cobain in 1994 died.
Yesterday, now the sweater was auctioned in New York for 334’000 dollars. The auction house Julien’s Auctions announced that this was the highest price that had ever been for such a piece of clothing made.
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SOLD for $334,000! A vintage green cardigan sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1993. Sold today in our two-day “Icons & Idols: Rock ‘N’ Roll” auction event at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York and live online at www.JuliensAuctions.com! #July auctions #hard rock cafe #Auction #Memorabilia #Kurt Cobain #Nirvana #MTV
Already at a past auction, at the of Cardigan in the year 2015, the auction had been surpassed, the final price expectations. As the magazine “Rolling Stone” writes, he went back for about 140’000 dollars in new hands – the expectations were at 60’000 dollars.
The green jacket is according to the description of the auction house from a Mix of acrylic, Mohair and Lycra. Four of the five buttons are still there, near the left outer pocket, a fire hole. According to the “Rolling Stone”magazine, the clothes have been washed piece of never.
No luck for the last owner
At the auction sale 2015 rose Garrett Kletjian the Cardigan. But happy he was not in order, as he said the “Rolling Stone” in an Interview. After the packet with the cardigan had been delivered overnight by Mail and he got it open, it would have him like a flash drive: “Oh, so now I’m responsible for it.” He had felt happy, but at the same time also thought: “Oh, no.” Eventually, the pressure of such a piece of memorabilia of Rock’n’Roll to have a story to become big.
in Addition to Curt Cobain’s green jacket and his Fender-Mustang-guitar were auctioned off a further 700 memorabilia from artists. Among other things, under the Hammer: the possessions of David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Queen, and Janis Joplin.
Kurt Cobain’s appearance at the Unplugged Session from MTV. Source: Youtube
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Created: 27.10.2019, 19:26 PM
