Udo Jürgens
Auctioned auctioned for 1.7 million
From 23 to January 30th, the Sotheby’s objects from the estate of Udo Jürgens auctioned. With resounding success.
99 objects from the possession of the musician Udo Jürgens (1934-2014) changed the owner. On January 31, the sum achieved from the auction “The Personal Collection of the Late Udo Jürgens” announced: a total of 1.7 million euros were raised. Sotheby’s had estimated the proceeds in advance at 370,000 to 500,000 euros.
The auction ran from January 23 to January 30th. The 1.7 million euros are now going to John (60) and Jenny Jürgens (58), the children of the singer who died in 2014. Part of the Udo Jürgen Foundation, which supports young musicians and children and orphans in need, is to benefit from Sotheby’s.
Wings, cars and prices under the hammer
Among the pieces from Udo Jürgens’ estate included his Bambi trophy, several cars and his legendary concert wing from plexiglas, where he had played at numerous concerts. The specialty of Schimmel’s specialty achieved the highest price at the auction: an Austrian collector was awarded the contract for 240,000 euros. Sotheby’s put the proceeds in advance at 20,000 to 30,000 euros.
For a similarly high sum, a sculpture by Hans Arp from the musician owned the owner: it brought in 192,000 euros. A Gustav Klimt watercolor was auctioned for 168,000 euros. This was followed by Jürgens’ Bentley Continental GTC from 2007, which found a new garage for 132,000 euros.
Other auctioned objects – some of which brought in fifteen times the estimation prices – included an F -104 Starfighter helmet (31,200 euros), its quilted shoes (10,800 euros) or two golden records for the song “Greek wine” (22,800 euros ).
26,400 euros for a bathrobe
The biggest surprise, however, was a bathrobe. The terry section was one of the trademarks of Udo Jürgens. The auctioned copy is said to have signatures of the 2014 football championship team on their backs and was said to have been worn once. The piece was estimated around 150 euros – the highest bid ended in the end 26,400 euros, more than 176 times the original estimate.
A total of 3,150 bids were made by almost 400 bidders at the auction, according to the auction house. The interested parties for the memorabilia came from 32 countries, including Germany, Austria, Great Britain and Australia.
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Source: Stern
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