Nirvana relics: 300,000 euros for Kurt Cobains cardigan

Nirvana's unplugged gig at MTV is legendary. Instead of trying to interpret their own grunge hits with acoustic instruments, the musicians played some of their lesser-known songs and cover versions, such as David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World.

The cardigan, worn by vocalist Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) at the show five months before his death, has now been auctioned in New York for $ 334,000, the equivalent of about $ 300,000. That was the highest price ever paid for an auction for such a piece of clothing, the auction house Julien's Auctions announced on Saturday.

The garment belongs to a series of memorabilia that came under the hammer during the two-day auction "Icons & Idols: Rock 'n' Roll". Other items included a Harley Davidson XLH Sportster 1000 from 1976, which once belonged to Elvis Presley and was worth $ 106,250 to her new owner. A gold-colored Mercedes-Benz 450 SL of the "King of Rock'n Roll" brought $ 125,000. A velvet jacket worn by Michael Jackson at the party celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday found a buyer for $ 65,625.

However, another piece from the estate of Kurt Cobain, his Fender Mustang, scored a far higher price. The turquoise guitar was made in 1993 especially for the left-handed musician. Except for the knobs, the guitar is still original, according to Julien's Auctions. The original buttons had been stolen by a fan when the guitar was on display from 2002 to 2011 in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Kurt Cobain's Mustang guitar, made for him in 1993 by Fender

Despite this small flaw, the instrument was worth $ 340,000 to a collector, or around $ 307,000. He also gets a handwritten letter from Cobain's widow Courtney Love about the instrument, which states that this instrument was a grunge guitarist's favorite guitar.

A total of more than 700 memorabilia were offered by artists such as Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Madonna, Queen, Bob Dylan and Elton John.