99% of the collection sold to benefit MusiCares and other charities
Julien’s Auctions concluded its Property From The Life and Career of Christine McVie in a grand finale honoring the legendary Grammy Award-winning Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie. A marquee lineup of over 650 sensational items including stage-played instruments, stage-worn wardrobe, awards, fine art, jewelry, memorabilia, and personal mementos from the beloved British music icon went under the hammer, garnering a total of $1.3 million, tripling original estimates. All of the proceeds of the auction will benefit MusiCares and other charities.
The two-day auction event was held live in front of an electric audience of collectors, enthusiasts, and Christine McVie and Fleetwood Mac fans at the industry-leading music memorabilia auction house’s premiere auction at The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum at The Historic Municipal Auditorium in Nashville with hundreds of bidders participating from around the world online.
The top selling item was one of McVie’s beloved paintings that hung in her London home: an Edward Reginald Frampton watercolor and tempera on board drawing titled St. Cecilia the patron saint of music and musicians in the Roman Catholic Church who is frequently depicted playing the organ, that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1917 which sold for $190,500.
Other standout items were her Patek Philippe stainless steel and diamond Aquanaut wristwatch for $50,800, five times its estimate of $10,000, and her Fleetwood Mac stage-played Hammond XK-5 Heritage Series organ for $52,000, nearly eight times its estimate of $6,000.
Leading up to the auction, hundreds of fans from Nashville and around the world descended on Music City to fete Christine McVie at an exclusive museum-style public exhibition held August 30th-October 15th at The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum at The Historic Municipal Auditorium that featured many of McVie’s most cherished treasures from her home. On air, AXS TV in partnership with Julien’s aired a Fleetwood Mac Weekend of special programming Oct 12-13 featuring concerts, interviews with Fleetwood Mac, and behind-the-scenes of the auction with Martin Nolan, co-founder and executive director of Julien’s Auctions.
