Marianne Faithfull teams up with Sotheby’s to auction off “personal artefacts”

Marianne Faithfull has teamed up with Sotheby’s to auction off a series of “personal artefacts”.

Chanel jackets gifted by Karl Lagerfeld, a Saint Lauren smoking jacket handed to her by former creative director for Dior Homme, a signed expired British passport and a black and red artwork of a female figure by Anita Pallenberg dated 1992 are being auctioned off.

Other items also being sold in Sotheby’s first pop culture auction, include handwritten lyrics for songs from albums including ‘Sleep’, ‘There Is A Ghost’ and ‘Sex With Strangers’, an oil painting and tribute to Henrietta Moraes by Maggi Hambling, and scripts from films she has starred in such as The Black Rider and Marie Antoinette.

“I’ve decided that it’s time to sell some pieces from my private collection. I have always enjoyed nice things but I’ve never been a materialistic person and frankly I’m still amazed I managed to hang on to anything at all!” the singer-songwriter said.

“At various moments in my life these talismans of my past have meant so much to me, but I find they belong to a life I’m no longer living and it is time for them to shine for others. I’ve loved and enjoyed them but my life is so much simpler now: I’m ready for them to find new owners who will cherish them as much as I have.”

Katherine Schofield, head of popular culture at the auction house, also told BBC News: “The name Marianne Faithfull is synonymous with a revolutionary time for youth culture and conjures up images of liberation and the epitome of bohemian rock chic.

“To bring items from her personal collection for auction, spanning her songwriting, performance, acting and fashion memories has been extremely insightful and a true privilege and provides an intimate look into the original queen of rock and roll.”

There will be an accompanying exhibition in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries, in London, from September 9-12.

Last year Cat Power, Iggy Pop, Shirley Manson and Peaches were among a host of artists who recorded a tribute album in honour of Faithfull.

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