Kurt Cobain's Cardigan From MTV: Unplugged 1993 Show Sells For £93,000

If you made an unsuccessful bid for the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s cardigan at auction… Nevermind.

You saved £93,000 ($140,000), because that’s how much it fetched at a recent rock memorabilia sale in California.

The cardigan in question wasn’t just any Cobain cardigan: it was the one worn by Cobain for Nirvana’s legendary MTV: Unplugged performance in New York in 1993.

The item of clothing was sold by Julien’s Auctions in a sale that also included items belonging to The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.

(Picture: Julien’s Auctions/Twitter)

Cobain’s cardie sold for about double its initial asking price and was described by Julien’s as “a blend of acrylic, mohair and Lycra with five-button closure (one button absent), with two exterior pockets, a burn hole and discoloration near left pocket and discoloration on right pocket”.

Cobain wore it during the MTV: Unplugged show, one of Nirvana’s most famous performances. The resulting live album won a Grammy award for best alternative album.

In 2006, one of Cobain’s guitars sold for $131,000. In 2008, another Cobain guitar fetched $100,000.

Cobain’s cardigan was a steal, however, compared to John Lennon’s once lost acoustic guitar, which sold for $2.4 million (£1.7 million) at the same auction.

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