Elton John has raised over £1.4 million by flogging the contents of his West London home. The sale of, among other things, Elizabethan paintings, Art Deco beds and a pair of stone poodles, raised well over the £800,000 Sotheby's had estimated prior to the auction.
Sotheby's specialist Marcus Linell: "This wasn't a sale of memorabilia, but Elton's taste proved to have an extraordinarily wide appeal with enthusiastic buyers from around the world."
Elton is said to be "delighted" with the result of the sale.