A guitar that belonged to Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain was sold at an auction in the United States for more than $1.5 million, DPA reports.

The iconic blue Fender Mustang “Skystang I” electric guitar that Kurt Cobain played on his final tour in 1993-94 sold for just over $1.58 million at an auction Friday night in Nashville. state of tennessee

A pair of used jeans, which Cobain wore in the music video for the song “Heart-Shaped Box” and at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, sold for more than $400,000. The pants were estimated at $10,000-20,000.

The auction was organized as part of the three-day event “Played, Worn and Torn: Rock N’ Roll Iconic Guitars and Memorabilia”, where more than a thousand items of famous names in the music world, such as Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, Prince , The Beatles and Frank Zappa.

A guitar that British artist Eric Clapton played when he was a member of the rock band Cream has sold for $1.27 million. A 1964 Gibson SG electric guitar nicknamed “The Fool” has been sold by The Jim Irsay Collection after being the star of Thursday night’s Worn And Torn: Rock N Roll Iconic Guitars And Memorabilia auction. According to the auction house, this is the most expensive Clapton guitar ever sold at auction.

Among the auction items was a blue and white blazer worn by Sir Elton John in the video for his 1984 single “Passengers,” which sold for $5,200.

An original 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray owned and driven by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash sold for $227,500. (Agerpress)