The grey argyle patterned item, which the grunge rock star wore at a pre-In Utero photo session in the summer of 1993, more than doubled its pre-auction estimate of between $10,000 (£8,000) and $20,000 (16,000) on Saturday, Julien’s Auctions said.
Photographs of Cobain wearing the jumper, captured by photographer Jesse Frohman, also featured in his photobook Kurt Cobain: The Last session.
“The shoot was meant to take place in Central Park in New York City, but due to Cobain being sick just hours before, the shoot was relocated to the basement of the hotel where the band was staying,” auction notes for the item revealed.
“Cobain showed up three hours late to the shoot and immediately asked for a bucket due to his nausea.”
Its sale comes 25 years after the iconic singer took his own life on 5 April 1994 in the garage of his home in Seattle, Washington. He was 27.
According to Rolling Stone, Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, gave the garment to an acquaintance following his funeral.
The jumper’s sale price, despite beating expectations, still falls second behind the amount fetched for Cobain’s green cardigan from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance, which sold for $137,000 (£107,000) at auction in 2015.
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Nirvana (US) - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Injection Labels - UK - 7" vinyl - £20.00, $25.40, €22.80 (New Item) (arrived 22-Aug-2019 11:09)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
NIRVANA Smells Like Teen Spirit (Classic 1991 UK 7" vinyl single with silver injection labels, also includes Drain You [LP Version], paper picture sleeve with 1991 UK tour dates printed on the reverse DGCS5)
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Nirvana (US) - With The Lights Out - Sealed - UK - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £29.99, $38.09, €34.19 (New Item) (arrived 16-Aug-2019 10:24)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
NIRVANA With The Lights Out (2004 UK limited edition FOUR disc set comprising eighty one tracks across three CDs [of which sixty eight are previously unreleased] with rare live recordings, studio outtakes and home demos recorded from 1987-1994 plus a Region 0 PAL DVD featuring previously unseen material including early home movies, rehearsal footage & secret recording sessions and twenty full length videos. Complete with a sixty-page picture booklet containing liner notes from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and unpublished photos, all four discs are UNPLAYED housed in the 10" x 6" tri-fold hardback package which has an embossed metal panel on the front and remains sealed 'as new' within its hype-stickered shrinkwrap)
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Nirvana (US) - Penny Royal Tea - Scott Litt Mix - UK - CD single - Promo - £1,195.00, $1,517.65, €1,362.30 (New Item) (arrived 13-Aug-2019 13:44)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
NIRVANA Penny Royal Tea (Withdrawn 1994 UK promotional only 1-track CD single which features the 3:36 Scott Litt Mix regarded by many to be far superior to other released versions with a noticeable difference in the mix level of the bass and backing vocals. A truly 100% genuine and rare item - considered to be in the top 3 of all Nirvana collectables. A superb investment item!!) **See More Info for further details and background to this item**
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Nirvana (US) - Pennyroyal Tea - Withdrawn - German - CD single - £695.00, $882.65, €792.30 (New Item) (arrived 13-Aug-2019 13:42)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
NIRVANA Pennyroyal Tea (Rare 100% genuine original 1994 WITHDRAWN German 3-track CD single featuring Remix Version, I Hate Myself And I Want To Die & Where Did You Sleep Last Night MTV Unplugged Version, unique 'cup of tea' picture sleeve GED21907 - this highly sought after rarity was recalled before release after the tragedy of Kurt's death and only a handful are thought to have survived! See 'more info' for further details on this item)
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Nirvana (US) - Sliver - Blue Vinyl - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.75, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2019 16:49)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
NIRVANA Sliver (1991 UK limited edition 3-track 12" single pressed on Blue Vinyl, taken from the demos & early recordings compilation Incesticide & featuring Mudhoney's Dan Peters on drums. Also includes 'Dive' &first drummer proper Chad Channing on the live version of 'About A Girl'. The picture sleeve [VG+] has the odd fracture in the paper to one edge & otherwise shows just minor shelf wear whilst the vinyl is Excellent with light evidence of playTUPEP25)
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