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Kurt Cobain's guitar in 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video sells for $4.5M at auction

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Kurt Cobain's guitar in 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video sells for $4.5M at auction
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Kurt Cobain once called the 1969 left-handed Fender Mustang guitar his 'favorite.' It had been previously estimated to sell for up to $800,000.

an Indianapolis Colts and Irsay family’s national initiative to raise awareness about mental health disorders. "I am grateful to the Cobain family for donating a portion of the auction proceeds to our Kicking the Stigma initiative on mental health," IrsayThe auction also included Cobain’s 1965 Dodge Dart 170 4-door sedan, which is the only known surviving car that was owned and driven by the famed musician, according to the auction house.

The car sold for $375,000 at the auction. After Cobain’s death, Courtney Love sold the vehicle to his sister, Kim Cobain, who had owned it for the past 28 years. "The roadworthy vehicle has a new water pump, gas tank, heater core and repairs made to the radiator, in which Kim personally worked on alongside her mechanic. Also included with the Dodge Dart is the vehicle's original license plates, and a vehicle title showing ownership by Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love," Julien's Auctions said previously. A light blue 1965 Dodge Dart 170 4-door sedan that is the only known car still in existence owned and driven by famed musician Kurt Cobain. Cobain’s hand-drawn 1985 Iron Maiden "Killers" skateboard deck artwork featuring the Iron Maiden mascot "Eddie" plus NFT sold for $35,200. The auction house said Cobain was creating artwork on skateboard decks and T-shirts as a way of earning money at the time it was created. An original artwork by famed musician Kurt Cobain featuring the Iron Maiden mascot"Eddie" from the album Killers. The artwork was completed on a SIMS skateboard deck in February 1985. During this time, Kurt aimed to create custom artwork on skateboaCobain’s personally-owned Pokey toy, a bendable figure from the clay animation series Gumby inscribed with "Nirvana" on one side, fetched $5,625. A child at heart, this Pokey bendable figure from the clay animation series Gumby was personally owned by famed musician Kurt Cobain. This figure is inscribed"Nirvana" on one side and features an illegible inscription on the opposite side. (Photo: P

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