Kurt Cobains Unplugged Cardigan Sells At Auction

cobain-1.10133041 Kurt Cobain's cardigan from Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City ahead of the auction of Julien's Auctions on October 21, 2019 in New York City. - A quarter century after grunge's enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain's iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana's 1993 "Unplugged" performance is up for sale. The tattered faded green button-up sweater with dark stains and a burn hole could go for at least $200,000 to $300,000, according to pre-bidding estimates from Julien's Auctions, which says rock and roll memorabilia has become a major investor's market. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) (JOHANNES EISELE/Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images)

The cardigan Kurt Cobain wore during the taping of Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged session sold over the weekend for $334,000 (all figures U.S.).

The unwashed sweater with a cigarette burn mark and a missing button was purchased by an anonymous bidder during a Julien’s auction at the Hard Rock Café in New York City.

The auction house had expected it to fetch $300,000.

Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994, less than six months after taping MTV Unplugged. The singer’s widow, Courtney Love, gifted the cardigan to a nanny after Cobain’s death. It was then purchased in 2015 for $137,500.

At the same auction, Cobain’s left-handed Fender Mustang guitar sold for $340,000, slightly less than predicted.