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Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged Green Cardigan

Maker
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Year
1993
Rank
94 of 100

Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged Green Cardigan

Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged Green Cardigan by Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) (1993) is ranked 94 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $334,000 on 26 October 2019. A record for the most expensive sweater ever sold at auction.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

A record for the most expensive sweater ever sold at auction.

Olive-green acrylic/mohair Manhattan-brand cardigan, unwashed, worn at Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$334,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
26 October 2019

Julien's Auctions. $334,000 — record for a sweater.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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