David Bowie's out-of-this-world art collection just sold for over $41 million — see 21 of his best furniture pieces

Over the weekend, the late David Bowie's art collection — including his many Memphis Design furniture pieces — was auctioned off at Sotheby's in London.   

Little was known about Bowie's private collection until after his death, when his estate reached out to Sotheby's about putting it up for auction. Apparently, the musician had an obsession with Memphis Design, a colorful and bold form of architecture and design founded by Ettore Sottsass in the early 1980s.

The Memphis Design collection, which was made up of over 100 pieces, sold collectively for more than $1.7 million on the second day of the auction. All together, Bowie's art sold for $41.1 million over the course of the two-day auction, according to Pitchfork.

Below, see 20 of his most interesting and valuable furniture pieces, plus what they ended up selling for. 

Designer Ettore Sottsass' "Carlton" room divider was estimated to sell at auction for $9,258 — it sold for $65,993.

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The "Adesso Pèro" Bookcase from Sottsass' "Ruins" series was estimated to sell at auction for $9,258. It sold for $43,995.

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Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni's radio-phonograph, Model No. Rr126, was estimated to sell for $1,587. It sold for $323,049.

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