Five of the most prized Freddie Mercury items being auctioned

Freddie Mercury's Yamaha G-2 baby grand piano, is pictured during a press preview ahead of the 'Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own' auctions, at Sotheby's auctioneers in London. Photo: AFP

Here are five lots that stand out in the Sotheby's sale of items belonging to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury that begins in London on Wednesday.

The piano - Mercury composed many of Queen's songs, starting with the global hit Bohemian Rhapsody, on his treasured Yamaha G2 baby grand piano.