A Steinway grand piano belonging to Sting has gone on display ahead of an auction of more than 200 lots from the art collection at his former family home.

Fans will need deep pockets, with an estimate set at £30,000 for the 1853 Steinway and Sons instrument that took pride of place in the family’s music room at Queen Anne’s Gate in London.

A collection of pieces from Sting and Trudie Styler’s former residence will be offered at Christie’s on Wednesday, led by British artist Ben Nicholson’s March 55 (amethyst), estimated to fetch £350,000.

Prominent among the works are Henri Matisse’s Jazz portfolio (£250,000 to £350,000) and Pablo Picasso’s lithograph Le Corsage a Carreaux (£30,000 to £50,000).

Picasso’s Visage aux grands jeux is a relative bargain for art collectors, estimated at £1,200.

Sting and Trudie, who have been married for 23 years and have four children, are moving to the Battersea power station development.

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