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South Kensington Results:POP CULTURE: Rock and Roll Memorabilia, 12 June 2012

POP CULTURE
Rock & Roll Memorabilia
South Kensington – Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Sale no: 6159 – Top Three
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

Sold:

£652,563

$1,008,862

€807,220

Lots Sold:  177

Lots Offered: 222

Sold by Lot: 80%

Sold by £: 92%

Exchange Rate£:= $1.546  /  €1.237

Lot

Description

 

Estimate (£)

 

Purchase Price

 

Buyer

2

Roy Buchanan/Jeff Beck

A 1951 Telecaster electric guitar, in blonde finish owned and used by Roy Buchanan and later by Jeff Beck in the 1980s

30,000-40,000

£37,250

$57,589
€46,078

European Trade

170

The Beatles

A rare and important early hand-painted concert poster for The Beatles at the Cavern Club, 1962

10,000-15,000

£27,500

$42,515
€34,018

US Prviate

169

The Rolling Stones

A long-sleeved Nehru-style shirt of silver lame, worn by Brian Jones in the late 1960s

1,200-1,400

£25,000

$38,650
€30,925

Anonymous 

Comment: Helen Hall, Consultant Specialist and Caitlin Graham, Junior Specialist said:

“Christie’s June auction of Rock and Roll Memorabilia was extremely well-received with a buzzing saleroom throughout the afternoon and many pieces selling above estimate. Online interest was received for over half of the lots, with 56% of the sale bought or directly underbid online, including lot 227 which sold for £20,000 to a UK online bidder. Outfits previously belonging to British rockers proved incredibly popular with pieces once worn by The Rolling Stones and The Who, as well as designs by London boutique Granny Takes a Trip achieving very strong prices. The Beatles section of the sale also performed well, led by an original hand-painted poster advertising one of the band’s first ever gigs at the Cavern Club selling for £27,500 to new client to Christie’s.”

Leonie Pitts                    +44 (0)20 7752 3121                      lpitts@christies.com  

The next Pop Culture sale will be held on 13 November 2012.

Related Sale Sale 6159
Popular Culture: Rock & Roll Memorabilia
12 June 2012
London, South Kensington


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