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Lot Essay
According to the vendor, research following the Sotheby's sale revealed that these number plates came off Elton John's 1982 US Tour bus.
Details
Elton John
Two personalised vehicle licence plates, one for New Hampshire Live Free Or Die, ELTON -- 6x12in. (15.2x30.4cm.); the other Vic ELTON -- 5¼x14½in. (13.3x36.7cm.), in common mount with a plaque engraved Elton's Personal Car Plates, U.S.A. Tour, 1982, overall measurements -- 19x23½in. (48.2x59.6cm.) framed
Two personalised vehicle licence plates, one for New Hampshire Live Free Or Die, ELTON -- 6x12in. (15.2x30.4cm.); the other Vic ELTON -- 5¼x14½in. (13.3x36.7cm.), in common mount with a plaque engraved Elton's Personal Car Plates, U.S.A. Tour, 1982, overall measurements -- 19x23½in. (48.2x59.6cm.) framed
Provenance
Ex-lot (part) 46, from Elton John, Volume 1, Stage Costume And Memorabilia, Sotheby's, London, Tuesday, 6th September, 1988
Special notice
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