Guitars owned by musician Johnny Marr sell for nearly £4 million at a Christie's auction
According to BBC Entertainment & Arts, guitars owned by The Smiths musician Johnny Marr sold for £3,649,280 at Christie's Marr's Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection sale, lasting over five hours with bidders from 34 countries. The sale included 10 guitars and raised funds for charity ahead of Marr's upcoming album The Age Of Everything, due 2 October.
Key facts
- 01Auction featured 10 guitars plus amplifiers and gold discs; total hammer price £3,649,280.
- 02Two standout lot prices: 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo £358,400 and 1960 Cherry Red Gibson ES-355 £204,800.
- 03Auction lasted more than five hours with bidders from 34 countries; proceeds donated to The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.
- 04The sale accompanies the release of Marr's first studio album in four years, The Age Of Everything, due 2 October.
- 05100% of the hammer price for 31 lots was donated to two charities.
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