Rock and Pop Memorabilia at Christie's New York totals $864,938 Today's sale of Rock and Pop Memorabilia at Christie's New York totaled $864,938 and was sold 95% by value and 87% by lot.
News-Antique.com - Dec 04,2007 - New York-- Today's sale of Rock and Pop Memorabilia at Christie's New York totaled $864,938 and was sold 95% by value and 87% by lot.
Simeon Lipman, Christie's Head of Entertainment Memorabilia in New York said, “We are delighted with the results of today’s sale which showed the continued strength of the memorabilia market and set a world auction record for a Hank Williams manuscript. The collection of vintage rock t-shirts saw enthusiastic bidding from private collectors and an American institution, and the top lot of that selection was a rare Rolling Stones, Goat’s Head Soup sweater — one of a dozen made — which realized $4,750.”
Sold: $864,938 £419,873 €584,417
Lots Sold: 253 Lots Offered: 290 Sold by Lot: 87% Sold by $: 95%
Exchange Rate: £ = $2.06 / € = $1.48
Lot Description Estimate ($) Purchase Price Buyer
186 Hank Williams, notebook of 13 lyricsWORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR HANK WILLIAMS MANUSCRIPT $120,000-150,000 $145,000£70,388€97,973 U.S. Private
292 The Beatles, a baseball signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr $15,000-20,000 $49,000£23,786 €33,108 U.S. Private
182 Elvis Presley, signed acoustic guitar $8,000-12,000 $25,000£12,136 €16,892 U.S. Private
88 Jimi Hendrix Experience, Axis: Bold As Love signed album cover, 1968 $8,000-10,000 $20,000£9,709€13,513 U.S. Private
211 Cream, a collection of approximately 200 unpublished color transparencies and black and white negatives of Cream performing, 1968 $5,000-7,000 $20,000£9,709€13,513 U.S. Private
291 Paul McCartney, a page of handwritten notes probably for recording purposes, 1968 $25,000-30,000 $20,000£9,709€13,513 U.S. Private
85 Jimi Hendrix Experience, poster for The 1968 Pop Festival $1,500-2,500 $18,750£9,101€12,669 U.S. Private
86 Jimi Hendrix, poster for Pinnacle Concerts Shrine Auditoriam, February 10, 1968, artwork by John Van Hamersveld $2,000-3,000 $16,250£7,888€10,979 U.S. Private
259 The Beatles, concert poster for Weston-Super-Mare, 1963 $3,000-4,000 $15,000£7,282€10,135 U.S. Private
59 Guns N’ Roses, electric guitar autographed by 8 current and former members $1,000-2,000 $12,500£6,067€8,446 U.S.
Simeon Lipman, Head of Entertainment Memorabilia in New York said, “We are delighted with the results of today’s sale which showed the continued strength of the memorabilia market and set a world auction record for a Hank Williams manuscript. The collection of vintage rock t-shirts saw enthusiastic bidding from private collectors and an American institution, and the top lot of that selection was a rare Rolling Stones, Goat’s Head Soup sweater — one of a dozen made — which realized $4,750.”
