California Auctioneers presents American Legends Auction on Artfact Live! Bid online exclusively through Artfact Live! on over 300 lots in the California Auctioneers American Legends Vintage and Autographed Guitars sale on October 11, 2009.
News-Antique.com - Oct 05,2009 - (Boston, MA) Artfact is pleased to announce that the California Auctioneers has joined Artfact Live! to present the American Legends Vintage and Autographed Guitars auction on October 11, 2009. The American Legends sale offers over 300 lots of entertainment and music collectibles including: guitars autographed by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Led Zepplin, Eric Clapton; a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Signature guitar; Michael Jackson and Marilyn Monroe memorabilia; signed film posters. Rounding out the auction is a selection of furniture and fine art. If you can’t join the live auction action in Ventura, CA, visit Artfact.com, or its sister site in the UK, Invaluable.com, to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. If you’re not ready to bid, simply watch the activity live from the auction floor using the Artfact Live! console.
Highlights of the sale include:
The top lot of the auction is Lot 196: 1958 Les Paul Standard 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard Burst, with original tune-o matic bridge, and dual PAF humbuckers. The opening bid is $38,000.
The auction features over 50 lots of autographed guitars, from the legends of rock and roll, including Eric Clapton, Led Zepplin, The Who, ACDC, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan. Lot 192, a Yamaha Acoustic guitar signed by The Who, with Certificate of Authenticity, has a minimum bid of $6,500.
A collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia includes Lot 201, a sequin dress gifted from the actress to Mitty Lawrence in the 50s, which opens for bidding at $750.
A signed Michael Jackson black fedora in Lot 95 has a minimum bid of $500.
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Since the departure of eBay Live Auctions, Artfact Live! has taken the lead in the live auction arena by partnering exclusively with the world’s most prestigious auction houses to host their online auctions. As it continues to build the world’s most affluent and knowledgeable bidding community, Artfact offers free registration, offering unlimited access to Artfact Live! partner auctions and free searching of the past 12 months of price results in its auction records database. Artfact’s Advanced Search allows users to narrow searches by entering keywords, price range, auction date range, or auction house name.
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