Eric Clapton’s collectible guitar sold 625,000 in New York, securing the highest price among items belonging to rock legends and auctioned on Friday for a total of $ 5 million, Julien’s Auctions announced.
The most expensive auction item at New York’s Hard Rock Café and the Internet, the acoustic guitar, a Martin D-45 used by Clapton in 1970 at Derek and The Dominos’ first concert, was priced at $ 300,000 to $ 500,000 from Julien’s Auctions.
However, its final price remains much lower than the record set by the semi-acoustic guitar played by Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain at the famous MTV Unplugged concert in 1993 ($ 6 million in 2020 at Julien’s Auction auction
A legend of rock and blues, Eric Clapton has been at war from the beginning of the pandemic with his stances against vaccines and the imposition of restrictive measures.
Other guitars on sale include a 1976 Gibson Explorer used by U2 ($ 437,500) and a Pink Floyd David Gilmour ($ 200,000) Fender Stratocaster.
About 1,000 items passed through the hands of the Beatles, Guns N’Roses, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones were sold during the auction.
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