John Lennon’s Guitar Sells For Record-Breaking $2.9M After Being Lost For 50 Years: ‘Check Your Attics, Folks,’ Says Auctioneer
John Lennon’s Framus 12-string acoustic guitar, which was valued at $600,000 to $800,000 before Wednesday’s auction, ended up selling for $2,857,500, becoming the fifth-most expensive guitar ever sold. An anonymous buyer placed the bid via telephone while at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City.
Rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia auction house, Julien’s Auctions, which has broken world records with the sale of The Beatles memorabilia in the past, sold the guitar.
David Goodman, chief executive at Julien’s Auctions, said the Framus was the most important Beatles guitar to ever come to market.
“This guitar is not only a piece of music history but a symbol of John Lennon’s enduring legacy,” Goodman said, reported the BBC. “Today’s unprecedented sale is a testament to the …