and prices realized...
and prices realized... |
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| Bonhams Auctioneers and Tokyo Auction House presented the first international "All Beatles" auction at Tokyo Auction House March 22nd at 6:00 pm, with a simultaneous satellite link to London at 9:00am. There was also regional, cable and satellite feeds worldwide. This historic auction featured some of the rarest and most important Beatles items ever to be offered for sale and related material from each members' solo projects. The total amount from all items sold came to $1.1 million. The lavish, fully illustrated 100-page auction catalog presented a major chronological retrospective of the Beatles' career.
Bonhams Montpelier Street London, England SW7 1HH |
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| Item | Estimate £ | Estimate ¥ | Estimate U.S. $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McCartney's birth certificate | £8,000-9,000 | ¥1.6,000,000-1.8m | $12,640-14,220.00 |
| Paul McCartney's school math book | £25-35,000 | ¥5,000,000- 7m | $39,500-55,300 |
| Beatles 1963 drumskin | £25-35,000 | ¥5,000,000- 7m | $39,500-55,300 |
| Paul McCartney's custom Hoffner 500/1 violin bass guitar | £100-150,000 | ¥20,000,000-30m | $158,000-237,000 |
| Original Gold Record Award for the Sgt. Pepper Album | £15-25,000 | ¥3,000,000- 5m | $23,700-39,500 |
| Paul McCartney's handwritten working manuscript for Penny Lane | Withdrawn via court order by Paul McCartney | ||
| John Lennon's afghan worn on the cover of the Magical Mystery Tour album | £30-40,000 | ¥6,000,000- 8m | $47,400-63,200 |
| The lost tapes of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's radio happening and interviews, 1971 | £100-150,000 | ¥20,000,000- 30m | $158,000-237,000 |
| John Lennon's Steinway upright piano | £300-400,000 | ¥60,000,000- 80m | $474,000-632,000 |
| Gold record award for The Beatles (white album) | £20-25,000 | ¥4,000,000- 5m | $31,600-39,500 |
| John Lennon's Mercedes Benz 600 Pullman limousine | "inquire" | ||
| The Penny Lane Barbershop | £195,000 | ¥39,000,000 | $308,100 |
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