Garments, George Harrison, Paul McCartney guitar, photos of Beatles ... Will struggle investors with collectors?

Source: bonhams.com

Auction house Bonhams 12.12.12 auctioned a number of items related to a group of Beatles . Attempt to outline portrait of the buyer and to predict the outcome of bidding top lots.

So, the auction will be exhibited objects belonging to the family of one of the members of the group Beatles, George Harrison. Nothing surprising or rare is not here: things famous people regularly come up for auction, the final estimate and the prices are often rolled over for the second ten thousand dollars (unless it is not charity or knowingly expensive lots - cars, watches, jewelry, etc .). But not this time. Among the top lots have a leather jacket George Harrison bought in Hamburg in 1960. In 1960-1962, Harrison loved it and act in it as often photographed for posters early Beatles (photographer Astrid Kirhgerr). So estimate of the lot no less - 90-120 thousand pounds, that is 140-190 thousand dollars - more than impressive. If the lot and find a buyer, you will not congratulate him with anything, except that he can afford to every whim.

remaining items are in a reasonable price range, Although prices here are at the limit of purchasing possibilities:

- George Harrison Boots for 12-15 thousand pounds. The so-called Beatle boots - a new kind of shoe is styled band members - will likely find a buyer within the estimate or slightly exceeded.

- Orange Shirt Harrison, similar to , in which he played in the famous concert in Bangladesh in 1971 (during the solo), displayed with an estimate of 6-8 thousand pounds. Most likely, the shirt will also be sold, but given the fact that the recent shirt of John Lennon was sold for 11,250 pounds (18,000 dollars), we can hardly expect a strong excess of the starting prices.

- Paul McCartney's guitar, which he played in the band The Quarry Men, preceded the Beatles, the organizers previously estimated at 20-30 thousand pounds. Interesting lot, but these prices are too high at least twice. Only in London was sold bass Sir McCartney for 8125 pounds (13,000 dollars), without much struggle with.

But the estimate 40-50 thousand pounds for photo archive with about a thousand shots Beatles and offered for sale as one lot, it seems quite adequate, and we can surely make a prediction that the struggle for this lot will be serious and in excess of the 10, and even 20 times is not a fantasy.

So, from these top lots of the investment prospects for the photo archive, the remaining items are only of interest to a collector already quite desperate fans.

Comment Babulin Constantine, AI