Rolling Stones guitars, jackets on supply in public sale of collector’s memorabilia

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – From Brian Jones’ guitar to Mick Jagger’s jacket, Rolling Stones memorabilia from a non-public assortment heads to public sale subsequent month in a sale that might elevate round $1.3 million.

Some 185 objects, together with posters, stage-worn outfits and tickets, will go beneath the hammer at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions’ “Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones Treasures from the Ali Zayeri Collection” on December 4, with late Rolling Stones’ co-founder Jones’ Harmony Stratotone electrical guitar main the sale with an estimate of $200,000 – $400,000.

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“It was his first electric guitar and it’s what he played at their very early gigs, on their demos and even on their first single, a cover of Chuck Berry’s ‘Come On’,” Charles Epting, director of consignments, popular culture and historic at Heritage Auctions, stated.

“This is not a high-end instrument. This is what… somebody working class in the early sixties would have been able to afford, so it’s a very humble, modest instrument that paved the way for one of the greatest bands of all time.”

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Many of the sale objects stem from the group’s early years, Epting stated. Other objects belonging to Jones, who left the group in 1969 and died quickly after, embody a fringed suede jacket he wore for his remaining stay efficiency with the band in addition to a childhood guide. Also on the market are jackets worn by lead singer Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards in addition to drummer Charlie Watts’ signed drumsticks.

“The high estimate on the sale is just north of 1.3 million (dollars). Obviously, certain key pieces like (Jones’) guitar, the jackets we hope will find new homes and could potentially push that price even higher,” Epting stated.

“I think collector interest will be high from all parts of the world because there are few bands that transcend language, borders, anything like the Rolling Stones.”

Highlights of the sale are on present at Heritage Auctions’ London workplace till November 28.

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