October 30, 2005
Beatles no bust at auction
Wax busts of three Beatles used on the "Sgt. Pepper's" album cover have sold at auction for £81,500 ($145,380).From CNN.The busts of John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison were recently found in a back room at Madame Tussauds wax museum in London, along with a wax head of Paul McCartney from a later date. . .
They had been presumed missing until just weeks ago, when an employee unearthed them in a forgotten corner . . .
Posted by David on October 30, 2005 7:56 PM
The prices for pop memorabilia really are astonishing. A John Lennon suit worn for the cover of Abbey Road album cover just sold for $98,000 on eBay. An upcoming Chrisities auction, http://www.christies.com/promos/nov05/1589/overview.asp, gives the estimate of $60,000 - $80,000 for a medallion that Hendrix wore at Monterey Pop Festival. How much would it cost if you could buy a suit or lapel pin worn by Beethoven when he conducted the first playing of his ninth symphony? About one-tenth of that I would say.
Posted by: C. Estrada on October 31, 2005 8:22 AM
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