Eric Clapton

Lot 36
22.03.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1166770
Lot 36 | Eric Clapton
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£ 10 000 – 15 000
A handwritten love letter from Eric Clapton to Pattie Boyd, circa 1970, in black ballpoint pen on the title page torn from a copy of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, addressed Dear Layla, Clapton passionately despairs and questions why do you hesitate, am i a poor lover, am i ugly, am i too weak, too strong, do you know why? entreating her if you don't want me, please break the spell that binds me. to cage a wild animal is a sin, to tame him is divine
71/8 x 43/8 in.
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