GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1959

Lot 42
31.01.2024 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 693 000
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Lot 42 | GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1959
Estimate value
£ 300 000 – 500 000
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1959

A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, LES PAUL STANDARD

The logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock with silkscreened Les Paul / MODEL, and 9 1258 ink stamped on the reverse, of a sunburst finish, together with original case, the original invoice from New Kings Road Vintage Guitar Emporium, London, dated 23 March 1999, and a signed letter of provenance from former owner Bobby Tench, dated 22 March 1999

Length of back 17 3⁄8 in. (44 cm.)





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Mark Knopfler plans to donate no less than 25% of the total hammer price received, to be split equally between The British Red Cross Society (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 220949, Scotland with charity number SC037738, Isle of Man with charity number 0752, and Jersey with charity number 430), Brave Hearts of the North East (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1006247) and the Tusk Trust Limited (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1186533).
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