ID 1122789
Lot 79 | GUILD GUITARS INCORPORATED, HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, 1961
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, STARFIRE III "EMERALD"
The logo GUILD inlaid at the headstock and stamped 17272 on the reverse, labelled internally GUARANTEE / This GUILD instrument is hereby guaranteed…/ Model Emerald Star III, Serial No. 17272 / GUILD GUITARS INC. / Hoboken, New Jersey, of a green finish, together with an original hard-shell case and manufacturer's warranty hang tag
Length of back 20 3⁄16 in. (51.3 cm.)
Sale room notice
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).
| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
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| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
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| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | ||
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