ID 1122809
Lot 36 | VALCO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1959
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, SUPRO DUAL TONE
Bearing the logo SUPRO / PAT. PEND applied at the headstock, Dual Tone on the pickguard and T19118 applied at the back of the headstock, the body of an ivory colour, together with a chipboard a chipboard case of the period, a set of D’Addario strings, two picks, and a handwritten gift note on Georgetown Masters headed stationery, dated 1 July 1998
Length of back 17 1⁄8 in. (43.8 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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