- A Beatles publicity photo signed by The Beatles. The reverse signed by the fab four in black ballpoint pen, additionally signed in George's hand John, Paul and Ringo 6 x 8 inches (15.5x20cm)
12 Dec 2012
12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
Estimate:
£500 - 600
€630 - 750
US$ 800 - 950
€630 - 750
US$ 800 - 950
Footnotes
- Provenance: The Harrison Family Collection.
Lot heading
The Harrison Family Collection:
Lots 300 to 313 are all items given by George Harrison to his brother,
Harry, and other members of his family. The collection dates from the
1960s and 1970s and three items, in particular, represent important
stages in George's career as one of the leading rock musicians of the
20th Century.
Firstly, a black leather jacket comes from the period when the
newly-named, and little-known, Beatles honed their skills in the clubs
of Hamburg and Merseyside. The many hours they spent onstage, from the
latter half of 1960 through to 1962, helped hone their musical skills
and transformed them into a group poised on the brink of unimagined
international fame. Acquired in Hamburg, George wore this jacket both on
and offstage and it appears in many of the photographs taken of the
group in those formative years.
Early in 1962, manager Brian Espstein managed to persuade the group that
the only way to progress in the music business was to 'smarten'
themselves up, both in their choice of wardrobe and conduct onstage. Out
went the leather jackets and trousers and rather sober, tailored suits
became the new image. Following the group's phenomenal rise to stardom
in 1963, their new look of Pierre Cardin-inspired suits with collarless
jackets, worn with black Chelsea boots, widely influenced the clothing
adopted by the teenagers of the day. The pair of 'Beatle' boots included
in this collection are from the time when Beatlemania was at it height
and, whilst various suits worn by the Beatles in 1963-1964 have been
preserved, a pair of boots from this period are a rare survivor.
After the Beatles broke up in 1970, George embarked on a new stage in
his life as a solo artist. He got off to a flying start with the
release, in 1971, of several hit singles and the triple-album 'All
Things Must Pass'. This year also saw him, along with Ravi Shankar,
organising the Concert For Bangladesh, the first rock concert staged to
raise funds for humanitarian causes. Since the mid-1960s, George had
become deeply interested in Eastern religion and music and this was his
response to the suffering of the people of Bangladesh caused by both a
devastating tropical cyclone and the effects of civil war. The Concert
For Bangladesh was held at New York's Madison Square Garden and an
orange shirt identical to that worn by George onstage is another
highlight of the sale. Made by Nudie's of Hollywood, suppliers of
Western-style clothing to the stars, the shirt bears a label with
George's name and features the Hindu 'Om' symbol, to match those on the
white suit George also wore for the concert.
Other items in the collection reflect daily life as a Beatle, including
demo recordings, Fan Club records given away at Christmas, a camera to
record the madness surrounding the group from an insider's perspective
and publicity photographs signed by George and with signatures of the
other Beatles forged by him in an effort to keep up with the
overwhelming demand for autographs.
--------------------------------------------------------------- An autographed concert ticket for the Grosvenor, Norwich,
Friday 17th May 1963,
signed to the reverse by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in blue ballpoint pen, and stamped W.A.H Enterprises, 2¼ x 3½ inches (6x9cm)Estimate:Footnotes
- This concert at the Grosvenor Rooms was the only time The Beatles appeared in Norwich.
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