JOHN JACKET SOLD AT NORTH YORKSHIRE AUCTION

A leather jacket worn by John Lennon have raised nearly £20,000 at auction.
A pair of sunglasses once owned by Lennon which sold for £2,900.
The items were part of an auction of pop memorabilia held in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.

 

The John jacket raised £10,400.
The leather motorcycle jacket is believed to have been given away by John Lennon in 1973

 

 

Auctioneer Angus Ashworth said the Lennon jacket had been given by the Beatle to an American artist, Bleu Oceans, and they had letters of provenance from him confirming he received it in 1973.