A suit worn by John and a musical instrument once owned by
both George and George Formby are among Beatles-related items
up for sale on auction site eBay.
Online auction seller Gracebeforemeals has some rare Beatles related
items for sale. This sale of private items includes suits, a banjo and a
signed contract. The items have been previously been on display in The
Beatles Story in Liverpool from 2011 to May 2015.
A John
mohair suit is on a buy it now offer valued at £100,000. The suit with
black rope piping to the collar was first donated to Madam Tussaud's in
1964 by Brian Epstein. On April 29th 1964, The Beatles themselves
attended the unveiling of the wax figures wearing the suits. The suit
bears the name D, Millings of 41 Great Poultney Street London with John
handwritten on the label.
The jacket has some moth damage on the
front and back, but otherwise is complete. It comes with a letter from
James Bradbury, General Manager, Madame Tussauds London.
A Blazer jacket worn by Paul
during the Beatles performance on The Morecambe and Wise show in April
1964 is for sale on auction site eBay. Sir Paul also wore it at the
Night of 100 stars at the London Palladium July 1964.
The blazer
was on display at The Beatles Story in Liverpool from 2011 to May 2015.
the blazer comes with some excellent provenances, including one from
Stephen Lane CEO at the Propstore of London.
The jacket comes with a boater hat, for which there is no provenance. The blazer is priced at £65,000 on a buy it now offer.
A banjolele which George Formby owned and was purchased by George Harrison
is valued at £100,000 on a buy it now offer. The banjo was presented to
George Formby in Dallas in the 1930s by the instrument makers, it
passed through a few hands before Stan Evans purchased it on behalf of
George Harrison.
Also on offer is a contract for Live and Let Die, the 1973
James Bond film. Priced at £15,000, this nine page contract reveals that
half the royalties went to United Artists whilst Paul and the
publishing company ATV shared 25% each. The track for Live and Let Die
was the first theme from a film to be nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Original Song and was a top ten hit in both the UK and American
charts.
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