Christie's is a British auction house. It was founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's, in London and in the Rockefeller Center in New York City.
POP MEMORABILIA. Catalogue for the South Kensington 28 September 2005 auction, Bob Dylan and Beatles memorabilia. |
DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC. Catalogue for 6 December 2013 auction, 53 pages, England |
DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC (6 December 2013): "Christie's is pleased to announce a
dedicated sale of Bob Dylan material, to be highlighted by the Fender
Stratocaster electric guitar owned and used by him during his infamous,
groundbreaking performance at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25,
1965. The auction, which is taking place in New York on December 6,
2013, will present a total of six lots, which in addition to the guitar
will also include five lots of newly discovered song lyrics by Bob
Dylan, dating to his most important recording period, 1965-1966. The
guitar is estimated at $300,000-500,000."
The Sunburst Fender Stratocaster was finally sold for $965,000.