9 Mar 2011
13:00 EST
New York
The Eric Clapton sale of Guitars and Amps in aid of the Crossroads Centre
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The Eric Clapton sale of Guitars and Amps in aid of the Crossroads Centre
Back to auction 19226
A 2005 Gibson ES-335 Crossroads Model Prototype,
Serial No. Prototype 4,
printed maker's label to interior, Style: Guitar, Number: Prototype 4 is hereby GUARANTEED against ... etc. signed by Eric Clapton in black ballpoint pen, in cherry red finish, thinline laminate body with double cutaways, laminate maple top with f-holes, mahogany neck, twenty-two fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, headstock facing with crown motif inlay, serial number 67473 and a Hare Krishna sticker on headstock rear, two humbucking pickups, four rotary controls, selector switch, metal bridge, stud tailpiece and black pickguard; and a black Cream replica hardshell contour case stencilled on the lid in white CREAM / DELICATE / HANDLE WITH CARE, with gold plush lining; and original cardboard box
printed maker's label to interior, Style: Guitar, Number: Prototype 4 is hereby GUARANTEED against ... etc. signed by Eric Clapton in black ballpoint pen, in cherry red finish, thinline laminate body with double cutaways, laminate maple top with f-holes, mahogany neck, twenty-two fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, headstock facing with crown motif inlay, serial number 67473 and a Hare Krishna sticker on headstock rear, two humbucking pickups, four rotary controls, selector switch, metal bridge, stud tailpiece and black pickguard; and a black Cream replica hardshell contour case stencilled on the lid in white CREAM / DELICATE / HANDLE WITH CARE, with gold plush lining; and original cardboard box
Sold for
US$ 32,940
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See footnote to lot 116. Gibson Manufactured and sold 245 of these 'Cream' Crossroads replicas. However, there were only five Artist Prototypes which were made and given to Clapton, of which this is one.
Photo: Clapton playing a similar guitar, Budokan, Tokyo, 13 October 1995. Photograph courtesy of Moriyasu Aono
Category: Collectibles / Entertainment Memorabilia
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