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B.B.King: An autographed Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway guitar, 1995, image 1
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Lot 52Y

B.B.King: An autographed Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway guitar,
1995,

15 December 2016, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £22,500 inc. premium

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B.B.King: An autographed Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway guitar,

1995,
serial no. 94015507, Limited Edition no. 52/300, cherry finish, signed in marker pens on the body and scratchplate, rounded cutaways, two P90 pickups, bound rosewood fingerboard with dot markers, in case

Footnotes

B.B. King signed this guitar on three separate occasions. In the case there are notes authenticating the signatures and a photograph of B.B. King signing, together with the strings that were on it when he played it backstage on one occasion at the Royal Albert Hall.
A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of this guitar will be given to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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