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Lot 158

The Beatles: A floor-standing brass ashtray used by Ringo Starr at Abbey Road,
1960's,

28 June 2017, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

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The Beatles: A floor-standing brass ashtray used by Ringo Starr at Abbey Road,

1960's,
a cast brass ashtray with a circular tray and a large cigarette lip, supported on a tripod stand with a lion's head above each foot, accompanied by a letter of provenance from Ken Townsend, Chairman of Abbey Road from 1954-1995, confirming it was used by numerous artists whilst at Abbey Road but, most importantly, that it was a 'Browncoat' duty to make sure the ashtray was in position for every session of Ringo's, approx 10 1/2 in (27cm) diam of tray, overall 25 in (63.5cm) high

Footnotes

Sold in 'The Sale of The Century' auction held in Studio One at Abbey Road in 1980, and later sold back to Ken Townsend.

Listed as item no. 27, 'Ringo's Abbey Road Ashtray', in Brian Southall's recent book 'The Beatles In 100 Objects'.

Please refer to the department for further images.

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