Just 12 handwritten lines on one piece of paper yielded $1.25 million when The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love’ lyrics manuscript smashed the sales record for Beatles’ manuscripts at Cooper Owen’s Music Legends auction. The sale results beat the previous record of $400,000 for “Nowhere Man” lyrics. The item was one of many that went through the roof at the auction. A pair of John Lennon’s yellow tinted glasses fetched $111,250, while the famous Lennon tunic that was the prototype for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band fetched an astonishing $204,700 as it went under the hammer at London’s Hippodrome. “If there’s one thing this sale shows, it’s how enduring Lennon’s legacy actually is,” commented Cooper Owen director Louise B. Cooper. “We are absolutely delighted that the first auction of the new Cooper Owen has seen a new record set for Beatles memorabilia.” Prices reported include buyer’s premium. For information, www.cooperowen.com.
02 Aug 2005 / 0 Comment
Antiques and The Arts Weekly is the nation’s leading weekly publication on the antiques and the arts trade, and is available both in print and online.
Each issue average between 100-200 pages and includes reporting on auctions, antiques shows and the arts while providing a platform for both buying and selling.
We have been providing breaking news and important information on the world of antiques and the arts since Publisher R. Scudder Smith started Antiques and The Arts Weekly back in 1963.