A musical instrument that not only makes music history, but also auction history: The guitar that Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) played at the "MTV Unplugged" concert in New York in 1993 was sold at the US auction house Julien's Auctions auctioned in Beverly Hills. The 1959 Martin D-18E Acoustic Electric Guitar changed hands for an unbelievable $ 6.01 million.
Minimum bid was $ 1 million
The minimum offer for the guitar was one million dollars (around 920,000 euros). The auction house was enthusiastic about the high amount and stopped on twitter the joy of it does not return. "Sold for $ 6,010,000! A new world record for a guitar," the tweet said.
The instrument was offered with the accompanying hard case, which was provided with various stickers and luggage stickers. According to the descriptions of the auction house, it also contained guitar strings, picks and a toiletry bag made of suede, which is decorated with a silver spoon, a fork and a knife. The buyer is the Swedish-born Peter Freedman, head of the audio technology company Røde Microphones.
Prince's guitar was already under the hammer
On June 19, the legendary "Blue Angel" guitar of the late musician Prince (1958-2016) was auctioned at the famous auction house for 563,000 US dollars (around 504,000 euros). The musical instrument was said to be one of Prince's favorite pieces during the heyday of his career in the 1980s and 1990s.