Memorabilia lane
Auction houses around the world
In March, US Juliens Auctions appointed David Goodman and Laura Woolley of Sotheby’s as CEO and Head Of Appraisals. The Randy Bachman Collection of 200-plus instruments, including guitars used on The Guess Who’s American Woman (estimate, $400,000) and one at $200,000, are at Hard Rock Café, Broadway, New York, 22-28 May, and auctioned there via juliensauctions. com, 29-30 May. Other lots (800-plus) include John Lennon’s ‘lost’ Help! guitar (estimate, $800,000), Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars, U2 guitars, Amy Winehouse, Tina Turner dresses, Michael Jackson, Joan Jett jackets, Kurt Cobain handwritten set-list, Freddie Mercury sneakers. An 18 April auction of Tony Bennett items included his art, notably a painting for $26,000. I On 30 May, an Entertainment auction is held via ewbanks.co.uk. I On 26 June, a Music Auction is held via andersonandgarland. com, including hi-fi, instruments, 10,000-plus records. I A 13 April auction via goldin. co included Tupac Shakur handwritten letter. I On 12-13 April, gottahaverockandroll.com offered 1,200-plus The Beatles items, estimate $3 million. I On 22 April, Blink-182’s Travis Barker offered a drum kit via trophy.travisbarker.com. I In March, Kesha’s 6,000 feet2, five-bed house, with pool, spa, Mar Vista, Los Angeles, was offered via realtor.com for $5.995 million and, in April, Diana Ross’ 5,000 feet2, five-bed, five-bath house, San Maco Island, Florida, with pool, dock, garage, 0.25 acres, was $17.898 million, and John Fogerty’s five-bed, eight-bedroom house, Hidden Hills, California, with 2.26 acres, pool/ house, spa, massage room, cinema, guest-house, barn, $21.5 million. I In April, ex-megadeth’s Kiko Loreiro offered guitars via reverb.com. I Metallica’s Las Ulrich’s childhood 538 metre2 home villa, with garage, garden, Hellerup, Denmark, was offered in April via elbaeks.dk for 48 million kronor. I A 25 April auction via natedsanders.com included Keith Richards guitar, George Harrison sitar.