LOT 172 – THE EDGE’S STUDENT GUITAR. UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR 21,000
U2 fans will have a rare opportunity to acquire something of importance from the worlds favorite rock band at Whyte’s sale of Rock, Pop and Movie memorabilia sale in Dublin on March 28. Highights include the Edge’s student guitar. The learner’s classical guitar was bought in the 1970’s by The Edge’s mother. A teacher, she sold it to a colleague at Scoil Iosa, Malahide, Dublin after her son had progressed to Gibson and Fender guitars. Years later the new owner met The Edge, who signed the guitar. It is estimated at 3,000-5,000.
The auction features a terrific collection of Thin Lizzy signed albums. Other memorabilia includes early Sun Records singles by Elvis Presley, a Beatles signed disc, a Bob Marley signed photograph, cinema posters and a collection of 39 gold and platinum records awarded to Irish supergroup Westlife. Music manager Louis Walsh donated his collection of Westlife gold to Our Lady’s Hospice. They are estimated at 4,500-6,500.
Cinema posters in the sale include Elvis in Jailhouse Rock (300-500), The Beatles, Help! (1,500-2,000) and the Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (800-1,200). There are epics including Lawrence of Arabia (1,200-1,500) which launched in career of the late Peter O’Toole in 1962, and Omar Sharif, who went on to make Doctor Zhivago in 1965. A Doctor Zhivago poster is estimated at 200-300.
UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR 21,000 TO A BUYER IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.