George Harrison memorabilia attracts huge interest - and bumper sale price - at Lincolnshire auction

 

The George Harrison memorabilia that went under the hammer this afternoon

THE strength of the market for Beatles memorabilia was underlined when a small collection of items relating to George Harrison went under the hammer in Lincolnshire this afternoon. 

These included a letter, dated November 25, 1964, when  Harrison, lead guitarist with the Fab Four, lived with girlfriend Patti Boyd in a luxury bungalow, Kinfauns, in Esher, Surrey.

Subsequently demolished to make way for a larger property, the house is said to  have been where the group put together the demo recordings for their White Album.

The letter was included in Lot 356 - along with the stamped envelope in which it is thought to have been sent, plus a photograph of him with a young female fan - at the saleroom of John Taylors in Louth.

Such was the pre-sale interest that it was thought the lot could reach as much as £3,500, but even that was well below what was achieved.

With bids coming in both over two phone lines and over the internet, the price soon escalated.

Finally, it reached £6,100 before auctioneer James Laverack brought down the hammer.

It was an internet buyer who was ultimately successful but the identity has not been divulged.

The action was filmed by a camera crew from YTV and is likely to feature on the regional new programme, Calendar, this evening or tomorrow.