John Lennon's guitar fetches £205,000 at Christie's auction

One of John Lennon's guitars from the early years of his Beatles career sold for £205,250 at auction yesterday, almost doubling its £100,000 - 150,000 estimate.Lennon bought the 1958 Hofner Senator guitar from Hessy's Music store in Liverpool and auctioneers believe he kept it at home for song-writing purposes.It was accompanied by a fax of a 1982 letter from George Harrison saying the guitar was one of Lennon's first guitars.Neil Roberts, head of Popular Culture for Christie's auction hou...

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