$57,600
A Prince 1959 vintage Gibson acoustic L48 archtop guitar. The guitar was used by Prince in the early 1970s as his preferred guitar to sketch out his early songs and to play on early demos. Prince was photographed with the guitar for his first professional photographs taken by Robert Whitman in 1977, seen here courtesy of Robert Whitman Photography (and sold as lots 757 and 759 in this auction). In his Minneapolis photography studio, Whitman shot photographs of Prince with the guitar and at the home of Prince’s first manager, Owen Husney. The guitar has a sunburst finish, two f-holes, all original hardware except for two tuning pegs, raised faux tortoiseshell pickguard and dot inlays. It is stamped with serial number S139094 on interior. Accompanied by a contemporary hardshell case. A portion of the net proceeds of this item to the seller will be donated to the nonprofit: Our House LA’s Camp Erin for Grieving Children. Categories: Prince
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-11-05
