A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of
the Beatles has sold for $408,000 (£269,000) at auction.
The custom-made
instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified US
buyer in New York.
Harrison played
I Am The Walrus on the guitar in a scene from Magical Mystery Tour in 1967.
Lennon used it in a video for Hello, Goodbye later that year.
Julien's
Auctions said the guitar had exceeded its estimated value of $200,000-$300,000
(£132,000-£198,000).
After playing
the guitar, Lennon gave it as a 25th birthday present to Alexis "Magic
Alex" Mardas, a member of The Beatles' inner circle in the 1960s.
A plaque on the
back reads: "To Magic Alex/ Alexi thank you/ for been [sic] a friend/
2-5-1967 John."
Mardas sold the
instrument in 2004.
Source: BBC
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