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Christies: The Pattie Boyd Collection

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Auction Name The Pattie Boyd Collection Total Sales (GBP) 2,818,184.00
Auction Date March 22, 2024 - March 22, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 246,000.00
Sale Number #22891 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 381,400.00
Total Lots 111
Sold Lots 110 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 247,500.00
% of Lots Sold 99.10% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 383,900.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 734.09%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
34 Eric Clapton / Derek and the Dominos

Original cover art for the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 1,976,000.00
36 Eric Clapton

A handwritten love letter to Pattie Boyd, 1971

1971 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 119,700.00
33 Eric Clapton

A significant handwritten letter to Pattie Boyd, 1970

1970 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 107,100.00
22 The Beatles in India

A collection of vintage photographs, 1968

1968 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 52,920.00
25 George Harrison

A set of handwritten lyrics for the song Mystical One, circa 1982

circa1982 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 47,880.00
14 John Lennon, George Harrison and Pattie Boyd

A collaborative drawing of George Harrison at Kinfauns, circa 1969

circa1969 GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 32,760.00
91 Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd

A Rolex ladies stainless steel and gold automatic wristwatch, gifted to Pattie Boyd by Eric Clapton, circa 1981

circa1981 GBP 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 21,420.00
70 Pattie Boyd (b. 1944)

Eric Clapton, Blackbushe Aerodrome, 1978

1978 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 20,160.00
9 George Harrison

A handwritten letter, 1971

1971 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 17,640.00
90 Eric Clapton

A handwritten letter, 1982

1982 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 17,640.00
18 George Harrison and Pattie Boyd

A small longcase clock gifted by Brian Epstein, 1966

1966 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 15,120.00
23 The Beatles in India

A collection of letters from Rishikesh, 1968

1968 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 15,120.00
19 George Harrison and Pattie Boyd

A collection of honeymoon photographs, 1966

1966 GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 13,860.00
108 Pattie Boyd (b. 1944)

Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger before Live Aid, Philadelphia, PA, 1985

1985 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 13,860.00
20 George Harrison and Pattie Boyd

A collection of correspondence, 1964-1974

1964-1974 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 11,970.00
35 Eric Clapton

A telegram to Pattie Boyd, 1970

1970 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 11,970.00
12 Pattie Boyd

A Hamilton diamond cocktail watch, mid-20th century

mid-20th century GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 9,450.00
48 Pattie Boyd (b. 1944)

George Harrison, Living in the Material World, Los Angeles, 1973

1973 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 9,450.00
93 Pattie Boyd

An enamel, pearl and diamond necklace by Mick Milligan, given to Pattie Boyd by Eric Clapton, early 1980s

1980s GBP 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 9,450.00
27 George Harrison

A handmade Christmas card, circa 1968

circa1968 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 8,820.00
76 Eric Clapton

A set of handwritten lyrics for the song After Midnight, circa 1980

circa1980 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 8,820.00
97 Eric Clapton

A cast bronze, signed by Eric Clapton, late 1980s

1980s GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 8,820.00
64 Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Pattie Boyd

A collaborative psychedelic drawing, circa 1975

circa1975 GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 GBP 8,190.00
8 George Harrison

An original design doodle for an Apple Records LP label, circa 1969

circa1969 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 7,560.00
17 George Harrison and Pattie Boyd

A honeymoon photograph album, 1966

1966 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 7,560.00
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    Christie’s, Explore now: The Holkham Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, decorated manuscript on vellum [Toledo, 2nd quarter 13th century]. £1,500,000–3,000,000
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