Another rock memorabilia auction is days away and this one features several noteworthy lots, including the sweater Kurt Cobain wore during Nirvana’s famous MTV Unplugged performance and a guitar John Lennon lost.
Julien’s Live will be hosting Icons and Idols 2015: Rock ‘n’ Roll, starting on Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. PST. According to Rolling Stone, the auction will include almost 350 lots related to rock stars from every era.
Nirvana fans with extra cash to burn might be interested in the Manhattan brand sweater Cobain wore to the 1993 MTV Unplugged Nirvana episode. It is expected to go between $40,000 and $60,000 and bids start at $20,000. The sweater comes with a letter of authenticity and the auction house says that the sweater came from a “close friend of the Cobain family.”
For at least $4,000, you can obtain a lock of Cobain’s hair that Courtney Love gave doll maker Dame Darcy that was supposed to be used to make a doll for Love’s daughter Frances.
Beatles fans might be excited to bid on Ringo Starr’s bass drumhead from The Beatles’ Feb. 9, 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan. It is expected to go for at least $800,000.
A Gibson J-160E guitar Lennon used while The Beatles recorded their first two albums and early singles is expected to fetch between $600,000 and $800,000. According to the auction house, it’s not clear how Lennon lost the guitar. It was owned by John McCaw, who obtained it from a San Diego store in 1967. Beatles instrument expert Andy Babiuk authenticated it as an important guitar in Lennon’s career.
You can check out the list of lots going up for auction right here.