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A housecoat belonging to the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham bought for a hammer worth of $20,500 at a Mad Picker collectibles public sale in Aldergrove Tuesday.
With the 36 per cent fee added on prime, the purple housecoat embroidered with Bonham’s nickname Bonzo bought for $23,780.
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Auctioneer Wayne Learie mentioned three decided bidders despatched the value of the housecoat into the stratosphere. Two had been American — one from Vancouver Island — and the profitable bid got here from Texas.
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The housecoat was the prized possession of the late Lance Stadnyk, a guitar tech who used to work for Bryan Adams. Stadnyk was the Vancouver supply you had been on the lookout for a uncommon guitar or microphone.
“The preview (for the public sale) was unbelievable,” mentioned Learie. “There have been so many musicians who got here in right here who knew Lance, they usually simply liked it.”
Stadnyk was a hardcore Beatles fan who had an enormous assortment in what was referred to as the Beatles room of his New Westminster home.
Phrase received out to Beatles followers concerning the public sale and lots of objects introduced spirited bidding and excessive costs, resembling a Beatles document participant from 1964 that went for $3,700.
Learie was working arduous for his cash, with a number of bids on most every thing Beatles.
“A Ludwig drum pores and skin (just like the one Ringo Starr had) went for $1,200, which we thought was some huge cash,” mentioned Learie.
“There was slightly lady’s Beatle bag you set your hat in or one thing, that was $1,100. There was a bundle of Beatles nodders (bobbleheads) that went for $500 or $600.
“Individuals had been combating for lots of the smalls. One factor that was surprising was a three-inch tall alarm clock with little bells on prime. You’d assume it was price $30, it introduced $700. And a (Beatles) lunch equipment introduced $600.”
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The public sale will run over two days, and you may test it out on the Mad Picker’s web site and icollector.com.
Stadnyk additionally had a classic automobile assortment which introduced sizable bids Tuesday.
“All of the automobiles bought,” mentioned Learie.
“The 1959 Cadillac went for $35,600, the 1957 Lincoln went for $17,000 and the opposite 1952 Cadillac — as is — went for $8,000. So one other $60,000 in automobiles.”
jmackie@postmedia.com
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