Other guitars on the auction item list include a stage-played electric guitar from Eddie Van Halen’s collection — which sold for $117,000 — and Albert King’s “Lucy” electric guitar, which sold for over $63,000, according to Julien’s Auctions.
Darren Julien, president and chief executive officer of Julien’s Auctions. told FOX Business that selling Clapton’s guitar was “like selling a Mona Lisa.”
This Eric Clapton guitar sold for $1.27 million in an auction held in Nashville, Tennessee. (Julien’s Auctions / Fox News)
“It is an instrument of great beauty of sight and sound that could only have been originally played by the one and only Eric Clapton,” he said.
Julien said the selling of the item was an “exciting” time.
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“The auction was an exciting night with a world record achieved in its sale as the most expensive Clapton guitar ever sold at auction,” he continued.
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Julien said the company is looking forward to another two nights of rock ‘n’ roll auction success.
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