Johnny Winter, The Auction - Day 1 2016-09-30 Auction - 197 Price Results - Guernsey's in NY
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Johnny Winter, The Auction - Day 1

Guernsey's will be conducting a major auction of the complete Johnny Winter Collection. Coming directly from the late, great blues/rock musician's family, the auction will consist of more than thirty guitars (including Johnny's six legendary Gibson Firebirds, his three Lazers, the very first guitar he ever played as well as his very last, several rare metal resonators and other early, beautiful instruments. The more than 600 auction lots will also include his stage-worn clothing and gear, and personal items of every description, from Johnny's Beaumont, Texas high school ring to his clipped beard! We’ll also be selling several exciting notebooks filled with Johnny's handwritten music he composed in the late 60s and 70s. There will also be many rare posters and photographs featuring not only Johnny but also several other legendary musicians that he performed with, including Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. Speaking of Jimi, the event will also include one of his stage-worn shirts, as well as three exciting original works of art that Hendrix created.
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Johnny Winter's Snake Armlet: Any real fan knows of Johnny's love for snakes-or at least how often he incorporated their image into his getups. This armlet takes the shape of a coiled snake and is made of woven gold fabric.
0001: Johnny Winter's Snake ArmletEst. $300-$500
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Johnny Winter's Harley Davidson Cowboy Hat: "Crushable" water-repellent cowboy hat from Harley Davidson. Made with wool felt. This lot also includes a hat band, featuring an exposed zipper and prominent buckle detail.
0002: Johnny Winter's Harley Davidson Cowboy HatEst. $400-$600
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Johnny Winter Colored Wooden Art Block: Four-color stylized illustration of Johnny Winter playing guitar printed onto a wooden block for hanging or display. "Johnny Winter" also printed in large font. Signature of artist in lower right
0003: Johnny Winter Colored Wooden Art BlockEst. $600-$800
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Poster: Muddy Waters at Antone's: From Johnny Winter's personal collection of posters, this 17" x 11" poster is promoting two gigs by Muddy Waters held at Antone's (of Austin, Texas) on April 18th and 22nd.
0005: Poster: Muddy Waters at Antone'sEst. $100-$200
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Johnny Winter's Belt: A brown leather belt with prominent square steel buckle. Many sings of wear and use, including scratches on the buckle, and wear on the notches from fastening. Belt is 34" long.
0006: Johnny Winter's BeltEst. $200-$300
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Richard Avedon Photograph: Famed photographer Richard Avedon took this multi-image photograph labeled "Johnny Winter, Rock Musician" in August, 1969. The photo then became the album art for Johnny's album, "Second Winter."
0007: Richard Avedon PhotographEst. $10,000-$15,000
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Johnny Winter Production Coil-Chord Phone: The office phone that Johnny used, begrudgingly, for business matters, including giving interviews to the press. He was known to rip it out of the wall when frustrated by dull but necessary business
0008: Johnny Winter Production Coil-Chord PhoneEst. $200-$400
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Two Guitar Picks: Two guitar picks belonging to Johnny Winter. One pick is in a tortoise color, medium sized, with "MANNY'S" in worn letters. As Winter did not usually play with a flat pick, it was likely a souvenir
0011: Two Guitar PicksEst. $100-$200
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Johnny Winter's Set List Binder: A well-used black three-ring binder containing a printed set list and lyrics to the selected songs in oversized type used for rehearsal and concerts. The set list includes the songs "Hideaway,"
0012: Johnny Winter's Set List BinderEst. $400-$600
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Poster: Johnny Winter En Vivo: From Johnny Winter's personal collection of posters, these two 18.5" x 13.5" posters promote a gig Johnny played in Mexico. Johnny is pictured in his famous jeweled overalls, strumming on one of his
0014: Poster: Johnny Winter En VivoEst. $400-$600
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Johnny Winter's Decorative Pin: Hand-carved decorative pin with intricate spiral design at the top. Purchased by Johnny at a market in London.
0015: Johnny Winter's Decorative PinEst. $200-$300
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Yamaha Acoustic Travel Guitar: Model APXT-1N. Compact Yamaha travel acoustic with hollow-bodied spruce top, alder sides and maple neck. Natural finish. No serial number printed on sticker in soundhole. This model was manufactured
0016: Yamaha Acoustic Travel GuitarEst. $600-$800
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Johnny Winter's Patchwork Bellbottoms: These denim bellbottoms were personally selected by Johnny from a designer at a rock venue; they appear to be either custom made or from an exclusive collection as they have no tag that would be
0017: Johnny Winter's Patchwork BellbottomsEst. $900-$1,200
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Johnny Winter's Silver Ankh Ring: Ring with square shaped band adorned with an ankh sign and a teardrop-shaped purple stone.
0018: Johnny Winter's Silver Ankh RingEst. $600-$800
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Framed Illustration of Johnny Winter: Framed graphite portrait of a shirtless Johnny Winter smoking a cigarette in a cowboy hat, his iconic dragon tattoo exposed. Reference photograph is affixed to the back of the frame. "Art by Bart."
0019: Framed Illustration of Johnny WinterEst. $400-$600
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Poster: KCP Presente Johnny Winter: From Johnny Winter's personal collection of posters, this 48" x 30" poster promotes a gig Johnny played in France. With black and white image of Johnny and his iconic Firebird guitar, and red
0020: Poster: KCP Presente Johnny WinterEst. $300-$400
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Johnny Winter's Lilac Button Down: This lilac button-down shirt is made of a light, breathable fabric and features an exaggerated pointed collar and a dramatic ruffle detail along the front closure. Johnny is known to have worn this
0021: Johnny Winter's Lilac Button DownEst. $500-$700
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Small Alligator Pin: Small, bronze colored pin featuring an alligator.
0022: Small Alligator PinEst. $100-$200
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John Dawson Winter III Photograph: This sophisticated photograph of Johnny Winter could easily have appeared on the pages of Gentlemen's Quarterly or Esquire, but in fact was shot for the cover of his 1974 studio album, John Dawson
0024: John Dawson Winter III PhotographEst. $400-$600
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Three of Johnny Winter's T-Shirts: Three of Johnny Winter's well-worn t-shirts, featuring tours he played and labels he recorded on. The first is from from the "Johnny Winter 1974 European Tour." The second is a black, cut-off muscle
0025: Three of Johnny Winter's T-ShirtsEst. $250-$300
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