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From the Vault: Property from the Grateful Dead and Friends

Sotheby's, New York

Date of the auction: 07.10.2021 - 14.10.2021

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Lot number 1
Ken Kesey and Ram Rod | “Can You Pass the Acid Test?

Property of Strider Shurtliff Ken Kesey and Ram RodReproduction goldenrod “Can You Pass the Acid...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$10,080
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Lot number 2
Owsley "Bear" Stanley | The alchemist's tools

Property of Strider Shurtliff Owsley “Bear” StanleyThe last remnants of Owsley’s clandestine LSD lab...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
US$69,300
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Lot number 3
(Lawrence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff) | Ram Rod’s Merry Pranksters jumpsuit, ca...

Property of Strider Shurtliff (Lawrence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff) Ram Rod’s Merry Pranksters jumpsuit...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$20,000 - US$30,000
Price realised:
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Lot number 4
[Avalon Ballroom] | Handbills from the height of the psychedelic revolution

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Avalon Ballroom]A collection of 54 handbills, ca. 1966-1969 Printed...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$8,820
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Lot number 5
[Hells Angels] | Party stereo system — including the earliest Grateful Dead...

Property of Steve Parish [Hells Angels] Party stereo system from the Hell’s Angels, a gift from the...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$15,120
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Lot number 6
Grateful Dead | The earliest surviving Grateful Dead road case

Property of Grateful Dead Productions Grateful DeadWilliam Bal rolling equipment case, “Number 24...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$35,280
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Lot number 7
Jerry Garcia | Jerry’s original twin

Property of Grateful Dead Productions Jerry GarciaFender Twin Reverb Blackface, modified with Gauss...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$27,720
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Lot number 8
Jerry Garcia | A veteran of too many gigs to count...

Jerry GarciaJerry Garcia’s cigarette-burned Fender Twin Shell, ca. 1969 Pinewood frame and black...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$17,640
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Lot number 9
[Power Amplifier] | Owsley’s early sound experiments, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh 50W2 Amplifier & power supply Monaural power...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$3,276
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Lot number 10
[Power Amplifier] | Owsley’s early sound experiments, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh 50W2 Amplifier & power supply Monaural power...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$3,528
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Lot number 11
[Power Amplifier] | MI-200, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh MI-200 amplifier & power supply, ca. 1960s...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$2,520
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Lot number 12
[Power Amplifier] | MI-200, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh MI-200 amplifier & power supply, ca. 1960s...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$3,024
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Lot number 13
[Power Amplifier] | Part of Owsley’s P.A. experiments, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh MC-30 Monaural power amplifier (8 x 8 x...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
US$3,276
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Lot number 14
[Power Amplifier] | Part of Owsley’s P.A. experiments, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh MC-30 Monaural power amplifier (8 x 8 x...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
US$4,032
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Lot number 15
[Power Amplifier] | Part of Owsley’s P.A. experiments, used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff [Power Amplifier]McIntosh MC-30 Monaural power amplifier (8 x 8 x...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
US$5,292
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Lot number 16
Altec Lansing | H-811 Tweeter used at Altamont

Property of Strider Shurtliff Altec LansingH-811 Tweeter, from the Dead’s early live set up, ca...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$4,410
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Lot number 18
Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart | Rotating sound synthesizer pedal, used by...

Property of Grateful Dead Productions Jerry Garcia and Mickey HartMorley rotating sound synthesizer...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$6,930
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Lot number 19
Owsley "Bear" Stanley | Wardrobe case, for Nudie suits and to hide his...

Property of Grateful Dead Productions Owsley "Bear" StanleyWardrobe case, used to carry Grateful...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$8,820
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Lot number 20
Lawrence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff | His reel-to-reel, used by Owsley Stanley and...

Property of Strider Shurtliff Lawrence “Ram Rod” ShurtliffSony TC-770 Reel to Reel Portable Tape...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$15,120
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Lot number 21
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan | Shirt worn onstage at Sound Storm, 1970

Property of Strider Shurtliff Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Fillmore West Jersey, worn by Pigpen at the...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$21,420
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Lot number 22
Lawrence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff | “Give me an A to tune to”

Property of Strider Shurtliff Lawrence “Ram Rod” ShurtliffYamaha P-T4 Chromatic Octave Tuning Scope...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$2,520
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Lot number 23
Grateful Dead | “Business always had to be conducted”

Grateful DeadTyping table from the Grateful Dead offices in San Rafael Metal rolling typing table...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$7,560
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Lot number 24
Courtenay Pollock | Stage-used “Geometriart” tie-dye speaker cover, ca...

Property of Steve Parish Courtenay PollockTie-dye speaker cover, ca. 1971 Speaker cover (30 x 24...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$5,670
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Lot number 25
Courtenay Pollock | Stage-used “Geometriart” tie-dye speaker covers, ca...

Property of Steve Parish Courtenay PollockTie-dye speaker covers, ca. 1971 Two speaker covers (each...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$10,080
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Lot number 26
Grateful Dead, and New Riders of the Purple Sage | Vintage concert poster...

Property of Strider Shurtliff Grateful Dead, and New Riders of the Purple Sage Vintage concert...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$4,788
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Lot number 27
[Jerry Garcia] | Garcia’s mixing board, from his Stinson Beach home

Property of Steve Parish [Jerry Garcia]Mixing board, ca. 1971 Wood console (12.25 x 40 x 32.75...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$32,760
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Lot number 28
Electromusic/CBS | Leslie preamp, ca. 1965

Property of Grateful Dead Productions Electromusic/CBSLeslie Combo Preamp II Footswitch for Rotating...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$4,410
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Lot number 29
Jerry Garcia | One of the rarest vintage guitar effects

Property of Grateful Dead Productions Jerry GarciaJerry Garcia’s Ludwig Phase II Synthesizer Guitar...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$21,420
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Lot number 30
Bob Thomas | Steal Your Face logo, printed by Thomas and given to Ram Rod

Property of Strider Shurtliff Bob ThomasSteal Your Face wood block print, signed and numbered Color...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$6,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$30,240
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Lot number 31
Herb Greene [photographer] — [Grateful Dead] | Portrait of the Dead, signed

Property of Strider Shurtliff Herb Greene [photographer] — [Grateful Dead]Photographic portrait...

Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2021 - 14 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$2,000
Price realised:
US$6,930
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