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Auction archive: Lot number 2033

Jon Douglas Rhinestone Stratocaster

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,230 - US$1,845
Price realised:
£1,100
ca. US$1,353
Auction archive: Lot number 2033

Jon Douglas Rhinestone Stratocaster

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,230 - US$1,845
Price realised:
£1,100
ca. US$1,353
Beschreibung:

Jon Douglas Rhinestone Stratocaster guitar with acanthus carved body and applied rhinestones, united with a Fender Japan '70s reissue maple board neck. From the collection of Keith Smart - In the 1970s Ivor Arbiter of Fender UK commissioned sculptor and neighbour, Jon Douglas, to cast a number of Strat bodies. Most were destroyed in a fire at the Soho Sound House, a half dozen survived. In the 1990s Keith commissioned Jon to cast a further twenty-seven, these are slightly different to the '70s versions. They have the seal of authenticity with their edition number on the reverse. This is Keith's personal guitar, built with a Fender Japan '70s donor neck. Jon has a full-size sculpture of Winston Churchill in The Savoy's Churchill room, he also has a full-size Sherlock Holmes in The Holmes Museum in Baker Street. With hard carry case. With various paperwork regarding Jon Douglas

Auction archive: Lot number 2033
Auction:
Datum:
3 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Ewbank's
London Road
Woking
Surrey, GU23 7LN
United Kingdom
antiques@ewbankauctions.co.uk
+44 (0)1483 223101
Beschreibung:

Jon Douglas Rhinestone Stratocaster guitar with acanthus carved body and applied rhinestones, united with a Fender Japan '70s reissue maple board neck. From the collection of Keith Smart - In the 1970s Ivor Arbiter of Fender UK commissioned sculptor and neighbour, Jon Douglas, to cast a number of Strat bodies. Most were destroyed in a fire at the Soho Sound House, a half dozen survived. In the 1990s Keith commissioned Jon to cast a further twenty-seven, these are slightly different to the '70s versions. They have the seal of authenticity with their edition number on the reverse. This is Keith's personal guitar, built with a Fender Japan '70s donor neck. Jon has a full-size sculpture of Winston Churchill in The Savoy's Churchill room, he also has a full-size Sherlock Holmes in The Holmes Museum in Baker Street. With hard carry case. With various paperwork regarding Jon Douglas

Auction archive: Lot number 2033
Auction:
Datum:
3 Oct 2019
Auction house:
Ewbank's
London Road
Woking
Surrey, GU23 7LN
United Kingdom
antiques@ewbankauctions.co.uk
+44 (0)1483 223101
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