Two Electric Guitars Highlight Entertainment Memorabilia Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields – Dec 9
Published December 1st, 2007
Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, will hold a star-studded winter line-up of vintage and contemporary film and television props and costumes will feature Rock ‘n Roll memorabilia from Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia — to be offered in support of a charitable cause on Sunday, December 9, 2007 in Los Angeles. Highlighting the Rock and Roll section of the sale are two guitars once owned by the legendary musician and leader of the iconic rock band The Grateful Dead. Consigned by Leon Day, former personal chauffeur to Jerry Garcia, are very special instruments being offered to support the building of a facility devoted to the treatment of Autism. “I’ve been blessed and challenged to have an almost 19-year-old Autistic son. Over the years, Autism has reached epidemic proportions and my hope is to open a center for Autism on the ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii. I am in the process of raising money for the center and I’m hoping Jerry’s past generosity will help me do this,” said Day. Bonhams & Butterfields will also offer a collection of animation cells from classic Disney films and numerous vintage film posters for movies spanning the history of cinema, many to be offered without reserve. The illustrated catalog will be available online for review and purchase at www.bonhams.com/us in the weeks preceding the sale and its previews.
