Inside Jim Irsay’s Rock 'N' Roll Time Capsule Heading to Auction at Christie's

David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ Sells for $12.1 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold

David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ sold for $12.1 Million in Christie's auction for the Jim Irsay collection, becoming the most expensive guitar ever sold.

Inside Jim Irsay's rock 'n' roll time capsule heading to auction at Christie's

The late Jim Irsay, longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts who died last year, spent decades assembling one of the most eclectic private collections of American popular culture ever gathered.

Inside Jim Irsay’s rock 'n' roll time capsule heading to auction at Christie's

The longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts, who died last year, spent decades amassing an eclectic collection of American pop culture.

Irsay auction offers an array of priceless cultural memorabilia

Some people collect cars, some collect art, jewelry, ceramics, first edition books, entertainment memorabilia, movie posters and guitars while others collect baseball cards, comic books, video games and vintage technology. Items that were once throwaways are now sometimes worth a million bucks... quite literally.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Auction, Historic

“I’ve spoken to a lot of people about it – many of them think it will make more this time around”: David Gilmour’s Black Strat could be about to break records all over again

It was the world's most expensive guitar when sold at auction in 2019, but as it goes under the hammer in the Jim Irsay Collection, there are a number of reasons to think it will claim another record