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“One of the most historically significant guitars in rock and roll”: Ace Frehley’s iconic 1975 Gibson Les Paul expected to sell for more than half a million dollars at auction

The Les Paul will be sold alongside stage-played guitars from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kirk Hammett and Billy Duffy at an upcoming auction

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Whoopi Goldberg is auctioning off her 'many treasures' including costumes, personal items and more

Hollywood icon Whoopi Goldberg is auctioning off her own personal "treasures" including costumes and other memorabilia.

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“I struggle to think of any Fender that surpasses a Mary Kaye Strat in value or collector appeal”: Body dated January 1956, the first of its kind, played on an Aerosmith album – is this the holy grail of all holy grail Fender Stratocasters?

Only two features distinguished a Mary Kaye Stratocaster from any other Strat that might have rolled off Fender’s production line during the mid-to-late 1950s. So why are vintage examples so darn valuable?

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Ariana Grande Boards the Vintage Bob Mackie Bandwagon in Carol Burnett's Exact Gown for 'Saturday Night Live'

With Cher by her side, no less.

Marie Claire

$22,400 for a Zakk Wylde Epiphone Les Paul? $32,000 for a Squier Bullet Strat!? Joe Walsh gear auction raises huge sums for charity – and raises eyebrows as unexpected guitars attract big money bids

Who here remembers the time circa 2008 when Walsh was playing an EMG-equipped Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom live onstage with the Eagles?

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“Tuning it was really hard… especially because I was stoned a lot of the time”: Joe Walsh walks you through the guitars he’s selling at auction – including one with a Morse code fretboard

All proceeds will go to his charity, Vets Aid

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“It was the perfect guitar for him to pay tribute to Tony”: Kirk Hammett’s guitar auction shatters expectations – with his mystery Back to the Beginning SG fetching $70,000 more than anticipated

Around 150 of Hammett’s guitars were part of Julien’s latest Played, Worn & Torn auction

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“The guitar I built in Kirk’s hands… paying tribute to Tony, Ozzy and Black Sabbath, it was amazing and strange, humbling and epic”: The unique SG built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning heads to auction

Gibson teams up with Julien's Auctions for Gibson Gives fundraiser, with two of Gueikian's custom builds going under the hammer, plus a heap of signed and stage-played electrics

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“My only regret is that I don’t get to play them all as often as I would like”: U2’s Adam Clayton is auctioning off a score of bass guitars that have shaped the band’s sound over the years

U2’s Adam Clayton is auctioning off a score of bass guitars that have shaped the band’s sound over the years

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Florian Schneider’s Kraftwerk instruments put up for auction in US

Auction in US includes late musician’s vocoders, flute, sunglasses and bike he rode in Tour de France video

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Whitney Houston's wardrobe up for sale

Key pieces from Whitney Houston's wardrobe are going under the hammer to raise funds for the charity set up in her name.

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This Iconic Princess Diana Piece Might Be the Most Expensive of Its Kind After Selling at Auction for Eye-Watering Sum

It sold for more than 10 times its expected value.

Marie Claire

Princess Diana's memorabilia and clothing are up for auction in Los Angeles

The largest collection of Princess Diana's personal effects are up for auction in Los Angeles, with the late royal's clothing expected to sell for the most money.

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Inside the largest ever auction of Princess Diana's personal things – what can you buy?

Here’s some of the most iconic items on sale (and how much they’re going for)

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David Lynch memorabilia including scripts and props sell for more than £3m

More than 450 items of memorabilia linked to the American director were sold in Los Angeles at auction.

Marie Claire

Prince William and Prince Harry Could Be "Tempted" to Secretly Bid on Their Mother's Outfits in New Auction

Who could blame them?

Marie Claire

Princess Diana's Wedding Dress Designer Stored a Secret "Sister Dress" of One Famous Design at Hampton Court Palace

The dress is up for auction in the largest Diana fashion sale ever.

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OF COURSE David Lynch owned the most batshit camera ever made

This camera put fake jewels, a wooden grip and an extra $5,600 on an enthusiast Sony camera –so obviously, Lynch had one

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A pink Daisy Rock acoustic guitar, signed by Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, has just smashed its estimate as it sells for over $100,000 at auction

Eddie Van Halen guitars also surpassed their estimates at Julien’s annual Music Icons event – but a Kurt Cobain acoustic remains unsold

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“It’s truly one of the most unique purpose-built instruments I’ve ever seen”: How David Lynch created a five-necked guitar that would make the most of his outlandish playing style – and Kurt Cobain’s luthier brought it to life

Alongside his famed 1997 Parker Fly, another instrument in Lynch's collection is the curiously spec’d, off-kilter five-necked guitar that the filmmaker himself designed and commissioned

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Inside largest-ever auction of Princess Diana’s iconic outfits

Take a look at some of the Princess of Wales’ best-known looks before they go under the hammer in the “largest Princess Diana auction ever”.

Evening Standard

Clothing sale will be ‘largest Princess Diana auction ever’

Items include a silk floral printed day dress estimated to fetch between 200,000 and 300,000 dollars (£148,000 to £222,000).

Marie Claire

A "Lonely" Princess Diana Thanked One Unexpected Person for Their Friendship—and "Bowls of Cereal"—After Her Royal Wedding

Julien's Auctions tells 'Marie Claire' that an extraordinary letter is up for sale in the "biggest Diana auction ever."

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David Lynch auction: More than 450 personal items go under the hammer

Fancy owning a little piece of Twin Peaks or ‘Mulholland Drive’? The auction includes Lynch’s director’s chair, rugs from Twin Peaks, plenty of coffee paraphernalia and the director’s personal 35mm print of ‘Eraserhead’...

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Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction – alongside guitars played by the likes of Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, David Bowie, Joe Perry and Melissa Etheridge

This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

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