Most expensive guitar collection sold at a charity auction
- Who
- David Gilmour Guitar Collection
- What
- 21,198,250 US dollar(s)
- Where
- United States (New York City )
- When
- 20 June 2019
The most expensive guitar collection sold at a charity auction is the "David Gilmour Guitar Collection", which sold for $21,198,250 (£16,624,700; €18,642,100), including premium, collected by David Gilmour (UK) and auctioned by Christie's in New York, USA, on 20 June 2019.
Renowned Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour, sold his impressive collection of 123 guitars, with proceeds being donated to ClientEarth. The collection included the legendary "The Black Strat" guitar, which was fundamental in creating the music for several Pink Floyd albums:The Dark Side Of The Moon(1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979).