Largest guitar collection sold at a charity auction
- Who
- David Gilmour Guitar Collection
- What
- 123 total number
- Where
- United States (New York City)
- When
- 20 June 2019
The largest guitar collection sold at a charity auction is the "David Gilmour Guitar Collection", which sold 123 guitars and was 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 guitar collection for $21,198,250 (£16,624,700; €18,642,100), with proceeds being donated to ClientEarth. "The Black Strat" guitar was on the listing, 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).