Lot 1 · Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography
A Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Custom Made for Bill Carson, Stratocaster, Fullerton, Circa 1959
FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography, New York · 13 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3641501
- Record
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FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM MADE FOR BILL CARSON, STRATOCASTER, FULLERTON, CIRCA 1959. Christie's, 13 Oct 2006, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3641501.
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FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY, A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM MADE FOR BILL CARSON, STRATOCASTER, FULLERTON, CIRCA 1959. Christie's, 13 Oct 2006, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3641501.
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From the same sale Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Archtop Guitar, New Yorker Special, Farmington, New York, 1976 | JAMES L. D'AQUISTO | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| An Archtop Guitar, Model G-3, Boston, Circa 1950 | CHARLES AND ELMER STROMBERG | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A Composite Archtop Guitar | JIM TRIGGS AND JOHN D'ANGELICO | $3,500–$5,500 | |
| An Archtop Guitar, Style Excel, New York, 1950 | JOHN D'ANGELICO | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| A Composite Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Stratocaster, Fullerton, Circa 1962 | FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| A Guitar, Style Ooo-28, Nazareth, 1936 | C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY | $12,000–$18,000 |