Lot 5 · Russian Art
By the Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company, Brooklyn, 1961, Model Chet Atkins, Serial Number 42354
AN AMERICAN HOLLOWBODY ELECTRIC GUITAR · black chalk on paper
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- Estimate
- $2,600–$3,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Art, London · 16 October 2002
- Dimensions
- 24 x 18 5/8 in. (61.2 x 47.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4407190
- Record
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AN AMERICAN HOLLOWBODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, BY THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, 1961, MODEL CHET ATKINS, SERIAL NUMBER 42354. Christie's, 16 Oct 2002, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4407190.
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AN AMERICAN HOLLOWBODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, BY THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, 1961, MODEL CHET ATKINS, SERIAL NUMBER 42354. Christie's, 16 Oct 2002, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4407190.
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