Lot 52 · Fine Musical Instruments
A Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Chet Atkins Tennessean, Brooklyn, 1964
THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Musical Instruments, New York · 13 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5245845
- Record
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THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS TENNESSEAN, BROOKLYN, 1964. Christie's, 13 Oct 2009, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5245845.
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THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS TENNESSEAN, BROOKLYN, 1964. Christie's, 13 Oct 2009, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5245845.
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