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flag John Lennon’s Beatles-era piano sold for $3.25 million, setting a record for Beatles memorabilia.

flag John Lennon’s Broadwood upright piano, used to compose songs for the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s album, sold for $3.247 million at a Christie’s auction, setting a record for the most expensive Beatles memorabilia. flag The sale was part of The Jim Irsay Collection: Hall of Fame, which also included Ringo Starr’s early drum kit and a historic drum head from the 1964 Ed Sullivan Show, selling for $2.393 million and $2.881 million respectively. flag Other highlights included a Fender Mustang from Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video, which fetched $6.9 million, and David Gilmour’s “Black Strat” guitar, which sold for $14.55 million—the most ever paid for a guitar. flag Christie’s called the auction a historic event.

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