Playboy After Hours
January, 1992
Going once, going twiceDead French painters aren't the only ones making impressions at auctions. Rock-and-roll memorabilia first rocked the block in 1981 and still sell for outrageous prices. Jimi Hendrix' handwritten lyrics for Room Full of Mirrors, for example, recently fetched $35,200; and the haul for Buddy Holly's acoustic guitar was $242,000.Blame it on Yoko Ono, who electrified the collectibles market in 1984 when she consigned to Sotheby's—the chicest of flea markets—jewelry, furniture,...
