120 guitars on display at Christie’s auction house in London
Around 120 guitars are on display at Christie’s auction house in London ahead of the London auction on January 31, 2024. Mark Knopfler plans to donate no less than 25% of the total hammer price received, to be split equally between The British Red Cross Society, Brave Hearts of the North East and the Tusk Trust Limited.
A Christie’s employee shows a Gibson Kalamazoo guitar among others owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, that are up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Gibson Les Paul ‘Gold Top’ guitar owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, is up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Christie’s employee shows a Pensa-Suhr guitar among others owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, that are up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Christie’s employee looks at guitars owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, that are up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Gibson Les Paul ‘Gold Top’, left, and a Hollow-Body electric guitar owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, are up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Daddy Mojo guitar, a novelty hollow-body electric guitar, owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, is up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Christie’s employee moves a guitar among others hanging on a wall and owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, that are up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A Christie’s employee shows a Red Schecter Telecaster among others owned by Dire Straits singer, songwriter and guitar hero Mark Knopfler, that are up for auction at Christie’s auction house in London, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
