John Lennon's Handwritten Lyrics Sell for $455,000
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:05 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the song "Nowhere Man" were sold for $455,000 -- more than four times the expected price -- at an entertainment memorabilia sale at Christie's on Tuesday.
The lyrics to the Beatles song were expected to fetch between $80,000 and $100,000 at the New York auction, according to Christie's spokeswoman Margaret Barrett.
The sale's other premier item, the Oscar for best director won by Michael Curtiz for "Casablanca," sold to famed magician David Copperfield for $231,500. It had been projected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000.
The lyrics to the Beatles song were expected to fetch between $80,000 and $100,000 at the New York auction, according to Christie's spokeswoman Margaret Barrett.
The sale's other premier item, the Oscar for best director won by Michael Curtiz for "Casablanca," sold to famed magician David Copperfield for $231,500. It had been projected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000.
