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Lot #636: T. REX - Marc Bolan's Photo-matched Jacket

Currency:GBP Category:Memorabilia / Music Memorabilia Start Price:2,000.00 GBP Estimated At:4,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP
Lot #636: T. REX - Marc Bolan's Photo-matched Jacket
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Day 1 and 2 of the auction will be held live with in-person bidding on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November 2023 at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LN.

Please note in-person bidding is not available on Days 3 and 4 (Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November), bids can be placed online or via telephone or written absentee form.
T. REX - Marc Bolan's Photo-matched Jacket

A jacket which originally belonged to Marc Bolan, the frontman of English rock band T. Rex. Bolan is shown wearing the jacket in photographs taken in 1972 by Barry Wentzell at Bolan's Clarendon Gardens home in London. The positioning of some of the embroidered patterns can be matched to one of these photos. It is believed the jacket was initially obtained from an assistant of Bolan's first wife, June Child, by a collector during the late 1970s.

The black velvet cropped jacket features highly decorative embroidered panels on the front, and the inside is lined in black satin. Similar intricate embroidery adorns the sleeve cuffs. The garment is missing all of its buttons, leaving only threads where they once were. The lot is accompanied by a letter from a previous owner detailing its history.

Estimate: GBP 4000 - 8000 DAGGER