Sworders has an excellent track record of selling items of 'pop' culture. The 13th Note is the sale that pulls together the diverse range of items that sit within this genre.
One of the progenitors of 'pop' culture is rock ‘n’ roll and, of course, the electric guitar. The players, the instruments and the songs are all things that still resonate today. Whether it’s on the radio, video, or in the flesh at a 'farewell' gig, in increasingly uncertain times the comfort and safety of nostalgia is a powerful and desirable force.
In recent sales we have sold a Jimmy Page 'played and signed' Gibson Les Paul for £29,000, a 1964 (two owners from new) Fender Stratocaster for £20,000, a copy of Exodus, signed by Bob Marley, for £3,900, and the appetite of our buyers doesn’t show signs of being sated.
Whether you’re interested in buying or selling, we would be delighted in hearing from you. It may only be rock ‘n’ roll, but we like it.
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We are excited to bring a particularly rare piece of Murano glass to auction. This daring example of Dino Martens’s work will be offered on Tuesday 13 October in The Glass Sale.
18 September 2026
Here, close friend, art historian and former Senior Curator of Modern British Art at Tate, Andrew Wilson, offers an insight into James Birch’s remarkable collection and the extraordinary life behind it. Having known James since the late 1980s, Andrew has witnessed first-hand his restless curiosity, his friendships with artists and his instinct for the unusual.
15 September 2026
Discover the story behind two rare photographs of Martin Luther King Jr. and Lal Bahadur Shastri, exploring their historic meeting in London, and the significance of the original colour film.
8 September 2026
