(Beverly Hills) The Beatles stronger than the Rolling Stones, or the other way around? One of the oldest controversies in rock history could soon find an answer, at least in the auction world, thanks to NFT technology, which is on the rise.
A Stones guitar, accompanied by a video authenticated by an NFT certificate of authenticity and showing Keith Richards signing this Gibson ES-335, is expected to exceed the price of a bass signed by Paul McCartney, at an auction sale. auction in Beverly Hills next month.
“I think Keith Richards is going to win this time around, because it’s fun and there’s the NFT,” said Martin Nolan, general manager of Julien’s Auctions, which is hosting the sale.
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Keith Richards’ guitar is expected to sell for between $ 6,000 and $ 8,000.
NFTs (for “non-fungible tokens”) are certificates of authenticity associated with a virtual object that they thus make unique. Almost unknown a year ago, they represent for some the new goose that lays golden eggs on the contemporary art market.
According to Julien’s Auctions, the guitar accompanied by this first NFT ever offered by Keith Richards should go for between 6,000 and 8,000 dollars, while the Hofner bass signed Paul McCartney is estimated between 4,000 and 6,000 dollars.
The two instruments are part of a charity sale that raises funds to pay for care for music professionals in need.
PHOTO FREDERIC J. BROWN, FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCY
K-pop icons BTS donated the seven custom-tailored suits they wore at the last Grammy Awards, for an estimated $ 30,000 to $ 50,000.
A sign that times have changed, the most emblematic lot is linked neither to the Beatles nor to the Stones but to the boys band South Korean BTS.
The K-pop icons donated the seven custom-tailored suits they wore at the last Grammy Awards, for an estimated $ 30,000 to $ 50,000.
“They have such a huge fan base all over the world,” says Nolan.
The sale will be held on January 30 in Los Angeles and via the internet.