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| An autograph book containing the signatures of The Beatles and The Supremes is expected to reach thousands of pounds at auction at Duke’s later this month |
A CHEF’S autograph book signed by famous guests at his hotel including The Beatles is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction.
Duke’s Auction House at the Grove in Dorchester will be featuring the album at their specialist books and ephemera sale at the Grove Auction house on September 23.
The autograph album belonged to the chef of the Palace Court Hotel in Bournemouth - where The Beatles stayed in the summer of 1963.
The chef told the auctioneers that he met the Beatles on August 22 in 1963 when he served them snacks after they were photographed by Robert Freeman.
The black and white photograph they posed for later became the famous cover for their second album With The Beatles.
The special album also includes signatures from Diana Ross and the Supremes as well as other performers that stayed at the hotel in the 1960s and 1970s.
Amy Brenan, from Duke’s Auctioneers, said the album is estimated to sell for £2,000 to £3,000 She added: “This particular collecting area has increased in popularity over the last few years.
“From famous footballer signatures to 1960s bands and famous actors past and present - all sorts of autographs are sought after.
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| The autographs of the Beatles |
“Generally, the collectors are willing to pay the price to secure something for their collection.”
Also going under the hammer is a sheet of headed notepaper from the Imperial Hotel in Torquay with a full set of signatures from the Beatles.
In April, Duke’s Auction House sold a set of Beatles’ signatures for more than £7,500 when they auctioned a birth certificate that the Fab Four had signed Also in the sale is a photograph of Abraham Lincoln together with an original newspaper stating his assassination and an accompanying document detailing the release of a slave in America.
The document, dated 1817, provides the name of the slave, his age and also states that slavery is now “immoral”.
The auction starts at 10.30am and will include furniture, ceramics and paintings. For more information call 01305 260101.
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