Interestingly, Christie's initially estimated the sale of Gilmour's Fender Stratocaster to be between two and four million dollars. However, the result exceeded all expectations.
Previously, the most expensive guitar in the world was the acoustic-electric "Martin D-18E," released in 1959. This instrument was used by Kurt Cobain during his performance on MTV Unplugged in 1993 and was sold for $6 million in 2020.
Additionally, another guitar belonging to Cobain was auctioned at this event—a blue Fender Mustang, which he used to record the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit." This guitar sold for $6.9 million.
The auction featured items from American billionaire Jim Irsay, who passed away in 2025. Among the lots were musical instruments that belonged to various rock stars.
