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Starr used the Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl three-piece drum kit
in more than 200 of the band's performances in 1963 and 1964, as
well as playing it to record songs including "Can't Buy Me
Love," "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
Julien's Auctions said Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay bought
the drum kit, which has not been seen in public for more than 50
years, in an auction that ended on Saturday.
The first mono pressing of the Beatles' "White Album" in the
United Kingdom fetched $790,000 and a Rickenbacker guitar given
to Starr by the late John Lennon sold for $910,000, the auction
house said.
The three-day sale in Beverly Hills, California featured more
than 800 items, including career memorabilia and personal goods,
owned by the musician and his wife, actress Barbara Bach.
The sale netted nearly $10 million overall, Julien's Auctions
said.
Some of the proceeds will go to The Lotus Foundation, which was
founded by Starr and Bach to fund and promote charitable
projects, according to the auction house.
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem, N.C.; Editing by
Digby Lidstone)
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