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Gallagher bought the electric guitar in 1963 for 100 pounds on
credit from the owner of Crowley's Music Store in the southern
Irish city of Cork and played it up throughout his career.
"Known for his electrifying live performances, this was the
guitar he used on stage and in studio," Claire Tole-Moir, head
of auction house Bonhams' popular culture department, said on
Wednesday.
"There's also a legend that says that this is the first Fender
Stratocaster that came into Ireland. So it's also an important
Fender guitar as well as an important Rory Gallagher guitar,”
she added.
The Stratocaster, which has a price estimate of 700,000 pounds
to 1 million pounds ($898,590 - $1.28 million), is the leading
lot for "The Rory Gallagher Collection" auction, which will be
held on Oct. 17 at Bonhams in London and features around 150
items, including other guitars, amps and accessories.
Gallagher died in 1995, aged 47, and the items are being offered
for sale by his family.
His Stratocaster has featured in exhibitions and has been played
by other guitarists such as Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Marr.
"It's been deemed the most recognizable Fender Stratocaster in
the world because of... its unusually worn appearance but it's
got a really distinct look, and everybody associates it with
Rory," Tole-Moir said.
Items from the sale will go on show for several days at Bonhams
London from Oct. 12, with some highlights also on display in New
York and Los Angeles later this month and in August.
($1 = 0.7790 pounds)
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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