A Gold Top Gibson Les Paul Pete Townshend of the Who once owned blew way past the high-end estimate of around $30,000 at a London auction when one bidder silenced the others with an offer of $50k. The prized instrument was used by Townshend during Who tours performing Quadrophenia in 1973 and '74.  Other rare items in the Christies auction included a harmonica gifted to Jimi Hendrix by Bob Dylan and the remains of a drum kit Dave Grohl trashed at the end of a 1991 Nirvana concert that brought a top bid of $13,000.
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