Beatles And Mick Jagger Items Up For Auction

A series of Mick Jagger's letters to a secret lover and over 100 pieces of Beatles memorabilia will go under the hammer in separate auctions today.

The Rolling Stones frontman's "passionate and articulate" notes, which will be sold by Sotherby's, were written to singer Marsha Hunt in the summer of 1969.

The American, who was the inspiration for the 1971 Stones hit Brown Sugar, is expected to receive between £70,000 and £100,000 for the 10 letters.

The auction house's books specialist Gabriel Heaton said: "These beautifully written and lyrical letters from the heart of the cultural and social revolution of 1969 frame a vivid moment in cultural history.

"Here we see Mick Jagger not as the global superstar he has become, but as a poetic and self-aware 25-year-old with wide-ranging intellectual and artistic interests."

The letters were penned by Jagger while filming Ned Kelly in Australia, at a time when his relationship with Ms Hunt was a secret.

Meanwhile, Bonhams has been tasked with auctioning a Beatles collection comprising of 100 pieces once owned by George Harrison.

The lead guitarist's leather jacket - worn on stage during the early 1960s in Hamburg and The Cavern Club - is offered for sale with an estimate of between £90,000 and £120,000.

Also up for grabs is a pair of Harrison's leather boots from around 1964, and an orange shirt worn during his famous charity event, The Concert For Bangladesh in 1971.

Bonham's director of entertainment memorabilia, Stephanie Connell, said: "This leather jacket is instantly recognisable and was an important part of the Beatles image in their early years.

"It is extremely exciting to see such an iconic part of Beatles history emerge onto the market, this fresh piece of important music memorabilia never offered at auction before is sure to garner significant interest during the sale."

A guitar used by Sir Paul McCartney in the 1950s - before the Beatles formed - will also go up for sale, with an estimate of between £20,000 and £30,000.

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