Prince Cloud guitar, Purple Rain shirt among music memorabilia up for auction
A Cloud guitar custom-made for Prince.
BOSTON, MASS
.-RR Auction s March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a substantial music section featuring Prince with online bidding until March 10.
Among these extraordinary artifacts is a Cloud guitar custom-made for Prince. The breathtaking bright yellow custom Cloud guitar created for, owned and played by Prince. The guitar was custom-made by Minneapolis luthier Kurt Nelson in the early 1990 s. The neck-through guitar features a bright yellow finish, golden hardware, and cloud-inspired design to body, horn, and headstock, with a unique series of 18 black Prince symbols to fretboard and top of the neck.
Prince s ruffled silk shirt from 1984 s Purple Rain and one of his bright yellow guitars are set to fetch more than $100,000 at auction
The custom-made, silk shirt comes with a Prince label sewn into the neck and is expected to fetch $60,000 alone
A bright yellow guitar that the musician used on tour in the mid-1990s is also expected to sell for $60,000
Other items up for grabs include purple and gold boots and Prince s gold 1995 American Music Awards outfit
The online auction by Boston-based RR Auction will end on March 10