The Beatles
The Beatles
Lot Closed
October 1, 01:09 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
THE CAVERN CLUB
FRAGMENT OF STAGE
wooden block, 146 x 195 x 28mm., three sides painted black, paper label stapled to one side
The paper label states 'From | The Cavern - Liverpool | "The Birthplace of THE BEATLES" | Comes This Genuine Piece Of The | Cavern Club Stage On Which | The Beatles | Performed 292 Times During The Period | 1961 To 1963'.
In September 1964 the Cavern Club hosted a series of concerts entitled Beat Time For Oxfam to raise money for Liverpool’s Freedom From Hunger Campaign. As part of the fund-raising, sections of the old stage which had just been refurbished by owner Ray McFall were sold off as souvenirs. This piece of Cavern Stage is accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Nigel Greenberg, director of Cavern Sound Limited and whose father-in-law bought the Cavern after Ray McFall went into liquidation:
"…Ray thought it would be a good idea to cut the old stage up onto small pieces and sell them for charity so he had cards printed and affixed to pieces of the Cavern stage. I was present when the stage was being cut up and, in fact, helped to staple the cards to the pieces of Cavern stage…"
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