Pink Floyd items in upcoming auction
Written by Matt   
Saturday, 24 May 2003

The auction house Cooper Owen which is based in central London's Denmark Street, is holding a Rock Legends auction on June 5th which includes several interesting Pink Floyd items:

Lot 144 - Pink Floyd concert poster circa 1969
For Town Hall Leeds, 16th May 1969. Measures approx. 20 x 29 inch. (51 x 74 cm). Estimated at £500-600

Lot 145 - Pink Floyd signed guitar
A Fender Telecaster tobacco finish electric guitar signed pink floyd Nick Mason and David Gilmour on the pickguard and "Wish You Were Here" Roger Waters and Richard Wright on the body, all in blue marker pen. With soft gig bag. Estimated at £1,500-2,000

Lot 146 - Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown 'The Committee' UK film poster 1968
Poster for the film opening at Cameo Poly, Oxford Circus on 29 September, winged graphic, green blue and lime on white ground. Measures approx. 30 x 20 inch. (76 x 51 cm). Estimated at £200-300

Lot 147 - Pink Floyd 'Games For May' concert poster, 1967
An original concert poster titled Games For May. On Friday, 12th May, 1967 at 7:45 p.m. in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, S.E.1, Christopher Hunt and Blackhill Enterprises present games for may - space-age relaxation for the climax of Spring Electronic compositions, colour and image projections, girls and the pink floyd.... Measures approx. 20 x 30 inch. (51 x 76 cm). Estimated at £2,500-3,500

Some very unusual and desirable items on offer! In particular, the poster for "The Committee" is not often offered for sale, and the guitar has a nice set of signatures. More details and larger pictures are available on the Cooper Owen website, and apart from the auction proper being held at 4pm on June 5th, bids can also be placed on eBay at this special link.