King Sunny Ade’s Guitar Auctioned For N52.1m
A vintage fender guitar played by Nigeria’s Juju music icon, King Sunny Ade, KSA, was auctioned and sold for N52.1 million, at a musical concert that climaxed the month-long celebration of the musician’s 70th birthday anniversary.
The auctioning of the glittering guitar which was designed by award-winning artist, Victor Ehikamenor was done by Dr. Jogun Onabanjo, Certified Auctioneer and Chief Executive of Onabanjo & Onabanjo and Company.
It was the highlight of the historic concert, ‘Sunny on Sunday’, which commemorated the music legend’s 70th birthday anniversary, which held Sunday, at Temple Balmoral Marquee, Federal Palace Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos.
Dr. Onabanjo started the bidding from N9 million and a very competitive bid followed closing at N52.1m.
While the bid was in progress, the asking price for the guitar doubled to N17m within two minutes before exceeding the N50m mark in 15 minutes, leaving many in the crowd surprised.
The winner of the auction is yet to be revealed.
