Bids roll in for Christie’s Charlie Watts sale


Part I was led by an important presentation copy of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a book which defines the Jazz Age, inscribed to ‘the original Gatsby’, which sold for £226,800.
Part II was led by A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse which sold for £21,420.Following multiple world auction records set in Part I including Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, Agatha Christie’s The Thirteen Problems and Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, Part II achieved a number of further records including the world record for a signed photograph of Josephine Baker.Benedict Winter, Specialist, Private & Iconic Collections and Mark Wiltshire, Specialist, Books & Manuscripts at Christie’s, commented: “It has been a real privilege for Christie’s to offer Charlie Watts’s outstanding collection of literature and jazz to the world, opening a remarkable window into his lifelong passions. From the sale announcement, to exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York and London, through to the live and online auctions, Charlie’s exceptional taste has captivated the hearts of fans, connoisseur collectors and institutions globally.”