Marr's Guitars - The Johnny Marr Collection at Christie's

BGUK_3676115 - Christie’s presents Marr’s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection on 17 September 2026, in London. The auction shines a spotlight on the pioneering sound, songwriting and influence of multi-award winning music icon Johnny Marr. Having co-founded the ground-breaking 1980s band The Smiths, Marr’s career has spanned multiple genres and collaborations alongside his solo career. He has been a member of The Pretenders, The The, Electronic, The Healers, Modest Mouse and The Cribs, and has collaborated with a roll call of greats across indie, rock, pop and film, including Pet Shop Boys, The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Bryan Ferry, The The, Beck, Hans Zimmer, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Noel Gallagher, Billie Eilish, Blondie, Gorillaz, & Franz Ferdinand. A dream opportunity for fans, collectors and music aficionados around the globe, this sale presents approximately 80 guitars – each imbued with songs, stories and emotions – alongside amps and equipment that have been integral to Marr’s extraordinarily wide-ranging career, to date. Estimates range from £500 to £150,000. Johnny Marr will donate 100% of the hammer price of 31 lots to benefit The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society (registered in England; charity number 209617 and charity number 269425 respectively). Several guitars amongst Marr’s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection were most recently played during the recording of Johnny Marr's new album The Age Of Everything - due for release on 2 October. Lots photographed: - A semi-hollow electric guitar, Atkins Super Axe, model 7680 Est £20,000 - £30,000 - Roger Giffin Korina 'Telecaster' green burst (1984 ) Est £20,000 - £30,000 - 1960 Cherry Gibson ES-355 Est £100,000 - £150,000 - Martin D-28, 1971 Est £30,000 - £50,000 - 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo Est £60,000 - £80,000 - The Smiths UK poster ( 1985 ) Est £600 - £800 - An acoustic Electric 12-String guitar standard Balladeer, Model 2751AX Est £1,000 - £1,500 - A semi-hollow Body Electric guitar, prototype custom Roadstar made for Charlie Burchill ( 1985 ) Est £1,500 - £2,500 - A hollow-body Electric guitar E-250 TD Casino (1963) Est val £20,000 - £30,000 - Custom Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar guitar x 2 Est £8,000 - £12,000 each - The Smiths BPI Sales Award for 'The Queen is Dead' Est £1,000 - £1,500 - A solid body Electric guitar, Les Paul Gold Top ( 1957 ) Est £40,000 - £60,000 - The Smiths BPI Sales Award