Lot 47
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GIANNINI, BRAZIL, CIRCA 1975
GIANNINI, BRAZIL, CIRCA 1975
GIANNINI, BRAZIL, CIRCA 1975
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GIANNINI, BRAZIL, CIRCA 1975

AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, CRAVIOLA

Details
GIANNINI, BRAZIL, CIRCA 1975
AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, CRAVIOLA
The asymmetric body labelled internally GIANNINI / MADE IN BRAZIL, of a natural finish, together with a soft case
Length of back 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.)
GIANNINI
Sale room notice
Mark Knopfler plans to donate no less than 25% of the total hammer price received, to be split equally between The British Red Cross Society (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 220949, Scotland with charity number SC037738, Isle of Man with charity number 0752, and Jersey with charity number 430), Brave Hearts of the North East (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1006247) and the Tusk Trust Limited (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1186533).

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Lot Essay


As part of the promotional tour following the release of his second solo studio album Sailing To Philadelphia on 26 September 2000, Mark Knopfler appeared on the Brazilian television show Video Show on 20 November 2000. The host Herbert Vianna, a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist with the rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso, presented Knopfler with this vintage Giannini guitar from his own collection. Thanking Vianna for the gift, Knopfler observed approvingly 'You can tell whether an instrument is good or not just by picking it up.' As Vianna noted during the show, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page was known to play a 12-string Craviola in the early 1970s. Knopfler has kept the guitar for home use.

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