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329 :: Early 20th century classical guitar in need of restoration, labelled Vicente Arias, anno 1913, with two piece maple back, maple ribs and spruce top with decorative rosette to the sound hole *The vendor of this guitar inherited it from his grandfather Tom Poulton. Mr Poulton was a British magazine and medical illustrator, who provided artwork for a range of publications including British Journal of Surgery and The Radio Times. After his death it was discovered that he had also secretly produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of men and women engaged in a wide range of uninhibited sexual activity. Many of these works were collected and made available to the public by publishing houses specialising in erotic art

Lot Number 329. Early 20th century classical guitar in need of restoration, labelled Vicente Arias, anno 1913, with two piece maple back, maple ribs and spruce top with decorative rosette to the sound hole *The vendor of this guitar inherited it from his grandfather Tom Poulton. Mr Poulton was a British magazine and medical illustrator, who provided artwork for a range of publications including British Journal of Surgery and The Radio Times. After his death it was discovered that he had also secretly produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of men and women engaged in a wide range of uninhibited sexual activity. Many of these works were collected and made available to the public by publishing houses specialising in erotic art. Auctioned at The Guitar Auction - Including The Geoff Banks Collection on 16th March 2017
 
Early 20th century classical guitar in need of restoration, labelled Vicente Arias, anno 1913, with two piece maple back, maple ribs and spruce top with decorative rosette to the sound hole *The vendor of this guitar inherited it from his grandfather Tom Poulton. Mr Poulton was a British magazine and medical illustrator, who provided artwork for a range of publications including British Journal of Surgery and The Radio Times. After his death it was discovered that he had also secretly produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of men and women engaged in a wide range of uninhibited sexual activity. Many of these works were collected and made available to the public by publishing houses specialising in erotic art

Estimate: £1000-2000

Sold For: £7800.00

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Auction Details

Sale Date: 16th March 2017
Sale Name: The Guitar Auction - Including The Geoff Banks Collection