"Purple Haze" singer Hendrix, who died in 1970 aged 27, is said to have owned the Epiphone acoustic guitar for three years after purchasing it second-hand for $25 in New York City while on tour in 1967, Bonhams said.
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A custom-made cloud guitar used on tour by late American musician Prince is also up for auction in London on Thursday, carrying an estimate of 25,000 to 30,000 pounds.
Other auction items include a flamboyant jacket worn by Rolling Stone Keith Richards, rare self-portrait caricatures of The Beatles signed by the band, and a Boesendorfer piano played by Queen's Freddie Mercury and Coldplay.
![A Bonhams assistant displays an Epiphone FT79 Acoustic Guitar owned and played by Jimi Hendrix in central London, Britain December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth](http://img.astroawani.com/2016-12/41481612167_freesize.jpg)