Pursuits
Clapton Raises $2.2 Million for Rehab Center, Guitar Prices Soar
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Eric Clapton raised $2.2 million at a Bonhams auction in New York yesterday, as buyers competed for his guitars, amplifiers and other memorabilia.
The tally for the sale, benefiting the U.K. musician’s Crossroads Center Antigua for drug and alcohol rehabilitation, was almost four times its presale total of $400,000 to $600,000.