This is your chance to own your very own piece of
Annie Haslam/ 'Renaissance' History!
If you are a
Renaissanceor Annie Haslam fan you may be very interested to know that there
are severalitems up for auction at 'Heritage Auction' House, Dallas, Texas.
Included in the
threeseparate lots are:
1. Annie's
famed'GOLD' custom made necklace in 22 carat gold designed by and given to
herby Fiance at the time 'Roy Wood'. Annie wore the
uniquenecklace at nearly all the 'live' concerts with the band, and
it'sthe only one in existence.
A copy of the
solo 'Annie in Wonderland' LP which has a photo inside of Anniewearing
the necklace.
Maracas Annie played
atall the shows and in the studio.
2. The famous
'TheaPorter' designed, Turquoise Blue Crepe Chiffon dress made specially for
theCarnegie Hall concerts. There was a lot of excitement surrounding this dress
asThea Porter was a very well known designer in the 70's. Annie
remembersthat her London Soho Boutique was full of vibrant silks, tapestries
andvelvets like something straight out of a palace where 'Scheherazade' would
tellher stories to the Sultan. What makes the dress even
morespecial, is that it is part of the history of the British
FashionIndustry from the fabulous and colorful eclectic 70's!
Another point ofinterest is that there was a specially made dressing room erected at theside of the stage in order for Annie to do her 'Scheherazade' dresschange during the 25 minute suite......
A mintcondition 'Live' at Carnegie Hall LP signed by Annie.
A rehearsal tambourine.
Signed press photos
ofAnnie wearing the dress.
3. A magnificent Gibson acoustic guitar circa 1963 (called Jupiter) .....hand painted inAcrylics by Annie. In 2002 Annie embarked on her new career intopainting, a very exciting unexpected discovery, leading to a commission in 2006from Martin Guitars to paint one of their 'Dreadnought' acoustic guitars. Thisis now proudly on display in their museum in Nazareth, PA.
Annie also painted
fourvintage guitars for the Hard Rock Cafe, they can be seen on display
inCleveland and San Diego.
All items are part ofAnnie's private collection.
link to the auction
siteas follows:
Lot#1: Annie's Gold 'ANNIE' Necklace
Lot#2: Carnegie Hall Dress and mint condition LP
Lot#3 Hand Painted Gibson Acoustic Guitar
