A guitar owned by Prince has sold for £100,545 at an auction in America.
The guitar was used by Prince in numerous concerts until the mid-1990s.
The instrument, a Yellow Cloud electric guitar, was purchased by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.
A guitar used by the musician has gone on sale in the US (PA)
The NFL football team owner and collector of musical instruments paid £100,545 for the guitar at an auction in Beverly Hills.
Prince's Yellow Cloud guitar now belongs to #Colts owner Jim Irsay. https://t.co/BX6fUKEslK pic.twitter.com/bm0dPvpWGF
— IndyStar (@indystar) June 26, 2016
Heritage Auctions, which conducted the auction, said the solid body guitar was a favourite of the late musician from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.
Jim Irsay (AJ Mast/AP)
Prince died on April 21 at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota after an accidental overdose of fentanyl.
Jim is a keen collector and reportedly also has instruments once owned by musicians Jerry Garcia of Grateful Dead, John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, as well as singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
The auction also featured other Prince-related memorabilia.
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