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Pattie Boyd Sells Private Collection, Including George Harrison and Eric Clapton Artifacts, for $3.6 Million


Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, sold key items from her private collection at auction for $3.6 million.

Gallery assistants pose with the original artwork by E. Frandsen De Schomberg used for the cover of Derek and The Dominos album 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs' Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Pattie Boyd, the former wife of George Harrison and Eric Clapton and the inspiration for the latter’s “Layla,” sold her private collection of letters, photos and more – including items from the two rock legends – at auction for $3.6 million. Boyd’s collection contains Emile Théodore Frandsen de Schomberg’s original painting La Jeune Fille au Bouquet, which was used as the cover of the Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album.

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