Lot 79
Lot 79
Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd

Correspondence from Pattie Boyd, mid 1970s

Price Realised GBP 1,512
Estimate
GBP 300 - GBP 500
Closed: 22 Mar 2024
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Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd

Correspondence from Pattie Boyd, mid 1970s

Price Realised GBP 1,512
Closed: 22 Mar 2024
Price Realised GBP 1,512
Closed: 22 Mar 2024
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A handwritten letter from Pattie Boyd to Eric Clapton, the original envelope addressed to Paradise Island, Nassau - Bahamas, and postmarked from Ewhurst, Surrey, 1976, the letter in blue ink on two sheets of white notepaper, Pattie writes with general news, noting that she feels wonderful, positing ...it could have something to do with abstaining from alcohol + tobacco since you left, sends love from the pets Weddie + Eillow mark and biouw [sic] to you, reveals her insecurities I hope you are behaving yourself - cripes, I do miss you old bean, and states her opinion that record producer Tom Dowd is making a mistake about Donny and Ton., affixing a couple of humorous newspaper clippings; together with three postcards sent from Pattie Boyd to her mother during travels with Clapton, the first from Brazil, 17 January 1975, agreeing that it's a very gay place - love Pattie + Eric, the second from Potts Point, NSW, Australia, 23 April 1975, reporting on the kangaroos and koala bears, and the third from the Bahamas, 3 February 1976, after undergoing an appendix operation
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