{"id":4343,"date":"2025-03-02T02:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T02:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/02\/leonard-cohens-greek-personal-memorabilia-fetches-high-prices-at-los-angeles-auction\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T02:55:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T02:55:02","slug":"leonard-cohens-greek-personal-memorabilia-fetches-high-prices-at-los-angeles-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/02\/leonard-cohens-greek-personal-memorabilia-fetches-high-prices-at-los-angeles-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonard Cohen’s Greek & Personal Memorabilia Fetches High Prices At Los Angeles Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A collection of personal items, including those from his time in Greece, belonging to the late Leonard Cohen, including handwritten poems and a lock of his hair, sold for significant amounts at a Los Angeles auction on Friday.<\/h2>\n

Julien\u2019s Auctions, which billed the event as the largest auction of Cohen\u2019s private effects, offered nearly 170 pieces belonging to the beloved Canadian singer-songwriter, who died in 2016 at the age of 82.<\/p>\n

The top seller was a 76-page notebook containing poems and lyrics for \u201cTreaty\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s Torn,\u201d which fetched US$120,650 (C$174,194). Other notable sales included a first edition of his poetry collection, \u201cLet Us Compare Mythologies\u201d (C$15,015), and handwritten pages of poems from 1968 ($22,920 and $18,770).<\/p>\n

Items from Cohen\u2019s time in Greece also drew interest. A key to his home on Hydra sold for $28,154, and a black Greek fisherman\u2019s cap went for $11,261.<\/p>\n

Personal jewelry items, such as a locket with Cohen\u2019s hair ($7,334) and a gold bracelet ($6,569), were also sold, along with two mezuzahs ($11,261).<\/p>\n

Legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen dies at age 82<\/p>\n