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The 62-year-old Pretty Woman actor generously decided to sell off his 107-strong guitar collection at Christie's auction house in New York on Tuesday, raising half-a-million pounds for good causes in the process.
The collection, which Gere has built up since childhood, included Gibson and Fender and guitars once owned by blues legend Albert King and Jamaican reggae musician Peter Tosh.
His 1960 Les Paul electric guitar by Gibson made the most, going for a price of $98,500, bringing the total to $936,438, according to Bloomberg News.
Gere explained that he never intended to amass the impressive array of instruments. 'Without ever thinking I was putting a collection together, there seems to be one. I just bought what I liked, what sounded good - what played well.'
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| 1 |  | Richard Gere talks about selling off his massive guitar collection The actor has collected over 100 vintage guitars which he is now auctioning off with the hope of raising at least $1 million for Himalayan charities. … | September 7, 2011 |
| 2 |  | Richard Gere and family visit Balinese temple The Pretty Woman star, now 61, visited the ancient landmark with his wife, Carey Lowell, 50, and their son, Horner, 11. Inside, according to local … | July 7, 2011 |