A placard reading “Bed Peace”, which was made by former BeatleJohn Lennon during his peace-in with wife Yoko Ono at a Canadian hotel, has fetched almost £100,000 at a London auction. The sign, sold at Christie’s auction house on Tuesday, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder for £97,250 ($153,835, 113,670 euros). The iconic…
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