Music items from former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr’s personal collection have sold for more than £3.6 million ($4.8 million) at Christie’s in London.⁣ ⁣ The 111-lot auction raised more than three times the total pre-sale estimates. It included 10 guitars, vintage posters, amplifiers, tape recorders and other equipment.⁣ ⁣ The top-selling item was Marr’s 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo, which he played on The Smiths’ 1984 single “This Charming Man.” Estimated at $80,000 to $107,000, it sold for £280,000 (£375,000).⁣ ⁣ His 1960 Cherry Red Gibson ES-355, bought for him by Sire Records founder Seymour Stein in New York in 1984, sold for £160,000 ($214,000).⁣ ⁣ Marr is donating the full hammer price from 31 lots to Guide Dogs for the Blind and the National Autistic Society.⁣ ⁣ The guitarist said the auction had “exceeded all my expectations.” His new album, The Age Of Everything, is due for release on October 2.⁣ ⁣ #JohnnyMarr #TheSmiths #Music #Christies #Charity #guitars