Dire Straits icon Mark Knopfler's guitars sell for more than £8million at auction

Dire Straits icon Mark Knopfler's guitars have sold for more than £8million at auction which was much higher than had been estimated. 

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Mark Knopfler guitars and amps rake in nearly £9 million at auction

Mark Knopfler guitars and amps rake in nearly £9 million at auction

Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler Sells Guitar Collection at Auction

LD265 1985 Original Photo MARK KNOPFLER of DIRE STRAITS Steel Guitar Musician

Mark Knopfler guitars and amps rake in nearly £9 million at auction

Dire Straits icon Mark Knopfler's guitars sell for more than £8million at auction

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler's guitars sell for more than £8m at auction

Mark Knopfler's three most iconic electric guitars on the eve of their London auction

Miniature Guitar Mark Knopfler DIRE STRAITS Brothers in Arms

Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler's guitars sell for more than £8m at auction

Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler's guitar auction smashes expectations

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits is selling 120 pieces of gear – including the 1983 Les Paul he used on Money For Nothing and Brothers in Arms

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Mark Knopfler sells 122 guitars and amps at auction for almost £9million - and is donating the cash to charity - Chronicle Live