The remarkable personal collections of legendary blues musician Victor Brox, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 81, will be sold at Ryedale Auctioneers in Kirkbymoorside, near York, North Yorkshire, on Thursday 2^nd May. The sale is to be filmed as part of the television series The Yorkshire Auction House (Really/STV).

“During his long career, Brox played with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Janis Joplin, and had a love affair with Nico. Jimi Hendrix called Victor his ‘favourite white voice’, and he was a huge influence on a young Jimmy Page.” (Manchester Evening News)

Victor was raised in Droylsden, Greater Manchester. After travelling the world with his various bands, he returned there in 2005.

Victor was an enthusiastic collector of oddities and unusual finds, amassed during his lifetime of touring, including fossils, coins, antiquities, antique furniture, musical instruments, and more.

As well as items from Victor’s remarkable musical career, his personal and wide-ranging collections of artefacts will go under the hammer, including:

•  a good collection of large fossilised fish
• ancient and historic coins
• 17^th century and later furniture and artefacts
• collection of 18^th century coffers
• furniture from Brox’s former French residence
• aboriginal items

Auctioneer and owner of Ryedale Auctioneers, Angus Ashworth, said:

“To say Victor was a keen collector is an understatement. He was a hoarder of treasures, with a deep and diverse interest in history.”

“When we visited the property, it was packed to the rafters. It it took multiple van loads to clear it all. I can see parallels between Victor’s musicianship and the way he went about his collecting. His output was eclectic and refused to be pigeon-holed into a single category. His passions for both music and collecting did not stop, right up until the end of his life.”

“It has been a privilege to catalogue Victor’s collections and I think we could see more than a few surprises along the way. A lot of the items have what we call cross-appeal, and we expect a lot of interest from music fans, as well as other collectors.”

Featured lot: Brian Eastwood Victor Brox custom guitar, build based on an early Fender but square/vintage style, circa 2000s, estimate £1000-£2000 + 28.2% buyer’s premium

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SALE INFORMATION:
Sale location:
Ryedale Auctioneers, Cooks Yard, New Road, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO62 6DZ
www.ryedaleauctioneers.com

 01751 431 544

[email protected]
Sale day: Thursday 2^nd May, from 10am
Saleroom open for viewing of the lots Wednesday 1^st May 10am-4pm

Sale catalogue will be live at ryedaleauctioneers.com from Thursday 25^th April

Condition report requests can be sent to [email protected]
Live online bidding is available via the-saleroom.com and easyliveauction.com

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LINKS/FURTHER INFORMATION:

Victor Brox - Wikipedia

The remarkable life of blues legend Victor Brox who played with Hendrix and Clapton, had a love affair with Nico and sang on Jesus Christ Superstar - Manchester Evening News

Victor Brox obituary | Blues | The Guardian