Hendrix’s personally-owned and -worn hand-hammered copper cuff bracelet, featuring an ornately designed raised brass royal crest on the wrist area. The copper band measures 2″ wide and the cuff has a diameter of just over 2.5″ at its widest point. Includes a notarized letter of provenance from Mike ‘Limbo King’ Quashie, Hendrix’s friend and roommate, in part: “This hand hammered copper cuff bracelet with royal crest was owned and worn by Jimi Hendrix. I guarantee this to be 100% authentic. Jimi and I were best of friends for years. Jimi gave this item to me while staying at my Bedford Street apartment.” Also accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Walt Disney Attractions, LLC. The New York Times wrote a feature on Quashie in 2003, describing his glory days as a prominent entertainer in the city during the 1960s—the Trinidadian showman had a thrilling, exotic routine that helped popularize the limbo as a dance craze in the early 1960s. He performed with Led Zeppelin and counted the likes of Lou Reed, Todd Rundgren, and Billy Idol as friends—his show, which incorporated dramatic pyrotechnics, surreal light shows, and flamboyant costumes, was even said to inspire much of the performance style of the bigger acts of the day, including Hendrix’s infatuation with voodoo and on-stage guitar pyromania. When Hendrix left for London in August 1970, he left behind two trunks in Quashie’s apartment—the legendary guitarist never returned, passing away just a month later. This copper bracelet is a terrific representation of Hendrix’s eclectic style and showmanship—a truly one-of-a-kind rock relic. RR Auction COA.
