Bob Dylan Stratocaster sets auction record, sells for nearly $1 million

Chinese film director Zhang YimouA guitar once owned by music legend Bob Dylan sold for $965,000 Friday at Christie’s, setting a new world auction record for any guitar, according to a statement from the auction house.

The 1964 Fender Stratocaster was purchased by an unidentified bidder, said a Christie’s spokesperson.

Along with the guitar and original case, newly discovered song lyrics by Dylan were also auctioned, according to Christie’s. The items were left behind on a private plane months after the 1965 performance. In 2011, the daughter of the plane’s pilot submitted the items to the PBS show “History Detectives” for authentication, according to the statement from Christie’s.

The selling price of the guitar almost doubled the estimated range of $300,000 to $500,000, according to Christie’s.

Previously, Eric Clapton’s Fender “Blackie” held the record for a guitar sold at an auction, going for $959,500 in 2004, Christie’s spokeswoman told CNN.