John Lennon 'Lost Weekend' Glasses Expected to Fetch $200M at London Auction

A pair of John Lennon's iconic round, tinted Windsor glasses, worn during his turbulent "Lost Weekend" period from 1973 to early 1974, is set to be auctioned by Propstore with an estimated value between $198,000 and $402,000. Lennon lost these glasses during a 1974 altercation at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles, where he and Harry Nilsson heckled the Smothers Brothers, leading to their confiscation by Tommy Smothers' wife. The glasses are a significant piece of music history, symbolizing Lennon’s style and the complex phase in his life when he was separated from Yoko Ono and involved with May Pang. These glasses have a storied auction history, having appeared previously at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and are part of a larger Music Memorabilia Live Auction featuring notable items like Jimi Hendrix’s handwritten lyrics and Michael Jackson’s white fedora. The glasses also hold cultural resonance, originally worn during the filming of Lennon’s 1967 film "How I Won the War" and featured on his single cover "Mind Games." This auction highlights Lennon’s enduring legacy and the high value placed on personal artifacts from the Beatles legend.