John Lennon's round glasses sell for nearly US$200,000


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LONDON (AFP): A pair of John Lennon's sunglasses The Beatles legend once left behind in the back seat of a car sold on Friday (Dec 13) for nearly US$200,000 at an auction in London.

Billed as one of the most famous pair of specs in rock-and-roll, the round, green-tinted lenses and their golden frame belonged to Alan Herring, the chauffeur for the Liverpool quartet's drummer Ringo Starr and band mate George Harrison.

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