Saturday, March 22, 2008

A spectacular Victorian tapestry bought by the rock star Jimmy Page for £40,000 30 years ago went on show before a £1 million auction in London. It shows a scene from the legend of King Arthur and the quest for the Holy Grail.

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page selling giant pre-Raphaelite 'Holy Grail ...
The Canadian Press, LONDON - Mar 15, 2008
LONDON — Rock stars are known for excesses, but Led Zeppelin guitar god Jimmy Page is reluctantly admitting his limits. Britain's Guardian newspaper reports ...


CBC Nova Scotia
Stairway to Heaven guitarist Page to sell Holy Grail tapestry
CBC Nova Scotia, Canada - Mar 16, 2008
There may be a Stairway to Heaven, but for Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, there's no wall space for his Holy Grail tapestry. Page, founder of the iconic ...
New quest starts for the Holy Grail
Times Online, UK - Mar 14, 2008
It shows a scene from the legend of King Arthur and the quest for the Holy Grail. The work, belonging to the Led Zeppelin guitarist, has been in store with ...

Javno.hr
Jimmy Page Sells Tapestry with the Holy Grail
Javno.hr, Croatia - Mar 17, 2008
... his Holy Grail tapestry. Rock stars are known for their excesses, but Led Zeppelin’s guitar player, Jimmy Page, reluctantly admits his limitations. ...

Picture Post: Holy Lotta Art: Jimmy Page's tapestry
Independent, UK - Mar 12, 2008
... their gauntlets on the Holy Grail probably tickled the same sensibilities that produced the more portentous moments of the album Led Zeppelin IV. ...
Page parting with Holy Grail tapestry
United Press International - Mar 15, 2008
... a scene from the legendary hunt for the Holy Grail. The Led Zeppelin guitarist purchased the historical tapestry 30 years ago for more than $80000, ...
Page crazy for art
Sky News Australia, Australia - Mar 18, 2008
Rock stars are known for their expensive habits, but it's been revealed that Led Zeppelin guitar god Jimmy Page has one of a remarkably different kind. ...
Guitar god runs out of space for £1m tapestry
Guardian, UK - Mar 14, 2008
It is over seven metres long, the climactic vision of the Holy Grail from what was originally a set of six monumental tapestries of scenes from Arthurian ...
Page's Art Attack
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK - Mar 15, 2008
The guitar great collects pre-Raphaelite art - and is to sell a giant work depicting a vision of the Holy Grail. A friend says Page is selling up as he has ...


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