Auction sale reference

Jerry Garcia: A Custom-Built Electric Guitar, KNOWN AS ‘TIGER’. DOUG IRWIN,

Sold for $11,560,000 at Christie's on Mar 12, 2026.

Tiger, a custom-built electric guitar with a tiger inlay on its wooden body.

Lot description

JERRY GARCIA: A CUSTOM-BUILT ELECTRIC GUITAR, KNOWN AS ‘TIGER’. DOUG IRWIN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1979. Overall length: 40 1/8 in. (101.8 cm.)Body length: 16 ½ in. (42 cm.).

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