上周六，“披頭士”樂隊已故成員約翰?列儂生前使用過的一個馬桶在拍賣會上拍得9500英鎊（約合近1.5萬美元）的高價。據介紹，這個馬桶為瓷制，藍白相間，是列儂在1969年至1971年間在英格蘭南部寓所中使用過的。在列儂家中更換新馬桶時，一位建筑工人將其帶回家中收藏，至今已有40年之久，直到近期這位建筑工人辭世，才將其拿出來拍賣。對于這樣的高價，拍賣方感到有些意外，他們之前對該拍品的估價僅為750到1000英鎊。

A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday.

A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.

Lennon, who was murdered in New York in 1980, had the porcelain lavatory removed from Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire, southern England, where he lived from 1969 to 1971, and replaced with a new one.

The builders who took away the white and blue lavatory were told to "put some flowers in it or something," according to the auction catalog.

Builder John Hancock stored it in his shed for 40 years until he died recently and the lavatory was sent for sale, British media reports said.

The toilet was among Beatles memorabilia sold at auction as part of the Beatle week festival in Liverpool, the group's native city in northwest England. The pre-auction estimate was 750 to 1,000 pounds.

Anne-Marie Trace, who works at the Beatles Shop in Liverpool which organized the sale, said the high price paid had taken the organizers by surprise.

"I think it's the most unusual item we've ever had in our auction," she told Reuters.

The buyer was not identified but Trace said it was likely it was "going overseas."

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