Good-looking Hendrix with odd backstory

This is an interesting Hendrix that is now up for auction with a £4,000 - £6,000 estimate. Rather a wild "Hendrix" but looks real to me - and apparently to REAL too. The backstory sounds a bit strange the way it's told (it sounds like the vendor knew Jimi from 1967 - 1970) and the accompanying photos don't seem to have a lot to do with a cafe in the King's Road or a shoe shop but I expect the auctioneer was just having an off day, Here's the story and autographs:

PROVENANCE: signatures were personally obtained by the vendor in 1967. Jimi Hendrix and his drummer Mitch often visited his parents' cafe on King's Road, London. In the vendor's own words "I knew Jimi and measured him up for a pair of high heeled boots the afternoon before he was found dead". The vendor's father took two photographs of his children and Jimi in 1967 (scans kindly provided by the vendor).

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on January 19, 2025 at 6:47am

Sorry Eric, I cropped the image. Here is a link to the auction. The pages are the same size:

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/chiswick-time...

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo To a pug called eva on January 19, 2025 at 6:48am

Ah, I see. My mistake. I am sorry.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo To Eric Keith Longo on January 19, 2025 at 6:53am

I can see there is no  age to the bottom of the Hendrix now that you pointed it out. I will make a point of mentioning when I crop - it is useful.

Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 To a pug called eva on January 19, 2025 at 8:03am

Ah, okay. I also thought the image was uncropped.

Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on February 17, 2025 at 10:28pm

An update on the Original Post: It sold for a touch over £6,000 including premiums. I also saw the Hendrix on a UK Antiques Roadshow programme from 2017 that was repeated on BBC 1 last Sunday (16.02.25). It was a very good episode on entertainment memorabilia. Hearing the vendor talk about it made the whole story much more understandable/plausible. 

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