The "Poker Face" hitmaker's old instrument, which she used to write her first song on at the age of just five, was expected to sell for USD 100,000-200,000 when it went under the hammer at the Hard Rock Cafe New York on May 21, as part of Los Angeles-based auctioneers Julien's Auction's Music Icons memorabilia sale, reported Female First.
It, however, failed to meet the reserve price, the lowest amount a seller will accept for their lot, and didn't sell, though a spokesperson for the auction house wouldn't reveal the minimum it could have changed hands for.
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