Neil Diamond Crystal Paperweight Diamond Christmas Gift to Bruce Wendell

Neil Diamond has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.  He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: “Cracklin’ Rosie”, “Song Sung Blue”, “Longfellow Serenade”, “I’ve Been This Way Before”, “If You Know What I Mean”, “Desirée”, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”, “America”, “Yesterday’s Songs”, and “Heartlight”. Thirty-eight songs by Diamond have featured in the Top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.

Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Presented is a crystal diamond paperweight gifted by Neil Diamond to Bruce Wendell for Christmas. It was engraved, “Congratulations #1” with Diamond’s facsimile signature. It was gifted to him because of the success of Jazz Singer Soundtrack and the No. 1 position of “Love on the Rocks” in Billboard Magazine. It measures 3″ tall and 4.25″ wide at the base.

This originates from the Bruce Wendell collection and a provenance letter attends. During the the 1970s and early ’80s, Mr. Wendell handled only the top ten artists signed to Capitol. Bruce was often seen accompanying stars of the caliber of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. He was seen many times on television accepting Grammy Awards for artists who couldn’t be present. Point being, this is a nice gift to an important figure in the record industry and as such, a premium piece.

Authentication: Provenance Letter

Neil Diamond Crystal Paperweight