Bloodstained glasses....

A photograph of John Lennon's bloodstained glasses has sold for almost £9,000 at a London auction.

The photograph, taken by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and one of only six prints in existence, sold for £8,813.

It was put up for auction at Bonhams in London on 17th April 2002.

Lennon was killed outside his New York apartment by obsessed fan Mark Chapman in 1980.

The photo shows the singer's famous round spectacles next to a glass of water and on a table set against the window of the couple's apartment overlooking Manhattan.

The print up for auction is owned by Johnnie Walker, a fund-raiser for Artist Residencies of Tokyo, or ART.

Rolling Stone Iconic cover

On what would be the last day of his life, John Lennon posed for photographs with Yoko Ono in a session with photographer Annie Liebovitz. One of the pictures, a naked Lennon curled around and kissing a clothed Ono, became the cover for Rolling Stone magazine’s tribute to him.

That iconic image published a month after his December 1980 death has been ranked the top magazine cover of the last 40 years by a panel of magazine editors, artists and designers. 

Annie Leibovitz is a American portrait photographer whose style is one of close colloboration between the subject and the person behind the lens.The evocative shots have attracted acclaim and critics with equal charm.