Typically for Lennon, the history of the eyewear also comes with a humorous twist: according to the Sotheby's sale brochure, Lennon gave the glasses to ... Elton John Returns to SNL for the ...

He was on his way to meet John Lennon ... wearing the glasses,” Shirayama said. When Shirayama realized a couple of years ago that a rival company was passing off their frames as the ones ...