text: Musical instruments, stage costumes and commemorative plaques belonging to the late singer Davy Jones are set to be sold off, it has been revealed. Dozens of items from the entertainer's estate will go under the hammer in an auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. Jones, best known for his work with the band The Monkees, died of a heart attack in 2012 at the age of 66. Entertainer: Dozens of items belonging to Davy Jones, The Monkees singer, are to go on sale in New York . Fans of The Monkees will be able to bid for a number of framed pictures of the band in action . Memorabilia on sale includes a pair of record awards certified by the Recording Industry Association of America - one Gold and one Platinum for the album 'Then and Now…The Best of the Monkees' Memorabilia includes his plaque commemorating the installation of The Monkees' star on Hollywood Boulevard, which could fetch up to $2,000 as well as his Carvin Acoustic Electric guitar which is expected to sell for up to $1,200. Items also offered by Julien's Auctions include stage costumes and a pair of record awards certified by the Recording Industry Association of America - one Gold and one Platinum for the album 'Then and Now…The Best of the Monkees'. Also included are a red director’s chair with 'The Monkees' logo across the back, expected to fetch up to $400, a collection of framed vintage posters featuring band members and Davy Jones driver’s license and wallet, which could sell for as much as $600. Up for grabs: A red director’s chair with 'The Monkees' logo across the back is expected to fetch up to $400 . Colourful: Some of the many stage outfits warn by Davy Jones will also be up for grabs at the auction next month . Music makers: Also upfor sale is a tambourine used by Jones and his bandmates Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith . The collection includes a gold-coloured electric guitar (right) and Davy Jones's plaque (left) commemorating the installation of The Monkees' star on Hollywood Boulevard, which could fetch up to $2,000 . Monkees fans will also be able to bid for various pieces of musical equipment  including guitars, an amplifier and a tambourine used by Jones and his bandmates Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith. The Monkees were put together by music executives in 1966 to star in a TV comedy and to be the U.S. answer to The Beatles. The band, whose hits include Daydream Believer, I’m A Believer and Last Train To Clarksville, proved a massive success in their own right, and even sold more records than the Beatles in 1967. Jones, who was born in Manchester, England, became the band's teen idol thanks to his Beatles-like appearance. The Monkees were put together by music executives in 1966 to star in a TV comedy and to be the U.S. answer to The Beatles . Some of the many items belonging to Davy Jones, including this blue shirt, will be sold off at an auction in New York's Hard Rock Cafe . Monkees fans will also be able to bid for various pieces of musical equipment including guitars, cases and music stands . The band, which consisted of (L-R) Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, proved a success in their own right and even sold more records than the Beatles in 1967 . His father had wanted him to become a jockey before he became a child star as the Artful Dodger in Oliver in the West End and Ena Sharples's grandson in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. After the Monkees broke up, Jones split from his U.S. wife Linda Haines and returned to England where he married the artist Anita Pollinger. When they split in 1995, he began breeding horses in Hampshire and racing as a jump jocket. He would later go on to live in Florida but suffered a heart attack while and died on February 29 2012. The 'Property from the Estate of Davy Jones' auction will take place on May 16 at 10am.
target: Items belonging to Davy Jones are to go on sale at an auction in New York .
  British-born Jones best known for being member of the band The Monkees .
  Memorabilia includes guitars, stage costumes and commemorative plaques .
  Jones, who became a teen idol in the 1960s, died in 2012 at the age of 66 .