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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,450–$3,675
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L07252 · 2 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3680499
- Record
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Pauli Merling, a violin. Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2007, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3680499.
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Pauli Merling, a violin. Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2007, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3680499.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L07252 · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A violin | (Paul) Max Moller I | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A cello | Alphons Van Hoof | £3,500–£5,000 | |
| A violin | Nicolas Lupot | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A violin | Jacobus Stainer | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| A violin | Marko Dobresovitch | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A violin | Didier Nicolas Aîné | £2,500–£4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Tubbs | a silver-mounted violin bow for w.e. hill & sons | $2,101 | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | |
| Marcel Lapierre | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Marcel Lapierre | A silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| James Tubbs | A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow, London, Circa 1890 | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Pauli Merling | A violin | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Joseph Arthur Vigneron | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Mirecourt, Circa 1900 | Christie's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Bruno Barbieri | a viola | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Marcel Lapierre | A silver-mounted violin/viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.