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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $63,591–$95,386
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 6 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3878802
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel, a cello. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3878802.
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Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel, a cello. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3878802.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A violin | Nicolo Amati | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A viola | Johannes Theodorus Cuypers | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A violin | Gioffredo Cappa | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A violin | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Four bows | — | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A cello | Enrico Ceruti | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel | a cello | $123,520 | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | |
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel | French master violin, dated 1852. Two-piece bottom with broa | Koller, Mar 2026 | ||
| Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel | a cello | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | A violin after Maggini | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel | a violin after guarneri | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | A Violin, Paris, 1850 | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a violin after maggini | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 |
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.