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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,539–$12,718
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 6 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3879365
- Record
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Thomas Kennedy, a cello. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3879365.
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Thomas Kennedy, a cello. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2009, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3879365.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kennedy | a violin | $8,479 | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | |
| Thomas Kennedy | a cello | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | A viola | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | A cello | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur-de-lys' violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1890 | Christie's, Apr 2010 |
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.