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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,076–$11,306
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 8 March 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3985480
- Record
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Andrea Cortese, a violin. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2011, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985480.
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Andrea Cortese, a violin. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2011, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985480.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A violin | Giuseppe Dall'aglio | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A violin | Manuel Senchordi | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A cello | Vincenzio Jorio | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A cello | Nicolas Augustin Chappuy | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| A cello | Gaetano Chiocchi | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A viola | — | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Cortese | a violoncello | $5,472 | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | |
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur-de-lys' violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1890 | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Claude Thomassin | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | A silver and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur de lys' violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 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.