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Lot 91 · Sotheby's L04250

a violoncello

Charles Boullangier

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Estimate
£6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $10,945–$14,593
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04250 · 30 March 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3035880
Record
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Charles Boullangier, a violoncello. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2004, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035880.

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Charles Boullangier, a violoncello. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2004, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035880.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L04250 · Mar 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
A Regency satinwood duet music stand Sébastien Erard £1,200–£1,800
A violin £1,200–£1,600
A violin £3,500–£5,000
Seven bows £600–£800
A violin Giovanni Paolo Maggini £4,000–£6,000
A violin Gadda Workshop £3,000–£5,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Charles Boullangier a cello $38,090 Sotheby's, Mar 2009
Charles Boullangier a violin Sotheby's, Oct 2010
Charles Boullangier A violin Sotheby's, Feb 2007
Emile Auguste Ouchard a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Oct 2010
Joseph Arthur Vigneron a silver-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Feb 2007
Emile Auguste Ouchard A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow, France, Circa 1953 Christie's, Apr 2010
Giovanni Pistucci A viola Sotheby's, Mar 2004
Joseph Arthur Vigneron a silver-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Mar 2008

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