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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $14,593–$21,890
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04250 · 30 March 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3035912
- Record
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Francesco Ruggieri, A violin. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2004, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035912.
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Francesco Ruggieri, A violin. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2004, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035912.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04250 · Mar 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Ruggieri | A Violin, Cremona, 1694 | $180,000 | Christie's, May 2006 | |
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a violin | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | A violin after Maggini | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | A Violin, Paris, 1850 | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a violin after maggini | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Emile Auguste Ouchard | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Turin School | A Viola, Italy, Circa 1933 | Christie's, May 2006 |
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.