Lot 213 · Sotheby's L04250
a silver and ivory-mounted violin bow
Hugues Émile Blondelet · round stick, the ivory frog with silver rings and pearl eyes, silver overlaid adjuster
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,736–$3,648
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04250 · 30 March 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3035947
- Record
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Hugues Émile Blondelet, a silver and ivory-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2004, lot 213. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035947.
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Hugues Émile Blondelet, a silver and ivory-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2004, lot 213. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035947.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Émile Blondelet | A violin | $1,551 | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | |
| John Williamson | Marbletown, Ulster County, New York, 1860 framed 76.0 x 65.5 | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | A gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a chased gold-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| John Williamson | john williamson | the old bridge | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | an engraved gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 |
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.