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Lot 239 · Sotheby's L04253

an ivory-mounted violin bow

Dodd Family · round stick with pike head, plain ivory frog, turned ivory adjuster

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,857–$2,786
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04253 · 10 November 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-3137757
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dodd Family, an ivory-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2004, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3137757.

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Dodd Family, an ivory-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2004, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3137757.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L04253 · Nov 2004

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A violin case £1,200–£1,600
A silver slide trumpet Köhler & Son £2,000–£3,000
A violin Bartholomew Karner II £2,500–£3,500

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