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Lot 338 · Sotheby's L05253

A Boehm system nickel-silver bass flute in G

Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd.

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Estimate
£300–£500 hammer ≈ $521–$868
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05253 · 8 November 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3327840
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Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd., A Boehm system nickel-silver bass flute in G. Sotheby's, 8 Nov 2005, lot 338. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3327840.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L05253 · Nov 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
A grand pianoforte £800–£1,200
A positive organ £1,000–£1,500
A quinton Louis Guersan £1,800–£2,500
A two-manual harpsichord Jacob Kirckman £30,000–£35,000
A six-keyed boxwood clarinet in C Christopher Gerock £500–£700
A square piano Richard Horsburgh £1,200–£1,600

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd. A silver Boehm system bass flute in G $1,355 Sotheby's, Nov 2005
William Milhouse a seven-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2005
Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd. a silver boehm system flute Sotheby's, Nov 2005
Stephan Koch a nine-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2006
Henry Kusder a one-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2005
Richard Horsburgh A square piano Sotheby's, Nov 2006
Pietro Grassi Florio a six-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2006
William Milhouse A six-keyed ebony flute Sotheby's, Nov 2004

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