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Lot 236 · Sotheby's L06253

A silver Boehm system bass flute in G

Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd. · silver keywork and lip plate, in case

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Estimate
£1,000–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,904–$3,809
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L06253 · 7 November 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3519125
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Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd., A silver Boehm system bass flute in G. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2006, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3519125.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L06253 · Nov 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
A grand pianoforte Franz Jacob Späth £35,000–£55,000
A pair of horns Vincenz Müller £3,500–£5,000
A bentside spinet William Harris £5,000–£7,000
A guitar Petitjean L'aîné £800–£1,200
An ivory alto (treble) recorder Nikolaus Staub £8,000–£12,000
A square piano Richard Horsburgh £1,200–£1,600

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Pietro Grassi Florio a six-keyed boxwood flute $3,543 Sotheby's, Nov 2005
William Milhouse a seven-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2006
Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd. a silver boehm system flute Sotheby's, Nov 2005
Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd. A silver Boehm system bass flute in G Sotheby's, Nov 2005
William Milhouse A six-keyed ebony flute Sotheby's, Nov 2004
Henry Kusder a one-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2006
Richard Horsburgh A square piano Sotheby's, Nov 2005
Stephan Koch a nine-keyed boxwood flute Sotheby's, Nov 2005

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