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- Estimate
- £2,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,928–$7,855
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 27 February 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3584513
- Record
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Pauli Merling, A violin. Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2007, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3584513.
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Pauli Merling, A violin. Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2007, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3584513.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Feb 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A cello | Max Möckel | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A violin | — | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A cello | Viennese School | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A violin | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A violin | Dom Nicolo Amati | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A cello | Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-mezin II | £4,500–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauli Merling | a violin | $8,318 | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | |
| Joseph Arthur Vigneron | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| James Tubbs | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, London, 1886 | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| James Tubbs | a silver-mounted violin bow for w.e. hill | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Joseph Arthur Vigneron | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Bruno Barbieri | a viola | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| James Tubbs | a chased gold-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Joseph Arthur Vigneron | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Mirecourt, Circa 1900 | Christie's, Apr 2008 |
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.