Lot 120 · Musical Instruments
an ivory-mounted violin bow
Thomas Tubbs · round stick, plain ivory frog, ivory adjuster
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $3,017–$5,029
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 11 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3734336
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Tubbs, an ivory-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3734336.
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Thomas Tubbs, an ivory-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3734336.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A violin | Junior Richard Duke | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A violin after Guarneri | — | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| A violin | Probably By David Furber | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A viola | Giovanni Battista Ceruti | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A violin | William Forster II | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A violin | Clifford Hoing | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Tubbs | a silver-mounted violin bow | $3,772 | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | |
| Thomas Tubbs | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, London, Circa 1850 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| François Nicolas Voirin | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| John Dodd | an ivory-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Thomas Tubbs | a silver-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| John Dodd | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, England, Circa 1830 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| James Tubbs | A Silver and Ebony Mounted Viola Bow, Circa 1860 | Christie's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a metal self-rehairing violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 |
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.