Lot 50 · Musical Instruments
a silver-mounted violin bow
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume · round stick, the ebony frog with pearl eyes, the adjuster with two silver bands
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£4,000 hammer ≈ $5,029–$8,046
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 11 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3734344
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, a silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3734344.
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Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, a silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3734344.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | A violin | $11,315 | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | |
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a child's violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | A gold and tortoiseshell-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a gold and ivory-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a silver-mounted 'picture' cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a silver-mounted 'picture' violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 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.