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Lot 284 · Musical Instruments

an ebony-mounted cello bow

William Tubbs

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Estimate
£2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $5,029–$7,040
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 11 March 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3735012
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Tubbs, an ebony-mounted cello bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 284. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735012.

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William Tubbs, an ebony-mounted cello bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 284. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735012.

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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
William Tubbs an ebony-mounted cello bow $5,235 Sotheby's, Mar 2010
William Tubbs a silver-mounted viola bow Sotheby's, Oct 2007
Eugène Sartory a silver-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Oct 2010
William Tubbs a silver-mounted viola bow for chanot Sotheby's, Mar 2008
François Nicolas Voirin A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1875 Christie's, Oct 2005
James Tubbs a chased gold-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Mar 2011
François Nicolas Voirin a silver-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Mar 2009
Eugène Sartory a silver-mounted viola bow Sotheby's, Mar 2008

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