Lot 236 · Musical Instruments
a gold- mounted violin bow
Arthur Richard Bultitude · octagonal stick, the ebony frog with gold engraved roses, the adjuster with two gold bands
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $3,017–$4,023
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 11 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3735210
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Richard Bultitude, a gold- mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735210.
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Arthur Richard Bultitude, a gold- mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 11 Mar 2008, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735210.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | an engraved gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | $4,769 | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | |
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a chased gold-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a gold & tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | A gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a gold-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Arthur Richard Bultitude | a gold-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 |
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.