Lot 57 · Musical Instruments
A silver-mounted violin bow
Nicolas Leonard Tourte · round stick, the ebony frog with pearl eyes, silver overlaid adjuster
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,385–$6,139
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 7 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3792259
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas Leonard Tourte, A silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3792259.
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Nicolas Leonard Tourte, A silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3792259.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A viola | Ansaldo Poggi | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| A grand pianoforte | — | £7,000–£12,000 | |
| A violin | Johannes Theodorus Cuypers | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A cello | Mario Gadda | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A viola | — | £2,500–£4,000 | |
| A violin | Probably By Giovanni Dollenz | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dodd | a silver-mounted cello bow | $6,577 | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | |
| John Dodd | a silver-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Sveno Beckman | A cello | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| William Robinson | Biloxi, Miss. | Rago, Jun 2021 | ||
| John Dodd | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| William Robinson | Muscleman and Life Buoy, 1996 28.5 x 68.0cm (11 1/4 x 26 3/4 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| John Dodd | a silver and ivory-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| John Dodd | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, England, Circa 1830 | Christie's, Oct 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.