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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $26,308–$35,078
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 7 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3792525
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carlo Bisiach, a violin. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3792525.
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Carlo Bisiach, a violin. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3792525.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Bisiach | A Violin, Florence, 1924 | $41,825 | Christie's, Apr 2004 | |
| Carlo Bisiach | A Violin, Florence, 1923 | Christie's, Apr 2008 | ||
| A Violin | Circa 1800 | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| François Nicolas Voirin | a silver-mounted violin bow for w.e. hill | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Nicolas Rémy Maire | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| James Tubbs | A Gold-Mounted Presentation Violin Bow, London, 1877 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| François Nicolas Voirin | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1874 | Christie'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.