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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,155–$6,925
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 10 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3840476
- Record
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Bernard Simon Fendt, a viola. Sotheby's, 10 Mar 2009, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3840476.
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Bernard Simon Fendt, a viola. Sotheby's, 10 Mar 2009, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3840476.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A violin for Thomas Dodd | — | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| A cello | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A violin after Gagliano | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A cello | Romedio Muncher | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A violin | Marino Capicchioni | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A violin after Guadagnini | — | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Simon Fendt | a violin after stradivari c.1685 | $4,372 | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | |
| Jean Baptiste Vuillaume | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | a cello | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Bernard Simon Fendt | A cello | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | A viola | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 |
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.