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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,487–$7,478
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 9 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3910693
- Record
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Paolo Castello, A violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910693.
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Paolo Castello, A violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910693.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A viola | Giovanni Francesco Pressenda | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| A violin | — | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A violin | Jacques Pierre Thibout | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A viola | Carlo Antonio Testore | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A violin | Paolo Antonio Testore | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| A violin | Matthijs Dusco | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Lupot | A violin | $15,899 | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | |
| Mario Gadda | a violin | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | a cello | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Mario Gadda | a cello after tomaso balestrieri | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | A cello | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Mario Gadda | a viola | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Gaibisso | a violin after guarneri | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Gaibisso | A Violin, Alassio, 1950 | Christie's, Sep 1999 |
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.