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Lot 155 · Musical Instruments

a violin

Léon Mougenot

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Estimate
£2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,739–$5,235
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 9 March 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3910718
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Léon Mougenot, a violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910718.

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Léon Mougenot, a violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910718.

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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2010

LotArtistEstimateResult
A viola Giovanni Francesco Pressenda £70,000–£100,000
A violin £3,000–£4,000
A violin Paolo Castello £3,000–£5,000
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

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Léon Mougenot A violin $5,253 Sotheby's, Mar 2004
W.e. Hill & Sons a silver-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Mar 2011
Léon Mougenot a violin Sotheby's, Mar 2011
W.e. Hill & Sons a silver and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Oct 2009
W.e. Hill & Sons a silver-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Oct 2010
W.e. Hill & Sons a gold mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Mar 2008
W.e. Hill & Sons an ivory-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Mar 2010
Thomas Kennedy a cello Sotheby's, Oct 2010

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