Lot 67 · Musical Instruments
a silver-mounted violin bow
Victor Fétique · octagonal stick, the ebony frog with pearl eyes, silver overlaid adjuster
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- Estimate
- £1,800–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,692–$3,739
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 9 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3910759
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3910759 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3910759
Victor Fétique, a silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910759.
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Victor Fétique, a silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910759.
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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 | 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
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Fétique | a gold-mounted cello bow | $4,038 | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | |
| Victor Fétique | a nickel-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Victor Fétique | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Victor Fétique | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Victor Fétique | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| Victor Fétique | a silver-mounted violoncello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | an ivory-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Victor Fétique | A silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 |
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.