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- Estimate
- £25,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $37,392–$44,871
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 9 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3911065
- Record
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Francois Xavier Tourte, a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3911065.
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Francois Xavier Tourte, a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3911065.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois Xavier Tourte | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1795 | $28,800 | Christie's, Apr 2005 | |
| Thomas Kennedy | A cello | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | a cello | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow, France, Circa 1889 | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | A Gold and Tortoiseshell Mounted Violoncello Bow, Paris, Cir | Christie's, May 2002 |
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.