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Lot 29 · Musical Instruments

a violin

Nicolas Lupot

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Estimate
£50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $74,785–$104,699
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 9 March 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3911434
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas Lupot, a violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3911434.

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Nicolas Lupot, a violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3911434.

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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
Nicolas Lupot A Violin, Paris, 1799 $110,500 Christie's, May 2002
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a violin Sotheby's, Mar 2010
Nicolas Lupot A violin Sotheby's, Mar 2008
Nicolas Lupot A Violin, Orleans, 1775 Christie's, Apr 2007
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume A violin after Maggini Sotheby's, Jul 2006
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume A Violin, Paris, 1850 Christie's, May 2006
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a violin Sotheby's, Jul 2006
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a violin after maggini Sotheby's, Oct 2008

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