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Lot 146 · Musical Instruments

a violin

Gaetano Gadda

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Estimate
£4,500–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,731–$8,974
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 9 March 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3911441
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gaetano Gadda, a violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3911441.

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Gaetano Gadda, a violin. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2010, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3911441.

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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

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Eugène Sartory a silver-mounted violin bow $12,153 Sotheby's, Mar 2010
Gaetano Gadda A Viola, Mantua, 1941 Christie's, Apr 2005
François Jude Gaulard A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Mirecourt, Circa 1820-30 Christie's, Oct 2009
Eugène Sartory a silver and ivory-mounted exhibition violin bow Sotheby's, Oct 2008
Eugène Sartory a silver-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Oct 2009
Eugène Sartory a nickel-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Mar 2009
Joseph Alfred Lamy A silver-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Jul 2006
Joseph Alfred Lamy a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted exhibition violin bow Sotheby's, Jul 2006

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