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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,540–$12,720
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 5 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3946994
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Iginio Siega, A violin. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946994.
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Iginio Siega, A violin. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946994.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Oct 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three violin bows | Christian Wilhelm Knopf | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A cello | Probably By Charles Plumerel | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A gold-mounted violin bow | — | £400–£600 | |
| A violin | Louis Guersan | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| A viola | Tay Boon Lay | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A violin | Michele Deconet | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iginio Siega | A violin | $9,208 | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | |
| Iginio Siega | a cello after montagnana | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Claude Thomassin | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver and ivory-mounted exhibition violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur-de-lys' violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a nickel-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 |
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.