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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,130–$15,899
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 5 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3947383
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Andrea Cortese, a violin. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3947383.
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Andrea Cortese, a violin. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3947383.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Thomassin | a silver-mounted violin bow | $12,113 | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | |
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Andrea Cortese | a violoncello | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a silver-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur-de-lys' violin bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1890 | Christie's, Sep 1999 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| W.e. Hill & Sons | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur-de-lys' viola bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 |
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.