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Lot 96 · Musical Instruments

A cello

Gaetano Chiocchi

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,849–$31,799
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 5 October 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3947390
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gaetano Chiocchi, A cello. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2010, lot 96. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3947390.

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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Oct 2010

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Gaetano Chiocchi A cello $44,415 Sotheby's, Mar 2011
Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi a violin Sotheby's, Mar 2009
Nicolas Maire a silver-mounted violin bow Sotheby's, Oct 2010
W.e. Hill & Sons a violin after the tuscan stradivari Sotheby's, Oct 2008
W.e. Hill & Sons a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted 'fleur-de-lys' violin bow Sotheby's, Oct 2010
Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi a viola Sotheby's, Jul 2006
W.e. Hill & Sons a violin after stradivari's long pattern Sotheby's, Oct 2008
W.e. Hill & Sons a chased gold and ivory-mounted cello bow Sotheby's, Mar 2008

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