Lot 233 · Rare Watches Including Nautilus 40 Part II
A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1795
Francois Xavier Tourte · Sold with an accompanying silver and ebony frog
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Rare Watches Including Nautilus 40 Part II, Geneva · 22 April 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3984807
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francois Xavier Tourte, A SILVER-MOUNTED VIOLIN BOW, PARIS, CIRCA 1795. Christie's, 22 Apr 2005, lot 233. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3984807.
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Francois Xavier Tourte, A SILVER-MOUNTED VIOLIN BOW, PARIS, CIRCA 1795. Christie's, 22 Apr 2005, lot 233. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3984807.
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From the same sale Rare Watches Including Nautilus 40 Part II · Apr 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circa 1780 | A VIOLA | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Germany, Circa 1900 | A VIOLA | $400–$600 | |
| A Viola | A VIOLA | $400–$600 | |
| Germany, 1967 | A VIOLA | $600–$800 | |
| A Violin, France, Circa 1860 | SCHOOL OF J.B. VUILLAUME | $400–$600 | |
| Germany, Circa 1900 | THREE VIOLINS | $400–$600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kennedy | a cello | $29,811 | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | |
| Francois Xavier Tourte | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | A cello | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Francois Xavier Tourte | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow, France, Circa 1889 | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Francois Xavier Tourte | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | a gold and tortoiseshell-mounted exhibition violin bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 |
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.