Lot 158 · Musical Instruments
a gold-mounted cello bow
Vuillaume School · round stick, the ebony frog with pearl eyes, the adjuster with two gold bands
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,038–$5,653
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 8 March 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3985213
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vuillaume School, a gold-mounted cello bow. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2011, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985213.
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Vuillaume School, a gold-mounted cello bow. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2011, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985213.
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From the same sale Musical Instruments · Mar 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A violin | Giuseppe Dall'aglio | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A violin | Manuel Senchordi | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A cello | Vincenzio Jorio | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A cello | Nicolas Augustin Chappuy | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| A cello | Gaetano Chiocchi | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A viola | — | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuillaume School | a silver-mounted violin bow | $7,146 | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | |
| James Tubbs | A Silver and Ebony Mounted Viola Bow, Circa 1860 | Christie's, Apr 2004 | ||
| James Tubbs | a silver-mounted violin bow for w.e. hill | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Vuillaume School | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Vuillaume School | a violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| John Dodd | a silver-mounted viola bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 | ||
| John Dodd | a silver and ivory-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| John Dodd | a silver and ivory-mounted violin/ viola bow, | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 |
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.