Lot 53 · Musical Instruments
a silver-mounted violin bow
Jean Joseph Martin · round stick, the ebony frog with pearl eyes, the adjuster with silver band and endcap
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,230–$4,845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Musical Instruments, London · 8 March 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3985427
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Joseph Martin, a silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2011, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985427.
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Jean Joseph Martin, a silver-mounted violin bow. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2011, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3985427.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Joseph Martin | a silver-mounted violin bow | $5,104 | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | |
| Jean Joseph Martin | a silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Eugène Sartory | A silver-mounted cello bow | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Emile François Ouchard | a nickel-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Jean Joseph Martin | A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow, Mirecourt, Circa 1880 | Christie's, Apr 2005 | ||
| Jean Joseph Martin | a silver-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Joseph Arthur Vigneron | A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Paris, Circa 1900 | Christie's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Joseph Alfred Lamy | a gold-mounted violin 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.