Lot 74 · Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography
A Violin, Rome, 1885
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography, New York · 13 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5639646
- Record
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Giuseppe Sgarbi, A VIOLIN, ROME, 1885. Christie's, 13 Oct 2006, lot 74. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5639646.
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Giuseppe Sgarbi, A VIOLIN, ROME, 1885. Christie's, 13 Oct 2006, lot 74. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5639646.
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From the same sale Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Custom Made for Bill Carson, Stratocast… | FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| An Archtop Guitar, New Yorker Special, Farmington, New York, 1976 | JAMES L. D'AQUISTO | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| An Archtop Guitar, Model G-3, Boston, Circa 1950 | CHARLES AND ELMER STROMBERG | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A Composite Archtop Guitar | JIM TRIGGS AND JOHN D'ANGELICO | $3,500–$5,500 | |
| An Archtop Guitar, Style Excel, New York, 1950 | JOHN D'ANGELICO | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| A Composite Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Stratocaster, Fullerton, Circa 1962 | FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Sgarbi | a cello | $22,112 | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | |
| Giuseppe Sgarbi | A violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Leandro Bisiach | a violin after guadagnini | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Victor Fétique | a silver-mounted 'exhibition' cello bow | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Leandro Bisiach | a violin | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | A cello | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Etienne Pajeot | A gold-mounted violin bow | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Thomas Kennedy | a cello | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 |
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.