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Lot 101 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online

Possibly Italy, Late 18Th Century

A Violin

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Estimate
$4,000–$6,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 16 May 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-5684867
Record
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A Violin, POSSIBLY ITALY, LATE 18TH CENTURY. Christie's, 16 May 2006, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5684867.

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From the same sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · May 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
A Hollow-Body Electric Guitar, Barney Kessel Custom, 1968 GIBSON INCORPORATED $1,500–$2,500
Three Violins THREE VIOLINS $500–$700
A Classical Guitar, Reisbach, 1948 HERMANN HAUSER SR. $50,000–$60,000
A Baroque Guitar, Naples, 1819 GENNARO FABRICATORE $4,000–$6,000
A Guitar, Style Oo-18, Nazareth, 1966 C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY $1,200–$1,800
A Guitar, Style O-15, Nazareth, 1950 C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY $800–$1,200

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
A Violin Circa 1830 $14,400 Christie's, Apr 2007
A Violin Possibly Venetian School, 18Th Century Christie's, Oct 2006
A Violin France, Circa 1875 Christie's, Apr 2007
A Violin A Violin Christie's, Mar 2005
A Violin Circa 1775 Christie's, May 2006
A Violin 19Th Century Christie's, Apr 2010
A Violin A Violin Christie's, Jul 2003
James Tubbs a gold-mounted viola bow Sotheby's, Mar 2008

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