Lot 86 · Fine Musical Instruments
Ascribed to Paolo Castello, Genua, Circa 1775
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Musical Instruments , New York · 27 March 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6043056
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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An Interesting Violin, ASCRIBED TO PAOLO CASTELLO, GENUA, CIRCA 1775. Christie's, 27 Mar 1999, lot 86. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6043056.
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An Interesting Violin, ASCRIBED TO PAOLO CASTELLO, GENUA, CIRCA 1775. Christie's, 27 Mar 1999, lot 86. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6043056.
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From the same sale Fine Musical Instruments · Mar 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Early 19Th Century Violin | AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY VIOLIN | $800–$1,200 | |
| A Contemporary Violin | A CONTEMPORARY VIOLIN | $600–$800 | |
| 19Th Century | A GERMAN VIOLA | $500–$700 | |
| By Hermann Hauser Sr., Munich, 1936 | A FINE GERMAN CLASSICAL GUITAR | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| By the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, 1924, Style F-4, Se… | AN GOOD AMERICAN MANDOLIN | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| By the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, 1918, Style K-2, Se… | AN AMERICAN MANDO-CELLO | $1,000–$1,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Interesting Violin | Ascribed to Giofreddo Cappa | $17,925 | Christie's, May 2002 | |
| An Interesting Violin | An interesting violin | Christie's, Jul 2003 | ||
| An Interesting Violin | An interesting Violin | Christie's, Mar 2005 | ||
| A Violin | Possibly Italy, Late 18Th Century | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| An Interesting Violin | Italian, Circa 1800, in Manner of Joseph Guarneri | Christie's, May 2002 | ||
| A Gold Mounted Violin Bow | A gold mounted Violin Bow (1) | Bonhams, May 2013 | ||
| An Interesting Violin | 18Th Century | Christie's, May 2002 | ||
| An Interesting Violin | An interesting Violin (2) | Bonhams, Aug 2013 |
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.