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Bonhams Joins Brooks

 

An announcement on September 12, 2000, revealed that venerable auctioneers Bonhams and the much younger company Brooks—"two British family enterprises"—were merging. The new, multi-interest international company will now be known as Bonhams & Brooks and will retain headquarters in Knightsbridge, London (Bonham's established home). The merger combines the traditions of Bonhams, which was established in 1793, with the powerful sales developed by Brooks since its creation in 1989. Bonhams & Brooks declares that there was very little overlap in the companies' business, and that the merger will not affect future sale schedules.

 

Early Autumn Sales

 

Phillips held a sale in London on September 11, 2000. The auction brought some extremely high prices on instruments. A violin labeled Johannes Franciscus Pressenda (circa 1890, School of Italy), sold for £45,000 ($65,325). Also of note, a violin (circa 1880, School of Naples) brought £6,200 ($8,999).

 

A Bonhams & Brooks sale took place in London on September 27, shortly after the merger announcement (see above). Highlights from the sale include an interesting violin, circa 1890, unlabelled, and bearing the W.E. Hill & Son logo on the fingerboard, which brought £2,600 ($3,770, including premium); a cello by Mathias Neuner, of Mittenwald, which garnered £2,400 ($3,480); and a good silver-mounted viola bow by W.E. Hill & Sons that brought £700 ($2,610).

 

Sotheby's held its first U.S. instrument sale since 1986 in Chicago, on October 6, 2000. The auction went well, bringing nine record sales. Says Director of Musical Instruments Tim Ingles, "Chicago has been very much at the forefront of the growth in the market for fine violins and bows over the last 20 years, and I am delighted that Sotheby's Musical Instruments [department] will now have a presence there. I was delighted with the way the sale performed; we had some very high-quality instruments and bows, and it is great to see that these items continue to break records.

 

"For me the highlight was the [Pierre] Simon," Ingles continues. Lot 64, it sold for £2,6264 [$3,8125] (before premium). "I thought we had done pretty well selling a gold-and-tortoiseshell Simon for £15,000 [$22,500] in London in July, but this was truly exciting. I just love it when we set records for the same thing in consecutive sales (we did the same for Nicolò Gagliano violins in March and June 1999). It just proves how strong the market is at the moment for really great stuff."

 

The "ex-Parera" Stradivari of 1679 was another record sale. One of only three known instruments from that year, it had not seen the auction market for 123 years (it sold for £70,000 [$100,400].) "It was great fun holding a sale in Chicago," concludes Ingles. "We were very well received by the local violin community, and given that it was such a success, I certainly intend to do it again next year."

 

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Auction Results

House	Location	Code	Date	Rate of Exchange
Phillips	London	P9	9/11/00	$1.41
Sotheby's	Chicago	S10	10/6/00	$1.00
Bonhams	Knightsbridge	B9	9/27/00	$1.46

Viola

 

BETTS, JOHN [P9/74] Fine and Handsome Viola in good condition, w/case: London, c. 1800 846/987

 

$4,216 £2,990 DM9,568 ¥447,155

 

CARLETTI FAMILY [S10/83] Viola w/case: Pieve di Cento, mid 20th C. (Dario D'Attili, Dumont, New Jersey, September 16, 1991) 9,000/12,000 NS

 

CAVANI, VINCENZO [S10/80] Viola w/case: Spilamberto, 1967 (Chorberg String Instruments, New York, September 15, 1994) 9,000/12,000

 

$10,200 £7,038 DM22,950 ¥1,109,454

 

CE, GIORGIO [S10/82] Viola w/case: Cremona, 1977 (maker's, Cremona) 7,000/10,000 NS

 

CHAPPUY, NICOLAS AUGUSTIN [P9/86] Good French Viola with old minor restorations: Paris, 1780 2,538/3,102 NS

 

FORSTER, WILLIAM (II) [S10/81] Viola after Amati, w/case: London, 1775 10,000/15,000

 

$10,200 £7,038 DM22,950 ¥1,109,454

 

PISTUCCI, GIOVANNI [S10/78] Viola w/case: Naples, 1923 (John L. Rossi, New York, February 26, 1996) 15,000/20,000 NS

 

ROCCHI, SESTO [S10/84] Viola w/case: San Polo d'Enza, 1973 10,000/15,000 NS

 

WAGNER, SEBASTIAN [S10/79] Viola with later head, w/case, cover: Meersbourg, second half 18th C. (Rudolph Wulitzer Co., New York, March 13, 1947) 8,000/12,000

 

$12,000 £8,280 DM27,000 ¥1,305,240

 

Viola Bow

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [B9/82A] Good Silver Viola Bow 2,920/4,380

 

$3,022 £2,070 DM6,707 ¥324,804

 

MILLANT, BERNARD [S10/67] Ivory Viola Bow: Paris, c. 1950 2,500/3,500

 

$2,700 £1,863 DM6,075 ¥293,679

 

OUCHARD, EMILE A. [S10/56] Gold Viola Bow: Illinois, c. 1955 5,000/7,000

 

$8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668

 

OUCHARD, EMILE A. [S10/95] Silver Viola Bow: Paris, c. 1945 4,000/5,000

 

$8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668

 

TUBBS, JAMES [S10/103] Silver Viola Bow: London, c. 1890 4,000/6,000 NS

 

Violin

 

ACHNER, PHILIP [S10/116] Violin w/case, cover: Mittenwald, late 18th C. (Dykes & Son, London, September 3, 1927) 6,000/8,000 NS

 

AMATI, ANTONIO & GIROLAMO [P9/146] Violin w/case: Cremona, c. 1620 (Hug & Co., Zurich, November 14, 1942) 84,600/98,700

 

$91,615 £64,975 DM207,920 ¥9,717,011

 

AMATI, ANTONIO & GIROLAMO [P9/217] Violin: Cremona, c. 1624 28,200/42,300

 

$29,836 £21,160 DM67,712 ¥3,164,478

 

BARRETT, JOHN (ascribed to) [P9/41] Interesting Violin with some old restorations: London, c. 1740 2,820/4,230 NS

 

BATELLI, ALFIO [S10/40] Violin w/case: Florence, 1977 5,000/7,000 NS

 

BECKER, CARL [S10/16] Violin w/case, 2 bows: Chicago, 1927 18,000/25,000

 

$26,625 £18,371 DM59,906 ¥2,896,001

 

BERNARDEL, GUSTAVE ADOLPHE [S10/28] Violin w/case, 2 bows: Paris, 1901 12,000/15,000

 

$14,400 £9,936 DM32,400 ¥1,566,288

 

CAMILLI, CAMILLO [S10/34] Violin w/case, bow: Mantua, 1745 (Wm. Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, November 18, 1950) 90,000/120,000 NS

 

CARCASSI, LORENZO (attributed to) [P9/55] Violin with old skillful restorations, w/case: Florence, 1756 5,640/6,345

 

$7,783 £5,520 DM17,664 ¥825,516

 

CARLETTI, CARLO (attributed to) [P9/30] Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: 1937 4,230/4,935

 

$4,054 £2,875 DM9,200 ¥429,956

 

CASTURELLI, ANTONIO (ascribed to) [S10/111] Violin w/case: Rome, mid 19th C. 15,000/20,000 NS

 

CELANI, EMEDIO (attributed to) [S10/108] Violin: Ascoli Piceno, 1891 8,000/12,000 NS

 

CHANOT, GEORGES [P9/53] Good French Violin in good condition, w/case, bow: Paris, 1840 4,230/5,640

 

$5,513 £3,910 DM12,512 ¥584,741

 

CHAPPUY [P9/209] French Violin in playing condition, w/double case: Paris, c. 1770 987/1,128

 

$5,189 £3,680 DM11,776 ¥550,344

 

CLEMENT, JEAN LAURENT [S10/35] Violin w/case, cover: Paris, 1825 (Thomas Metzler Violin Shop, Glendale, California, April 1, 1998) 8,000/12,000

 

DALLINGER, SEBASTIAN [P9/49] Good Violin with modest table restoration: Vienna, 1790 2,820/4,230 NS

 

DIDCZENKO, DIMITRO [S10/128] Decorated Violin after Stradivari, w/case, cover, bow: New York, 1944 3,000/5,000

 

$9,600 £6,624 DM21,600 ¥1,044,192

 

DOLLENZ, GIOVANNI (attributed to) [P9/42] Violin needing minor restorations and cleaning: Trieste, 1834 4,935/5,640

 

$4,865 £3,450 DM11,040 ¥515,948

 

GAGLIANO, GIUSEPPE [S10/33] Violin with later head: Naples, late 18th C. (Rudolph Wurlitzer, New York, March 13, 1945) 40,000/60,000

 

$46,750 £32,257 DM105,188 ¥5,084,998

 

GAND & BERNARDEL FRERES [S10/20] Violin w/case, bow: Paris, 1877 (R. & M. Millant-Deroux, Paris, November 20, 1952) 8,000/12,000

 

$14,400 £9,936 DM32,400 ¥1,566,288

 

GENOVESE, RICCARDO [P9/100] Good Italian Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: Lecco, 1927 28,200/35,250 NS

 

GLIER, ROBERT [S10/43] Violin w/case, 2 bows: Cincinnati, 1922 1,500/2,500

 

$2,400 £1,656 DM5,400 ¥261,048

 

GUADAGNINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA [S10/114] Violin w/case, bow: Milan, 1753 (Erich Lachmann, Berlin/New York, July 15, 1933) 150,000/200,000

 

$161,750 £111,607 DM363,938 ¥17,593,548

 

GUARNERI, ANDREA [S10/45] Violin w/case: Cremona, c. 1680 (W.E. Hill & Sons, London, May 30, 1894) 60,000/80,000

 

$69,750 £48,127 DM156,938 ¥7,586,708

 

GUARNERI, PIETRO (OF VENICE) [S10/39] Violin w/case: Venice, c. 1750 (Rudoph Wurlitzer Co., New York, May 9, 1938) 250,000/350,000 NS

 

GUASTALLA, ALFREDO (attributed to) [P9/45] Good Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: Reggiolo, 1934 3,525/4,230

 

$5,837 £4,140 DM13,248 ¥619,137

 

GUERSAN, LOUIS [S10/32] Violin w/case: Paris, 1749 2,000/3,000 NS

 

HESKETH, THOMAS EARLE [P9/17] Good Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case, bow: Manchester, 1897 4,230/4,935

 

$6,000 £4,255 DM13,616 ¥636,335

 

HILL FAMILY (MEMBER OF) [B9/218] Violin 2,920/4,380

 

$3,358 £2,300 DM7,452 ¥360,893

 

JAIS, JOHANNES [S10/41] Violin w/case, bow: Bolzano, 1779 (Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, February 25, 1935) 5,000/7,000

 

$13,200 £9,108 DM29,700 ¥1,435,764

 

KONYA, ISTVAN [S10/29] Violin w/case: Hungary, 1986 (maker's, Hegedúkésitö, 1986) 2,000/3,000

 

$2,400 £1,656 DM5,400 ¥261,048

 

LE LYONNAIS, CHARLES [B9/322] Violin 2,190/2,920 NS

 

LONGSON, F.H. [P9/27] Good Violin with restored scroll, w/case: Stockport, 1880 846/987

 

$3,243 £2,300 DM7,360 ¥343,965

 

MAGGINI, GIOVANNI PAOLO [S10/121] Violin with later head, w/case: Brescia, c. 1620 (Hamma & Co., Stuttgart, June 15, 1915) 40,000/60,000

 

$55,950 £38,606 DM125,888 ¥6,085,682

 

MARCHETTI, ENRICO (attributed to) [P9/35] Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: Turin, 1916 2,820/3,525 NS

 

NEMESSANYI, SAMUEL FELIX [S10/21] Violin w/case: Budapest, 1871 14,000/18,000

 

$35,250 £24,322 DM79,313 ¥3,834,143

 

ORLANDINI, ARCHIMEDE [S10/36] Violin: Parma, 1944 (Peter Biddulph, London, September 11, 1997) 6,000/8,000

 

$9,000 £6,210 DM20,250 ¥978,930

 

POSTIGLIONE, VINCENZO [S10/117] Violin: Naples, 1898 35,000/45,000

 

$41,000 £28,290 DM92,250 ¥4,459,570

 

POSTIGLIONE, VINCENZO (attributed to) [S10/27] Violin w/case: early 20th C. 5,000/7,000

 

$7,800 £5,382 DM17,550 ¥848,406

 

PUGLISI, MICHELANGELO [S10/124] Violin w/case: Catania, 1919 3,000/5,000

 

$5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989

 

ROCCA, ENRICO (ascribed to) [S10/126] Violin w/case: 20th C. (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, October 22, 1960) 1,000/1,500

 

$2,700 £1,863 DM6,075 ¥293,679

 

ROCCHI, SESTO [S10/42] Violin w/case: San Polo d'Enza, 1972 10,000/15,000

 

$12,000 £8,280 DM27,000 ¥1,305,240

 

ROTH (ascribed to) [P9/47] Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: c. 1920 3,525/3,948 NS

 

SALOMON, JEAN BAPTISTE DESHAYES [S10/26] Violin: Paris, mid 18th C. 3,000/5,000

 

$3,600 £2,484 DM8,100 ¥391,572

 

SALSEDO, LUIGI [B9/250] Violin 2,920/4,380 NS

 

SIMONAZZI, AMADEO (ascribed to) [S10/115] Violin w/case: 20th C. (Dario D'Attili, Dumont, New Jersey, August 13, 1981) 6,000/8,000

 

$6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620

 

TONONI, CARLO [S10/24] Violin w/case, cover: Venice, 1725 (W.E. Hill & Sons, London, December 1, 1967) 150,000/200,000

 

$173,250 £119,542 DM389,813 ¥18,844,403

 

VANGELISTI, PIER LORENZO (ascribed to) [S10/37] Violin w/case: Florence, first half 18th C. (Harry A. Duffy Violins, Del Mar, California, May 8, 1989) 15,000/25,000

 

$14,400 £9,936 DM32,400 ¥1,566,288

 

VUILLAUME, NICOLAS [P9/40] Good French Violin with restorable table blemishes: Mirecourt, c. 1860 2,115/2,820

 

$1,784 £1,265 DM4,048 ¥189,181

 

WIDHALM, LEOPOLD [S10/22] Violin w/case: Nuremberg, mid 18th C. 2,500/3,000 NS

 

WIDHALM, LEOPOLD [S10/25] Violin w/case, cover, bow: Nuremburg, c. 1775 5,000/7,000

 

$5,400 £3,726 DM12,150 ¥587,358

 

WIDHALM, MARTIN LEOPOLD [S10/109] Violin w/case, bow: Nuremberg, c. 1790 5,000/7,000

 

$9,000 £6,210 DM20,250 ¥978,930

 

WURLITZER, REMBERT [S10/14] Violin w/case 1,800/2,500

 

$4,500 £3,105 DM10,125 ¥489,465

 

ZANOLI, GIACOMO (ascribed to) [S10/19] Violin w/double case: late 18th C. (Lyon & Healy, Chicago, April 20, 1912) 3,000/5,000

 

$16,800 £11,592 DM37,800 ¥1,827,336

 

Violin Bow

 

BAUSCH [B9/73A] Fine Gold Violin Bow 876/1,460

 

$1,175 £805 DM2,608 ¥126,313

 

BAZIN (workshop of) [S10/68] Silver Violin Bow: Mirecourt, c. 1930 2,000/2,500 NS

 

BAZIN, CHARLES NICHOLAS [P9/142] Nickel Violin Bow: c. 1880 (J.F Raffin, Paris, November 30, 1999) 846/987

 

$1,946 £1,380 DM4,416 ¥206,379

 

BULTITUDE, ARTHUR RICHARD [S10/50] Gold Violin Bow: Hawkhurst, c. 1975 2,000/3,000 NS

 

BUTHOD, CHARLES [B9/89] Silver Violin Bow 876/1,460 NS

 

CHANOT, G.A. [B9/81] Good Silver Violin Bow 1,168/1,752 NS

 

DODD, JOHN [S10/93] Silver and Ivory Violin Bow: Kew, early 19th C. (Kagan & Gaines Co., Chicago, June 6, 1963) 2,500/3,500

 

$3,300 £2,277 DM7,425 ¥358,941

 

DODD, JOHN [S10/99] Silver Violin Bow: Kew, early 19th C. 2,000/2,500 NS

 

DODD, THOMAS [S10/102] Silver Violin Bow: London, c. 1810-20 2,000/3,000

 

$2,400 £1,656 DM5,400 ¥261,048

 

DUCHAINE, NICHOLAS [B9/92] French Violin Bow 730/1,460 NS

 

FINKEL [B9/98] Silver Violin Bow 1,168/1,752

 

$1,259 £863 DM2,795 ¥135,335

 

HEL (workshop of) [S10/57] Silver Violin Bow: Lille, late 19th C. 1,000/1,500

 

$1,680 £1,159 DM3,780 ¥182,734

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [B9/111] Good Silver Violin Bow 1,168/1,752

 

$1,679 £1,150 DM3,726 ¥180,447

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [P9/125] Silver Violin Bow: London 127/1,410 NS

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/63] Silver and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-deLys" Violin Bow w/bow box: London, 1959 3,000/4,000

 

$3,600 £2,484 DM8,100 ¥391,572

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/72] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, 1934 500/700

 

$2,700 £1,863 DM6,075 ¥293,679

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/74] Gold and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-de-Lys" Violin Bow w/bow box: London, 1969 3,000/5,000

 

$6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/87] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, c. 1920 3,000/5,000

 

$3,600 £2,484 DM8,100 ¥391,572

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/101] Silver Violin Bow: London, 1934 2,000/2,500 NS

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/104] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, c. 1920 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, December 3, 1965) 3,000/4,000

 

$5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989

 

HOYER, OTTO A. [S10/49] Gold Violin Bow: Markneukirchen, mid 20th C. 1,000/1,500

 

$1,200 £828 DM2,700 ¥130,524

 

KITTEL, NICOLAUS (ascribed to) [S10/75] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: St. Petersberg, mid 19th C. (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, December 4, 1968) 15,000/25,000 NS

 

KNOPF, H.R. [B9/86] Fine Silver Violin Bow 1,460/2,190 NS

 

LAMY, HIPPOLYTE CAMILLE [P9/114] Silver Violin Bow lacking hair: Paris, c. 1920 (J.F. Raffin, Paris, May 16, 2000) 4,935/5,640 NS

 

LEE, JOHN NORWOOD [S10/106] Gold Violin Bow with inlaid yin-yang symbols: Chicago, late 20th C. 4,500/6,000 NS

 

MORIZOT, LOUIS [S10/88] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Mirecourt, c. 1930 2,500/3,500

 

$5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989

 

NURNBERGER, FRANZ ALBERT (II) [S10/62] Silver Violin Bow: Markneukirchen, c. 1895 600/1,000

 

$1,440 £994 DM3,240 ¥156,629

 

PAJEOT, ETIENNE [S10/92] Silver and Ivory Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1830 8,000/12,000

 

$19,150 £13,213 DM43,088 ¥2,082,946

 

PANORMO [B9/95] Silver Violin Bow 876/1,460 NS

 

PECCATTE, DOMINIQUE [S10/65] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, mid 19th C. (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, August 28, 1969) 40,000/60,000

 

$41,000 £28,290 DM92,250 ¥4,459,570

 

SARTORY, EUGENE [S10/60] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1920 7,000/10,000

 

$8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668

 

SARTORY, EUGENE [S10/94] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1910 7,000/10,000

 

$8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668

 

SIMON, PIERRE [S10/64] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1845 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, May 3, 1967) 12,000/16,000

 

$38,125 £26,306 DM85,781 ¥4,146,856

 

SIMON, PIERRE [S10/77] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow with possibly later adjuster: Paris, c. 1845 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, February 25, 1963) 12,000/16,000

 

$13,200 £9,108 DM29,700 ¥1,435,764

 

SIMON, PIERRE [S10/105] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1860 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, June 19, 1960) 10,000/15,000

 

$15,600 £10,764 DM35,100 ¥1,696,812

 

THOMASSIN, CLAUDE [B9/101A] Fine Silver Violin Bow 2,920/4,380

 

$2,519 £1,725 DM5,589 ¥270,670

 

TUBBS, JAMES [S10/66] Chased Gold Presentation Violin Bow: London, c. 1885 (Rudoph Wurlitzer Co., New York, June 19, 1928) 15,000/20,000

 

$18,000 £12,420 DM40,500 ¥1,957,860

 

VIGNERON, ANDRE [S10/47] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, early 20th C. 2,500/3,500

 

$6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620

 

VIGNERON, ANDRE [S10/96] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1910 (Richard Oppelt, New York, July 1, 1986) 4,000/6,000

 

$5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989

 

VOIRIN, FRANCOIS NICOLAS [S10/51] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1870 1,200/1,600

 

$1,440 £994 DM3,240 ¥156,629

 

VOIRIN, FRANCOIS NICOLAS [S10/76] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1880 (Wm. Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, June 7, 1976) 10,000/15,000

 

$12,000 £8,280 DM27,000 ¥1,305,240

 

VUILLAUME, JEAN BAPTISTE [B9/119] Good Silver Violin Bow: c. 1860 2,190/2,920

 

$4,030 £2,760 DM8,942 ¥433,072

 

WATSON, WILLIAM [S10/46] Gold Violin Bow: London, second half 20th C. 1,500/2,000

 

$1,800 £1,242 DM4,050 ¥195,786

 

WATSON, WILLIAM [S10/91] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, late 20th C. 2,000/2,500

 

$3,000 £2,070 DM6,750 ¥326,310

 

Violoncello

 

HEINICKE, MATHIAS [P9/161] Good Violoncello in immediate playing condition, w/cover: 1924 6,345/7,755

 

$6,486 £4,600 DM14,720 ¥687,930

 

NEUNER, MATHIAS [B9/136] Violoncello 2,920/5,840

 

$4,030 £2,760 DM8,942 ¥433,072

 

PILLEMENT (workshop of) [S10/135] Violoncello: France, mid 19th C. 5,000/7,000

 

$6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620

 

THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, J. [P9/164] Good Mirecourt Violoncello w/cover, bow: c. 1900 3,525/4,230

 

$6,486 £4,600 DM14,720 ¥687,930

 

Violoncello Bow

 

BOUMAN, WILLIAM [S10/100] Ivory Baroque-Style Violoncello Bow: The Hague, late 20th C. 1,000/1,500

 

$720 £497 DM1,620 ¥78,314

 

CLUTTERBUCK, JOHN [S10/97] Ivory Baroque-Style Violoncello Bow: late 20th C. 800/1,200 NS

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/53] Chased Gold and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-de-Lys" Violoncello Bow: London, 1960 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, October 22, 1962) 6,000/9,000

 

$7,800 £5,382 DM17,550 ¥848,406

 

HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/54] Gold and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-de-Lys" Violoncello Bow: London, 1931 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, December 3, 1965) 6,000/8,000

 

$8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668

 

LUPOT, FRANCOIS (II) (ascribed to) [S10/70] Silver Violoncello Bow: first half 19th C. (Joseph Chanot, London, July 5, 1929) 1,200/1,500

 

$1,800 £1,242 DM4,050 ¥195,786

 

TUBBS, JAMES [S10/55] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violoncello Bow: London, c. 1870 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, April 16, 1962) 4,000/6,000

 

$7,500 £5,175 DM16,875 ¥815,775