Iconography Index

Color photos (front, back & scroll): Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 4, 2008, New York, Christie's, 2008.

Provenance

Owner	Owned From	Owned In	Owned Till	Price paid
...
Barbara Penny	1965		2007
Frederick Holding	1927		1965
Jessie Snow	1918		1927
J. & A. Beare	1918		1918
Robert A. Bower	1918		1918
Hart & Son			1918
...
W.E. Hill & Sons
Capel-Cure
...

 Current owner
 Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician

Auctions

Auction	Date	Note	Estimate	Hammer Price
Christie's, New York	Apr-04-2008		$1,000,000 - $1,500,000	For members only

Including buyer's premium

Certificates

Invoice: Dollin & Sadler, London, May 24, 1965

Certificate: Dollin & Sadler, London, May 19, 1965

Certificate: Hart & Son, London, January 3, 1918

Letter: Hart & Son, London, January 3, 1918

Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London, February 5, 1918. From Alfred E. Hill to Robert A. Bowers: ". . . [the violin] …was originally purchased by my Father, a good many years ago, from a well-known English family of the name Capel-Cure. "

Certificate: J. & A. Beare, London, February 16, 1918

Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London, April 8, 1946

References

Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 4, 2008, New York, Christie's, 2008.