Sale: 19th March 2018
Lot 188: An English Violin, attributed to and probably by Alfred Ebsworth Hill, London circa 1880, after del Gesu
Estimates
£2,000 - £3,000
VAT & Import Tax
* 20% buyers premium & 5% hammer price
Description
This interesting violin is the only example the author has seen of Hills using the del Gesu model and is similar in style to the model used by Rocca.
Label
Bearing a manuscript label: Sold by W. E. Hill, Sept 26 1881 to Miss Matthews for Col. J. Armstrong RE as made by A. E. Hill.
Maker
attributed to and probably by Alfred Ebsworth Hill
Dimensions
Length of back: 355mm
Condition
Minor repairs to table, sound post crack in table *
End time extended by 15 minutes
Why has it been extended?
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