A Consignor’s Surprise – July Auction Results

August 1st, 2012
A VIOLIN, MID 19th CENTURY, ASCRIBED TO MICHAEL PLATNER (sic)

We congratulate consignors and bidders of the July 2012 Speculative, Restorable & Trade Auction for their purchases and sales. Statistics from our fifth auction of the year reveal a healthy market segment, and a surprise for at least one consignor:

$854,562 Total 300 Bidders 4,042 Bids 97.9% Sold (385 lot offered, 377 lots sold)

Tarisio sold our grandmother’s violin quickly and for much more than we expected to get. From the first contact, Tarisio provided professional and responsive service.  We are thrilled with the outcome. – Consignor, Lot 304

July 2012 New York - Other World Records
Bidding produced several world records for known makers, including:

A French violin by George Charles Fillon, Strasbourg, c.1905 $3,000
A Scottish violin by James Omond, Stromness, 1895 $3,300
A Scottish violin by Edward Dodds, Edinburgh, 1878 $5,400
An American violin by Asa Warren White, Boston, 1874 $7,200
 

 

 

 

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 at 1:33 PM and is filed under Sale Highlights.