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The Collection of Andrew Hooker - 23rd September
Start date Friday 11 September 2026
End date Wednesday 23 September 2026
ANDREW HOOKER
Andrew was educated at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. Andrew joined Sotheby's in London in 1978, starting as an administrator and progressing to cataloguer in the musical instruments department.
Handling thousands of violins, violas and cellos passing through the auction house gave Andrew a thorough grounding in maker identification. Andrew rose to departmental Director, a role he held for the last seven of his thirteen years at the firm, travelling throughout Europe and the USA appraising stringed instruments for auction. By 1985 Andrew was the house specialist and often quoted in the international press on major sales.
In 1991 Andrew left Sotheby's and founded Andrew Hooker Violins. He subsequently moved the business into Christchurch House, a redundant Georgian church in the village of Rode, near Frome in Somerset.
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Lot 25
A silver mounted violin bow, Germany circa 1900.
Estimate: £400 - £600
Starting bid: £400
Lot 26
A silver-mounted violin bow by Gregory Gohde, Chicago, circa 1990
Estimate: £300 - £500
Starting bid: £300
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Lot 32
A silver-mounted violin bow, branded [illegibly]
Later adjuster
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting bid: £200
Lot 33
A silver-mounted violin bow, branded A. R. Bultitude
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting bid: £200
Lot 34
A silver-mounted violin bow, Workshop of W. E. Hill & Sons, England
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting bid: £200
Lot 36
A silver-mounted violin bow, workshops of Otto Durrschmidt, Germany, circa 2000
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting bid: £300
Lot 37
A silver-mounted violin bow by Franz Winkler, Germany, circa 1950
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting bid: £200
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Lot 39
A silver-mounted violin bow, branded [illegibly]
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting bid: £200
Lot 40
A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded Daniel Delcourt
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
Lot 41
A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded W. A. Pfretzschner
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
Lot 44
A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded Daniel Delcourt
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
Lot 45
A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded T. Pampolin Brasil
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
