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The Collection of Andrew Hooker - 23rd September

Start date Friday 11 September 2026 End date Wednesday 23 September 2026
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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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Lots per page:

Total lots: 278

Lot Title Estimate Bid Ends
25 A silver mounted violin bow, Germany circa 1900. £400 - £600 £400 View
26 A silver-mounted violin bow by Gregory Gohde, Chicago, circa 1990 £300 - £500 £300 View
27 A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded G. Bazin £200 - £300 £200 View
28 A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded £200 - £300 £200 View
29 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Dodd £200 - £300 £200 View
30 A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded £200 - £300 £200 View
31 A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded £200 - £300 £200 View
32 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded [illegibly]
Later adjuster
£200 - £300 £200 View
33 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded A. R. Bultitude £200 - £300 £200 View
34 A silver-mounted violin bow, Workshop of W. E. Hill & Sons, England £200 - £300 £200 View
35 A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded £200 - £300 £200 View
36 A silver-mounted violin bow, workshops of Otto Durrschmidt, Germany, circa 2000 £200 - £300 £300 View
37 A silver-mounted violin bow by Franz Winkler, Germany, circa 1950 £200 - £300 £200 View
38 A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded £200 - £300 £300 View
39 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded [illegibly] £200 - £300 £200 View
40 A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded Daniel Delcourt £10 - £20 £10 View
41 A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded W. A. Pfretzschner £10 - £20 £10 View
42 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Sarasate £10 - £20 £10 View
43 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded J. Knopf £10 - £20 £10 View
44 A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded Daniel Delcourt £10 - £20 £10 View
45 A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded T. Pampolin Brasil £10 - £20 £10 View
46 A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Tourte £10 - £20 £10 View
47 A nickel-mounted violin bow, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
48 A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded W. Dorfler £10 - £20 £10 View

Total lots: 278

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