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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

A violin, unlabelled
Lot 121
A violin, unlabelled
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, workshops of Hopf, Germany, 19th Century
Lot 122
A violin, workshops of Hopf, Germany, 19th Century
Further labelled: Anton Jirowsky, Geigenmaker, Reparirt Wien, 1947
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, Germany, 19th century
Lot 123
A violin, Germany, 19th century
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A 7/8 violin, France, 20th Century
Lot 124
A 7/8 violin, France, 20th Century
Estimate: £100 - £200
Starting bid: £100
A violin, labelled Giovan Paolo Magini
Lot 125
A violin, labelled Giovan Paolo Magini
Inlaid and decorated on back.
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A small violin, unlabelled
Lot 126
A small violin, unlabelled
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, 19th century
Lot 127
A violin, 19th century
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A small violin, unlabelled
Lot 128
A small violin, unlabelled
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A small violin, workshops of Jerome Thibouville Lamy, Mirecourt, circa 1900
Lot 129
A small violin, workshops of Jerome Thibouville Lamy, Mirecourt, circa 1900
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, Mirecourt circa 1900
Lot 130
A violin, Mirecourt circa 1900
Further labelled: France
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A small violin, labelled Jacobus Stainer
Lot 131
A small violin, labelled Jacobus Stainer
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A small violin, school of Caussin
Lot 132
A small violin, school of Caussin
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A small violin, labelled Westbury
Lot 133
A small violin, labelled Westbury
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin by Robert Gregson, Blackburn 1904
Lot 134
A violin by Robert Gregson, Blackburn 1904
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, possibly England, 19th century
Lot 135
A violin, possibly England, 19th century
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, Mittenwald, late 19th century
Lot 136
A violin, Mittenwald, late 19th century
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A mute violin, unlabelled
Lot 137
A mute violin, unlabelled
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, labelled Antonius Stradivarius...
Lot 138
A violin, labelled Antonius Stradivarius...
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, Germany circa 1920
Lot 139
A violin, Germany circa 1920
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, Germany, 19th Century
Lot 140
A violin, Germany, 19th Century
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A contemporary violin, Eastern Europe, labelled Renzo Pasolini
Lot 141
A contemporary violin, Eastern Europe, labelled Renzo Pasolini
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, Germany 19th Century
Lot 142
A violin, Germany 19th Century
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, unlabelled
Lot 143
A violin, unlabelled
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10
A violin, labelled Skylark
Lot 144
A violin, labelled Skylark
Estimate: £10 - £20
Starting bid: £10

Total lots: 278

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