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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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Total lots: 278

Lot Title Estimate Bid Ends
145 A violin, labelled Skylark £10 - £20 £10 View
146 A small violin, workshops of Jerome Thibouville Lamy, Mirecourt, circa 1900 £10 - £20 £10 View
147 A violin, labelled G. A. Chanot, Manchester 1896 £10 - £20 £10 View
148 A violin, unlabelled £10 - £20 £10 View
149 A violin, workshops of Hopf, Germany 19th Century £10 - £20 £10 View
150 A violin, unlabelled £10 - £20 £10 View
151 A violin, Mirecourt, circa 1900 £10 - £20 £10 View
152 A small violin, labelled The Maidstone £10 - £20 £10 View
153 A serpent, engraved Sprague, 7 Finsbury Pavement London £2,500 - £3,500 £2,500 View
154 A serpent, unbranded £300 - £500 £300 View
155 A serpent, unbranded £300 - £500 £300 View
156 A martinshorn, branded Signal VEB £100 - £200 £100 View
157 A violin case, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
158 A violin case, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
159 A twenty-four slot bow case, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
160 A twenty-four slot bow case, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
161 A twelve slot bow case, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
162 A twelve slot bow case, unbranded £10 - £20 £10 View
163 A bundle of twenty bows, varying sizes £10 - £20 £10 View
164 A bundle of twenty bows, varying sizes £10 - £20 £10 View
165 A bundle of twelve bows, varying sizes £10 - £20 £10 View
166 A cello stand box £10 - £20 £10 View
167 A cello stand box £10 - £20 £10 View
168 A cello stand box £10 - £20 £10 View

Total lots: 278

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