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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.

London Office Viewing

10A Chandos Street, W1G 9DQ

Please call the office to reserve your viewing slot:

Wednesday 16th - 4pm to 8pm

Thursday 17th - 10am to 5pm

Friday 18th - 10am to 5pm

Monday 21st - 10am to 4pm

Tuesday 22nd - 10am to 5pm

For auction enquiries please email [email protected]

Buyers' Fee is 22% and VAT may be applicable.

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Bid
169	A cello stand box	£10 - £20	£10	View
170	Violin and Lute Makers of Venice Stefano Pio	£10 - £20	£10	View
171	Liuteri & Sonadori Stefano Pio	£10 - £20	£10	View
172	Four Centuries of Violin Making Sotheby's	£10 - £20	£10	View
173	Stradivari & Guarneri By W. E. Hill & Sons	£10 - £20	£10	View
174	Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum	£10 - £20	£10	View
175	Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari by Herbert K Goodkind	£10 - £20	£10	View
176	Mr Black's Violin by Andrew Hooker	£10 - £20	£10	View
177	The Stradivari Legacy by Carlo Chiesa and Duane Rosengard	£10 - £20	£10	View
178	Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù Volumes 1 & 2 By Peter Biddulph	£10 - £20	£10	View
179	Joannes Baptista Guadagnini fecit Parmae serviens C.S.R. By Scrollavezza & Zanrè	£10 - £20	£10	View
180	Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making By David Rattray	£10 - £20	£10	View
181	Liuteria Italiana Inedita By Umberto Azzolina	£10 - £20	£10	View
182	Arthur Bultitude and the Hill Tradition By Richard Sadler	£10 - £20	£10	View
183	Liuteria Italiana dell'1800 - 1900 By Umberto Azzolina	£10 - £20	£10	View
184	Stradivarius Charles Beare, Carlo Chiesa, Peter Beare, Jon Whiteley	£10 - £20	£10	View
185	German & Austrian Violin Makers By Karel Jalovec	£10 - £20	£10	View
186	The Violin Makers of Bohemia By Karel Jalovec	£10 - £20	£10	View
187	1520-1724 Liutai in Brescia	£10 - £20	£10	View
188	The Cooper Collection Volumes 1 & 2 By Albert W. Cooper	£10 - £20	£10	View
189	The Fulton Collection, A Guided Tour By David L. Fulton	£10 - £20	£10	View
190	Bows for Musical Instruments By Joseph Roda	£10 - £20	£10	View
191	Simone Fernando Sacconi	£10 - £20	£10	View
192	Alte Geigen und Bogen	£10 - £20	£10	View

Total lots: 278

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The Collection of Andrew Hooker - 23rd September

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.

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.

London Office Viewing

10A Chandos Street, W1G 9DQ

Please call the office to reserve your viewing slot:

Wednesday 16th - 4pm to 8pm

Thursday 17th - 10am to 5pm

Friday 18th - 10am to 5pm

Monday 21st - 10am to 4pm

Tuesday 22nd - 10am to 5pm

For auction enquiries please email [email protected]

Buyers' Fee is 22% and VAT may be applicable.

Shipping Zones Zone 1 - UK | Zone 2 - Europe | Zone 3 - US/Canada | Zone 4 - InternationalPlease note shipping rates are for guidance only.

Shipping Zones
Zone 1 - UK | Zone 2 - Europe | Zone 3 - US/Canada | Zone 4 - International
Please note shipping rates are for guidance only.