Thomas SMITH

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£24,098

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin		May 2014	£3,500
Cello	73.5 cm London, 1770 c.	March 2011	£10,800
Cello	73.3 cm London, 1765	October 2010	£7,200
Viola	42.9 cm Lakewood, 1951	October 2009	£2,781
Cello	73.6 cm London, 1765	October 2009	£24,098
Cello	75.0 cm London, 1790 c. [Attributed to]	March 2009	£7,440
Violin	35.7 cm 18th C.	November 2006	£1,823
Violin	London, late-18th C.	May 2005	£3,053
Cello	London, 1780 c. [Attributed to]	November 2004	£5,975
Violin	London	October 2004	£1,750
Cello	London, 1780	March 2004	£14,400
Cello	London, 1769	March 2004	£11,950
Cello	1778	May 2003	£4,460
Cello	1780	March 2002	£4,250
Cello	1759	May 2001	£13,262
Viola	39.5 cm 1801	November 2000	£5,400
Cello	1773	March 2000	£17,250
Viola	38.8 cm 1783	February 2000	£1,000
Cello	1757	November 1999	£6,325
Violin Bow	Ivory 61 g. Open frog, baroque style	November 1999	£2,185
Cello	1770	June 1996	£10,925
Cello	17--	June 1996	£3,220
Cello	1760	June 1995	£4,255
Cello	1782	December 1994	£5,897
Cello	1764	November 1994	£6,325
Cello	1766	June 1993	£3,910
Cello	17--	July 1992	£4,950
Cello	1770 c.	April 1992	£1,650
Violin	1763	September 1991	£440
Violin	1750 c.	April 1991	£1,760
Violin	1783	March 1991	£2,640
Violin	1790 c.	November 1989	£990
Violin	17--	April 1987	£495
Violin	1750 c.	April 1985	£605
Violin	1772	April 1983	£748
Violin	17--	January 1982	£231
Violin	1774	November 1981	£315
Violin	1756	November 1980	£880

Biographies

John Dilworth Cecie Stainer William Meredith Morris George Hart Willibald Leo Lütgendorff Henri Poidras

John Dilworth

SMITH, Thomas Born circa. 1725, died 1789 London UK. Son of William Smith, a music engraver who worked for P. Wamsley. Thomas became Wamsley’s pupil, assistant, and successor at the ‘Harp and Hautboy’ in Piccadilly. Moved to 6 High Street Marylebone 1782. Smith was responsible for most of the work emanating from the shop after Wamsley’s retirement 1741, even though the business remained in the hands of Wamsley’s wife. Smith finally took over in 1751 and used all the same labels and trade cards with only the name altered. He took over the court appointments to King George III and the Duke of York. His work is a little less refined than Wamsley’s, perhaps the better for it, being more strongly wooded and less fragile. The Stainer model is consistent. Golden-yellow varnish. He produced several alto violas and many cellos which are very effective and desirable instruments. Often used local maple with a narrow flame; violas almost invariably with one-piece fronts. His signature appears in several instruments bearing the labels of other contemporary English makers. A bow in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford branded ‘T.Smith’ is identical to those bearing the Wamsley brand and one of the earliest known to feature an adjustable frog. Made by Thomas Smith / at the harp and hautboy in Pickadilly, / London, 1759 T. Smith 1756 Made by Thos Smith at the harp and / Hautboy in Pickadilly London 1783 / now no.6 High Street, St. Marylebone [BVMA]