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Charles & Samuel Thompson

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£9,600

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin		October 2012	£400
Cello		October 2012	£2,000
Violin	35.0 cm London, 1772	March 2011	£3,120
Violin	35.4 cm London, 1770	October 2010	£2,160
Violin	24.7 cm London, 1760 c. with original neck reangled	February 2010	£924
Violin	35.4 cm London, 1753	February 2010	£1,462
Cello	73.8 cm London, 1760	March 2009	£2,400
Violin	35.7 cm 1780 c.	November 2008	£1,260
Violin	35.4 cm	September 2007	£282
Violin	35.5 cm London, 1770 c.	September 2006	£480
Viola	39.0 cm St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1776	April 2006	£3,360
Cello	75.2 cm London, 1784	February 2006	£9,600
Violin	35.3 cm London, 1775	February 2006	£2,880
Violin	1760 c. [Possibly by]	March 2005	£720
Violin	London, 1770 c.	September 2004	£406
Violin	London, 1750 [Attributed to]	March 2004	£2,988
Cello	London, 1780 c.	March 2004	£2,640
Cello	London, 1780 c.	March 2004	£3,120
Violin	Baroque mounted, original neck	February 2004	£733
Violin	Baroque mounted, original neck	February 2004	£1,161
Violin	1770 c.	December 2002	£588
Violin	1770	December 2002	£575
Cello	1780 c.	February 2001	£920
Violin	1784	May 2000	£983
Violin	1780	March 2000	£1,380
Violin	1783	November 1999	£1,150
Violin	1780	September 1999	£520
Violin	1770	February 1999	£180
Violin	17--	November 1998	£1,610
Violin	1770 c.	June 1998	£828
Violin	17--	May 1998	£483
Violin	1775	October 1997	£437
Violin	1780 c.	March 1997	£632
Violin	1770	December 1996	£713
Violin	1770	November 1996	£920
Violin	1783	November 1996	£906
Viola	41.0 cm 1761	June 1996	£7,475
Violin	1780	May 1996	£2,255
Violin	1780 c.	March 1996	£1,035
Viola	39.7 cm 1764	March 1995	£2,185
Viola	38.7 cm 17--	March 1994	£690
Violin	London	March 1993	£1,035
Violin	1982 Cambridge	March 1990	£88
Cello	1780 c.	April 1989	£1,705
Cello	1800 c.	April 1988	£260
Cello	17--	November 1987	£660
Cello	1782	September 1987	£2,420
Cello	1773	April 1987	£1,870
Cello	1780 c.	November 1984	£1,540
Viola	39.7 cm 17--	November 1980	£935

Biographies

John Dilworth William Meredith Morris George Hart

John Dilworth

THOMPSON, Charles & Samuel Worked from c.1763 London UK, Charles died 1777, Samuel died 1794 Sons and successors of Peter Thompson (I), below. Worked in partnership as Charles and Samuel Thompson at the ‘Sign of the Bass Violin’ in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London. Chiefly music publishers, they retailed prolific numbers of instruments made for them by outworkers, including John Barton, Wheeler, and one ‘Keen’. Stainer model with rather exaggerated broad high arch and deep narrow edge flute. Broad and upright soundhole in the Stainer style. Very well made from fine materials, but usually varnished with poor light brown spirit varnish. Some with painted purfling. Typical London trade work of the period. Branded below endpin (although not invariably): ‘Thompson’ ‘Charles Thompson’ ‘Thompson’s London’ Made and sold by / Chas. and Saml Thompson / in St. Paul’s Churchyard / 17 London 87 [BVMA]