Asa Warren White
Barre, Boston, 1826–1893
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36 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Made by A. W. White (Boston) 1872 No. 49 Octr. Lot 151 | Tarisio | November 2024 | £6,599est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled A. W. White Lot 82 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £3,048est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled N. 164 Made by A. W. White, Boston, Sept 1876, branded to the upper block A. W. White Lot 147 | Tarisio | November 2017 | £3,621est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled -BY- / A.W. WHITE. / 86 Tremont Street. / BOSTON. /Apl. 1872 Lot 73 | Skinners | November 2017 | £1,856est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | Labelled New Model -BY- / A.W. WHITE. / 86 Tremont ... Lot 108 | Skinners | November 2017 | £927est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Made by / A.W. White / Boston 1873 / April. No 63 Lot 1873 | Skinners | November 2017 | £1,856est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled N. 164 Made by A. W. White, Boston, Sept 1876, branded to the blocks A. W. White Lot 158 | Tarisio | May 2017 | £3,637est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled - BY - / A. W. WHITE, / 86 Tremont Street / BOSTON / Jan 1877 Lot 182 | Skinners | November 2016 | £3,700est. $ 1,800-2,200 |
| Violin | Labelled Made by A. W. White, Boston 1873 No. 78 Lot 184 | Tarisio | October 2016 | £4,431est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Made by A.W. White / Copy of Stradivarius / no. 417 Boston May 23. 1890, branded Lot 75 | Skinners | May 2016 | £3,580est. $ 1,800-2,200 |
| Violin | Labelled A. W. White, 1870 Lot 210 | Tarisio | February 2014 | £1,152est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Labelled Made by Asa W. White, Boston, June 1874, No. 108 Lot 370 | Tarisio | July 2012 | £4,591est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Boston, 1872 | — | November 2011 | £3,383 |
| Violin | 31.1 cm Barre, 1799 Child's size | — | March 2009 | £1,599 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Boston, 1873 | — | October 2008 | £2,169 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Boston, 1875 c. | — | October 2008 | £1,565 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Boston, 1877 | — | October 2008 | £3,130 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Boston, 1877 | — | October 2007 | £1,554 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston, 1871 | — | July 2007 | £1,290 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Boston, 1872 | — | May 2007 | £2,592 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston, 1871 | — | July 2006 | £1,436 |
| Violin | Boston, 1875 | — | February 2005 | £2,624 |
| Violin | Boston, 1872 | — | May 2004 | £2,413 |
| Violin | Boston, 1876 | — | May 2004 | £901 |
| Violin | Boston, 1871 | — | February 2004 | £1,100 |
| Violin | 1871 | — | October 2002 | £1,875 |
| Cello | 1874 | — | May 1999 | £1,055 |
| Violin | 1864 | — | May 1999 | £1,618 |
| Violin | 1886 | — | May 1999 | £1,126 |
| Violin | 1879 | — | November 1997 | £1,089 |
| Violin | 1893 | — | November 1997 | £1,157 |
| Violin | 1872 | — | May 1996 | £319 |
| Violin | 1873 | — | November 1994 | £747 |
| Violin | 1869 | — | November 1992 | £719 |
| Violin | 1883 | — | March 1986 | £341 |
| Violin | 1872 | — | June 1984 | £410 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
WHITE, Asa Warren Born 1826 Barre, died 1893 Boston, Massachusetts USA. Son and pupil of John White, below. Worked for Henry Prentiss and entered into a partnership with his brother Ira in Boston 1849-1863. Later employed Calvin Baker and Orrin Weeman. Stradivari, Guarneri, and some Maggini models. Golden-brown varnish. Prolific maker of violins, viols, cellos, and viols. Author of The Violin: How To Construct From Beginning To Completion (Boston,1892).
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