Samuel Collier
London, worked 1750–1780
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Auction Price History
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1780 c. | — | May 1996 | £828 |
| Violin | 1770 c. | — | November 1995 | £2,645 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
COLLIER, Samuel Worked circa. 1750-1780 London UK. Stainer model with dark yellow varnish. Typical London trade work of the period. Subsequently established with Davis on Fish Street Hill. Later instruments of more varied design; flatter model with red-brown varnish. Samuel Collier, musical instrument / Maker, at Correli’s Head on London Bridge / 1775 Collier and Davis makers at / No. 7 Fish-Street-Hill. London / 1755
William Meredith Morris+
He worked at ” Corelli’s Head,” London Bridge. I have seen one violin of his make, on the Stainer model, varnished dark yellow, with a small, husky tone.
Cecie Stainer+
A musical instrument maker in London, at ” Corelli’s Head ” on London Bridge, about 1750-55.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Ein Musikinstrumentenmacher dritten
Ranges, dessen Geigen wenig Werth
haben.
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