Charles Emery Farley
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£767
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston, 1910 | Wed 1st February 2006 | £596 |
| Violin | New Boston, 1887 | Sat 1st October 2005 | £435 |
| Violin | 1893 | Mon 1st May 2000 | £733 |
| Violin | 1886 | Mon 1st November 1999 | £284 |
| Violin | 1886 | Fri 1st May 1998 | £353 |
| Violin | 1895 | Fri 1st November 1996 | £767 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm 1893 | Fri 1st December 1995 | £434 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
FARLEY, Charles Emery Born 1846 Concord, New Hampshire, died 1927 Everett, Massachusetts USA. Employed at family piano shop in Boston, Massachusetts. Active violin maker from 1883, taught by his father Nathan, below. Produced 450 instruments over his career. Classical and personal models often using native American woods. Evolved an amber coloured varnish of linseed oil and turpentine. Inconsistent workmanship. Chas. E. Farley 1908. / Boston, Mass. U.S.A. ‘Virtue duce comite fortuna’
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