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Thomas James Holder

Highest auction price

£16,800

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.4 cm Paris, 1925 Wed 1st June 2011 £1,212
Violin 35.3 cm Paris, 1929 Thu 1st April 2010 £4,321
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1931 Mon 1st December 2008 £3,174
Cello 76.3 cm Paris, 1912 Thu 1st February 2007 £16,800
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1930 Thu 1st February 2007 £2,505
Violin 35.2 cm Paris, 1922 c. Mon 1st May 2006 £2,330
Violin 1911 Mon 1st May 2000 £4,217
Biographies

John Dilworth

HOLDER, Thomas James Born 1874 Cardiff UK, died 1926 Paris France. Son and pupil of Thomas Jacques Holder, above. Established at 16 place du Havre, Paris from 1913. Ingenious copies of Italian instruments, particularly Gagliano and Guadagnini. Highly regarded as a restorer. Branded internally at centre of back: ‘T. J. Holder’. Rarely labelled, other than with facsimiles appropriate to the chosen model. T. J. Holder / Luthier / Paris

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