Rowan Armour-brown
Lichfield, Newark, 1948–1996
Pupil of G. B. Morassi at Cremona 1972-1975, subsequently working for G. Solomon in Somerset 1976. Established independently and produced many fine instruments, winning awards at Newark in 1976, Strathclyde 1977, and London ‘Facta Britannica’ 1981. — John Dilworth
Instruments
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
11 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Two-piece back of medium curl, table of fine grain, varnish of an orange colour on a golden ground Lot 2446 | Gardiner Houlgate | June 2023 | £2,318est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of very faint broad curl, varnish of a plum red color on a golden ground Lot 2450 | Gardiner Houlgate | December 2022 | £1,586est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Viola | A viola by Rowan Armour-Brown, Warwick, 1984 Lot 39 | Amati | November 2021 | £3,792est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Rowan Armour-Brown, Made in Warwick 1982, signed Rowan Armour ... Lot 329 | Brompton’s | September 2020 | £3,600est. £ 3,000-4,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Rowan Armour-Brown, n. 46, Made in Lichfield 1980 Lot 284 | Brompton’s | May 2019 | £1,920est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Double purfled banding and geaometric inlay to the sides and head, varnish of a reddish-brown colour Lot 1415 | Gardiner Houlgate | December 2017 | £1,800est. £ 1,200-1,800 |
| Viola | Two-piece back of faint medium curl, varnish of a dark plum red colour on a golden ground Lot 70 | Gardiner Houlgate | October 2014 | £1,850est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Labelled Rowan Armour-Brown, Student of G.B. Morassi, at the Cremona Violin-Makers School ... Lot 74 | Gardiner Houlgate | May 2013 | £1,711est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm Italy,1975 | — | November 2004 | £1,380 |
| Viola | 41.2 cm Lichfield, 1979 | — | March 2004 | £900 |
| Violin | 1977 | — | November 1985 | £880 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
ARMOUR-BROWN, Rowan Born 1948, died 1996, Worked Newark, Nottinghamshire UK. Pupil of G. B. Morassi at Cremona 1972-1975, subsequently working for G. Solomon in Somerset 1976. Established independently and produced many fine instruments, winning awards at Newark in 1976, Strathclyde 1977, and London ‘Facta Britannica’ 1981. Taught extensively in Loughborough, Cambridge, and Newark. Very refined personal model derived from classical proportions, finely and accurately finished with full coating of rich clear red-brown varnish. Rowan Armour-Brown / no.. / Made in Newark 1992
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