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John (I) Betts

Highest auction price

£43,883

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Mon 11th May 2015 £7,500
Violin Mon 12th May 2014 £500
Violin Wed 22nd May 2013 £11,250
Violin 35.7 cm London, 1782 Thu 1st December 2011 £1,057
Violin 35.6 cm London, 1820 c. Tue 1st November 2011 £1,108
Violin Wed 5th October 2011 £7,500
Cello 74.0 cm London, 1780 c. Wed 1st June 2011 £21,600
Violin 35.1 cm London, 1780 c. Fri 1st April 2011 £7,501
Viola 38.8 cm London, 1803 Tue 1st March 2011 £3,600
Violin 35.6 cm London, 1800 c. Wed 1st December 2010 £4,800
Viola 38.4 cm Early 19th C. [Possibly by] Thu 1st July 2010 £2,115
Violin 35.1 cm London, 1785-1790 c. Tue 1st June 2010 £7,249
Viola 38.9 cm London, 1800 c. Mon 1st March 2010 £4,375
Violin 35.5 cm Late 18th C. [Workshop of] Mon 1st February 2010 £3,079
Violin 35.4 cm London, 1790 c. Thu 1st October 2009 £8,156
Violin 35.0 cm [Worskhop of] Thu 1st October 2009 £4,560
Violin 35.7 cm London, 1800 c. Mon 1st June 2009 £7,440
Violin 35.6 cm 1790 c. [Worskhop of] Mon 1st June 2009 £360
Violin 35.6 cm London, 1810 c. after "Nicolo Amati" Mon 1st June 2009 £7,440
Cello 73.3 cm London, 1797 Sun 1st June 2008 £12,152
Violin 35.8 cm London, 1780 c. [Workshop] Thu 1st May 2008 £1,686
Cello 73.6 cm London, Early 19th C. [Workshop of] Mon 1st October 2007 £4,750
Violin 35.4 cm London, 1800 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £3,500
Violin 35.5 cm 1790 c. Thu 1st February 2007 £1,200
Violin 35.0 cm London, 1790 c. Thu 1st June 2006 £3,120
Cello London, 1780 c. Tue 1st November 2005 £26,271
Violin London, 1810 c. [Attributed to] Sun 1st May 2005 £2,400
Violin 1810 c. [Workshop] Mon 1st November 2004 £1,553
Violin 1809 c. [Workshop] Thu 1st April 2004 £2,827
Violin London, 1800 c. Mon 1st March 2004 £1,680
Violin 1792 Tue 1st July 2003 £8,400
Violin 1850 c. Sat 1st March 2003 £9,360
Violin 1820 Sat 1st March 2003 £4,800
Viola 38.9 cm 1770 Tue 1st October 2002 £3,628
Cello 1780 Thu 1st November 2001 £43,883
Viola 35.8 cm 1800 Fri 1st September 2000 £2,990
Violin 1786 Mon 1st May 2000 £1,833
Violin 1755 Wed 1st March 2000 £5,175
Violin 1800 Wed 1st September 1999 £2,185
Cello 1791 Tue 1st June 1999 £13,000
Cello 1780 Mon 1st March 1999 £2,070
Violin 1810 c. Mon 1st June 1998 £4,255
Violin Bow Ivory 53 g. Open frog Wed 1st April 1998 £1,495
Violin 1790 c. Sun 1st February 1998 £2,875
Violin 1790 Thu 1st May 1997 £851
Violin 1785 Sat 1st March 1997 £1,495
Violin Bow Ivory 52 g. Open frog Sat 1st March 1997 £977
Violin 18-- Fri 1st November 1996 £4,600
Violin 1810 c. Fri 1st November 1996 £2,875
Violin 1810 Sat 1st June 1996 £3,450
Violin 1790 Fri 1st March 1996 £7,475
Violin 1789 Fri 1st March 1996 £1,265
Violin 1804 Wed 1st November 1995 £10,350
Violin 1786 Sun 1st October 1995 £8,050
Viola 38.1 cm 1800 c. Thu 1st June 1995 £6,900
Viola 38.6 cm 18-- Wed 1st March 1995 £4,830
Viola 37.8 cm 1800 Wed 1st March 1995 £1,610
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Wed 1st June 1994 £920
Cello 1830-40 Wed 1st June 1994 £28,750
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Tue 1st March 1994 £690
Cello 1813 Mon 1st November 1993 £8,250
Viola 40.3 cm 1800 c. Mon 1st November 1993 £5,750
Violin 1800 c. Sun 1st August 1993 £1,760
Violin 17-- Thu 1st April 1993 £5,980
Viola 38.9 cm 1800 c. Sun 1st March 1992 £2,860
Violin 1850 Fri 1st November 1991 £6,600
Cello 1800 c. Fri 1st November 1991 £3,960
Viola 38.3 cm 1800 c. Fri 1st November 1991 £4,950
Violin 1814 c. Mon 1st April 1991 £8,800
Violin 1810 c. Mon 1st April 1991 £770
Cello 1800 c. Thu 1st November 1990 £17,050
Cello 1800 c. Thu 1st June 1989 £13,200
Viola Bow Ivory 62 g. Open frog Sun 1st November 1987 £858
Violin Bow S/I 58 g. Thu 1st May 1986 £1,045
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Fri 1st November 1985 £330
Viola 39.7 cm 1775-99 Fri 1st June 1984 £2,037
Viola Bow S/E 67 g. Wed 1st June 1983 £540
Viola 40.2 cm 1790 Sun 1st March 1981 £2,308
Biographies

John Dilworth

BETTS, John (I) Born 1752 Stamford, died 1823 London UK. Apprenticed to Richard Duke in 1765, subsequently buying the business from Duke’s daughter Anne. In 1781 he was established independently in Holborn, moving to Royal Exchange in 1782. He employed G. Gillingham, Edward Betts and John Carter, then Vincenzo Panormo, Joseph and Henry Lockey Hill, Richard Tobin, Bernard Fendt (father and son), John Furber, and a minor maker named Isaac Newton. Betts himself became Official Valuer of violins to the Customs office. While these craftsmen produced a very important body of work, particularly the cellos which have become highly sought-after, Betts’ greatest importance was as an expert and entrepreneur, responsible for making London a major centre of violin making activity in the 19th century. Often signed internally on front. Branded below the back button: Betts / Royal Exchange / London. Printed label: Jo. Betts, No. 2 / near Northgate the / RoyalExchange London, 1789 John Betts, No. 2 North Piazza / Royal Exchange, London, fecit / January 9. 1782 [BVMA]

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