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Charles Emery Farley
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£ 767.00
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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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston, 1910 | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 596.00 |
| Violin | New Boston, 1887 | Sat 1st October 05 | £ 435.00 |
| Violin | 1893 | Mon 1st May 00 | £ 733.00 |
| Violin | 1886 | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 284.00 |
| Violin | 1886 | Fri 1st May 98 | £ 353.00 |
| Violin | 1895 | Fri 1st November 96 | £ 767.00 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm 1893 | Fri 1st December 95 | £ 434.00 |
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