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Bert Goodwin

Canterbury, Rochester

GOODWIN, Bert b. Canterbury UK, Worked from 1903 Rochester, New York USA. Pupil of his grandfather John Lucas Goodwin in violin repairing. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Good workmanship and red-brown varnish. Credited with 200 instruments. Made by / Bert Goodwin / Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A., 1928 — John Dilworth

Worked Canterbury, Rochester
Made Violin

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,992

4 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing the maker's label n. 23 and brands Lot 195SkinnersJune 2019£730est. $ 1,500-2,500
ViolinBearing the maker's label Lot 305SkinnersApril 2012£1,248est. $ 800-1,200
Violin35.6 cm Rochester, 1932January 2009£1,524
ViolinRochester,1915January 2004£1,992

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GOODWIN, Bert b. Canterbury UK, Worked from 1903 Rochester, New York USA. Pupil of his grandfather John Lucas Goodwin in violin repairing. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Good workmanship and red-brown varnish. Credited with 200 instruments. Made by / Bert Goodwin / Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A., 1928

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