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John Hammond

Sheffield, b. 1870

after 1950 Sheffield, Yorkshire UK. Self-taught amateur maker. Farmer in West Burton, Wensleydale. Credited with 20 violins, two violas, and one cello. John Hammond – fecit in Sheffield, 1889 — John Dilworth

Worked Sheffield
Made Viola, Violin
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£825

2 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin1881 c.—February 1997£100
Viola40.8 cm 1949—November 1990£825

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

HAMMOND, John Born 1870, d. after 1950 Sheffield, Yorkshire UK. Self-taught amateur maker. Farmer in West Burton, Wensleydale. Credited with 20 violins, two violas, and one cello. John Hammond – fecit in Sheffield, 1889

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