Henry Handley
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£848
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Two-piece birds eye maple back, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground | Sun 1st September 2024 | £561 |
| Violin | 1902 | Thu 1st December 1994 | £644 |
| Violin | 1897 | Sun 1st August 1993 | £506 |
| Violin | 1897 | Thu 1st April 1993 | £286 |
| Violin | 1899 | Fri 1st September 1989 | £187 |
| Violin | 1903 | Tue 1st November 1988 | £396 |
| Violin | 1918 | Sat 1st November 1986 | £286 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm 1903 | Sat 1st September 1984 | £848 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HANDLEY, Henry Born 1839, d. after 1927 Worcester UK. Amateur violinist and acquaintance of Sir Edward Elgar. Self-taught maker, credited with 106 violins, six violas, and two cellos. Workshop in College Street. Classical and personal models, using commercial Whitelaw oil varnish; amber colour. Skilful repairer. Henry Handley Fiddle Restorer and Maker / Worcester / No. 101 Neath the shadow of Worcester’s Cathedral Town, I worked on this fiddle full many an hour. In my 80th year I fashioned the whole. It now needs a player to bring out the Soul.
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