Joseph (II) Hill
Highest auction price
£6,000
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Viola | 39.0 cm London, 1790 c. | Sat 1st October 2011 | £4,200 |
Violin | 35.7 cm London, 1800 c. [Probably by] | Wed 1st September 2010 | £6,000 |
Violin | 35.3 cm London, 1780 c. | Sat 1st November 2008 | £1,777 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HILL, Joseph (II) Born 1745, Worked London UK, died 1793 Eldest son and successor of Joseph Hill (I), above. Took over the Haymarket shop 1780, but it was destroyed by fire 1789. As a consequence he worked for John Betts c.1790-1791, before managing to establish a new business at Lock’s Fields, Newington. His work is comparatively rare. Joseph Hill / From Betts / Royal Exchange 1791 / for Mr Isaac Bawden [BVMA]
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