Henry (II) Jay

Highest auction price achieved
£ 5280.00

By William Meredith Morris

A maker of “Kits” chiefly. The workmanship is very neat, and the varnish of good quality. The tone of one of these " Kits" which I saw a few years since was clear and sweet. Jay is said to have received £5 for each " Kit " that he sold — a sum which is equivalent to nearly £10 to-day. This is hardly credible, seeing that Banks and Duke got only £6 for their best violins. Jay made many violoncellos for Longman and Broderip. The label in the " Kit " which I saw and tried read : — MADE BY HENRY JAY, INSTRUMENT MAKER, IN LONG ACRE, LONDON, 1750

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Cello 74.9 cm 1767 Fri 1st October 10 £ 4600.00
Violin 1754 Fri 1st November 02 £ 1100.00
Violin 17-- Sun 1st September 91 £ 440.00
Violin 1766 Thu 1st November 90 £ 880.00
Violin 1750 c. Tue 1st March 88 £ 385.00
Cello 17-- Sun 1st November 87 £ 4950.00
Cello 1760 c. Mon 1st June 87 £ 5280.00
Violin 17-- Mon 1st July 85 £ 1430.00
Cello 1750 c. Mon 1st September 80 £ 2970.00
Violin 1771 Sat 1st March 80 £ 684.00

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