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Henry (II) Jay
Highest auction price achieved
£ 5280.00
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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