Henryk Kaston
Piotrkow Trybunalski, 1910–2010
2010 New York USA. Bow maker from 1943. Also professional violinist and jeweller. Worked for Rudolf Wurlitzer as a bow repairer and restorer. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
17 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped H. Kaston, tortoiseshell frog, button inlaid with green rhinestones Lot 69 | Tarisio | October 2025 | £12,980est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick unstamped, ferrule engraved JASCHA HEIFETZ/MODEL/HENRYK ... Lot 90 | Skinners | December 2021 | £8,497est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, ferrule engraved JASCHA HEIFETZ / MODEL / HENRYK KASTON Lot 1383 | Skinners | June 2021 | £4,884est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, ferrule engraved JASCHA HEIFETZ / MODEL / HENRYK KASTON Lot 1384 | Skinners | June 2021 | £4,884est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin Bow | Made for Thomas L. Fawick, gold mounted, octagonal stick unstamped, ferrule engraved T.L.F. Lot 1382 | Skinners | June 2021 | £2,398est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Cello Bow | Gold mounted, engraved to the ferrule H. Kaston, button engraved with composers in low relief Lot 13 | Tarisio | November 2020 | £2,718est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, inscribed to the ferrule Jascha Heifetz model Henryk Kaston, button with the lileness Lot 84 | Tarisio | February 2020 | £7,877est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped HENRYK KASTON, ferrule engraved, inclusion in head Lot 91 | Skinners | November 2018 | £8,526est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, octagonal stick unstamped, ferrule engraved T. Tesse/1815 Lot 92 | Skinners | November 2018 | £5,211est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, round stick stamped H. Kaston, engraved G.M. to the ferrule, tortoiseshell frog Lot 95 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £7,200est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin Bow | Gold mounted, stamped H. Kaston, inscribed to the ferrule DKD, tortoiseshell frog, button bejeweled Lot 91 | Tarisio | June 2013 | £4,500est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Viola Bow | Gold and opal mounted, unstamped, engraved to the ferrule Lot 33 | Tarisio | May 2013 | £2,890est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Cello Bow | Gold mounted, unstamped Lot 71 | Tarisio | July 2012 | £2,295est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin Bow | G/E 66 g. the ferrule engraved | — | January 2011 | £2,486 |
| Cello Bow | G/E 85 g. the ferrule engraved | — | January 2011 | £2,131 |
| Violin Bow | G/fT 66.0 g. Button with relief of musicians | — | January 2005 | £2,456 |
| Violin Bow | G/T 62 g. | — | January 1984 | £1,222 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
KASTON, Hendryk Born 1910 Piotrków Trybunalski Poland, d.2010 New York USA. Bow maker from 1943. Also professional violinist and jeweller. Worked for Rudolf Wurlitzer as a bow repairer and restorer. Developed a unique and celebrated line of heavily embellished and inlaid bows on fine French models and initiated much valuable research into the Tourte family. Bow illustrated in the catalogue of the Sacconi Loan Exhibition, New York 1966.
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