Alexander Kennedy
London, Wallsend, b. 1699
Pupil of Nathaniel Cross and teacher of his nephew John Kennedy, below. Worked in Market Street, off Oxford Street (now Great Titchfield Street), London. High-arched Stainer model typical of London trade work of the period. Good workmanship with thin yellow-brown varnish. Signed internally. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Alexander Kennedy, Musical ... Lot 343 | Brompton’s | March 2017 | £780est. £ 600-1,000 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm London, 1740 c. | — | January 2011 | £1,020 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm London, 1744 | — | January 2009 | £1,680 |
| Violin | 1743 | — | January 2003 | £2,700 |
| Violin | 1747 | — | January 1993 | £990 |
| Violin | 1747 | — | January 1982 | £308 |
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John Dilworth+
KENNEDY, Alexander Born 1699 Scotland, Worked 1730-1785 London UK. Pupil of Nathaniel Cross and teacher of his nephew John Kennedy, below. Worked in Market Street, off Oxford Street (now Great Titchfield Street), London. High-arched Stainer model typical of London trade work of the period. Good workmanship with thin yellow-brown varnish. Signed internally. Alexander Kennedy Maker / made for Nath.ll Cross / November the 6 1744 / in Oxford Market London. Made by Alexander Kennedy / in Oxford Market, London / July 10th, 1747 Alexander Kennedy, musical Instrument / maker, living in Market Street, in / Oxford Street, London. 1749. [BVMA]
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