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    Thomas Mitchell

    Dundee, Perth, b. 1852

    Born 1852 Dundee, Scotland UK, Worked from 1896 Toronto Canada Rifleman with the Toronto Grenadiers 1885. Self-taught violin maker. Credited with over 80 violins. Personal models derived from Stradivari and Guarneri. Fine materials and own oil varnish. Well finished work. — John Dilworth
    Worked Dundee, Perth
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £90
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Violin36.4 cm Perth, 1904—June 2009£90

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    MITCHELL, Thomas Born 1852 Dundee, Scotland UK, Worked from 1896 Toronto Canada Rifleman with the Toronto Grenadiers 1885. Self-taught violin maker. Credited with over 80 violins. Personal models derived from Stradivari and Guarneri. Fine materials and own oil varnish. Well finished work. Signed and labelled: Made by Thomas Mitchell / 626 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada / Anno 1920

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