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Bert SMITH
SMITH, Bert Born 1910 Sale, Cheshire, died 1973 Coniston, Cumbria UK. Apprenticed as a motor engineer in Bowness. Began violin making as a self-taught amateur 1938. Later employed as an engineer at the slate quarries of Coniston and from 1958 worked full-time as a luthier. Used the 1716 Stradivari ‘Messie’ and 1742 Guarneri del Gesù ‘Vieuxtemps’ violins as models. Some contralto violas and bows for both instruments. Very accurately made with golden-brown to red-brown varnish. Name branded beneath the back button. Relics of his workshop currently in the Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal. Facsimile Antonius Stradivarius Made by Bert Smith East View, Coniston, Lancs. 19.. [Davies]
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.4 cm Coniston Lans, 1961 | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 1104.00 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm East View Coniston Lancs, 1967 | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 882.00 |
| Viola | 41.9 cm 1953 | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 960.00 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Coniston, 1967 | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 840.00 |
| Viola | 41.9 cm Coniston, Lancs., 1966 | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 960.00 |
| Violin | 1967 | Sun 1st September 02 | £ 460.00 |
| Violin | 1965 | Fri 1st September 00 | £ 633.00 |
| Violin | 1951 | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 1380.00 |
| Viola | 40.3 cm 1966 | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 4370.00 |
| Violin | 1970 | Mon 1st March 99 | £ 1380.00 |
| Violin | 1967 | Sat 1st February 97 | £ 978.00 |
| Violin | 1954 | Mon 1st March 93 | £ 1430.00 |
| Violin | 1953 | Tue 1st October 91 | £ 572.00 |
| Violin | 1962 | Fri 1st September 89 | £ 748.00 |
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