Robert A. Stanley
Manchester, worked 1900–1912
STANLEY, Robert A. Worked circa. 1900-1912 Manchester UK. Prolific maker. Credited with 300 violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | A violin by Robert A. Stanley, Manchester, 1901 Lot 63 | Amati | November 2023 | £379est. £ 300-500 |
| Violin | Labelled Robert A. Stanley, Violin & Bow Maker, Manchester, 1915 Lot 1020 | — | September 2016 | £240est. £ 120-180 |
| Small Violoncello | Labelled Robert A. Stanley, Violin, Bass & Bow Maker, Manchester 1922 Lot 1516 | — | December 2015 | £816est. £ 500-800 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Manchester, 1923 | — | June 2009 | £660 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Manchester, 1902 | — | March 2009 | £315 |
| Violin | Manchester, 1897 | — | October 2005 | £1,801 |
| Violin | 1907 | — | November 2003 | £823 |
| Violin | 1918 | — | September 2000 | £322 |
| Violin | 1893 | — | October 1991 | £116 |
| Violin | 1917 | — | November 1990 | £825 |
| Violin | 1900 c. | — | March 1988 | £800 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | November 1986 | £83 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | September 1986 | £462 |
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John Dilworth+
STANLEY, Robert A. Worked circa. 1900-1912 Manchester UK. Prolific maker. Credited with 300 violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.
William Meredith Morris+
He was born in Manchester, Nov. 14, i860, and works at present at 87 City Road. He is a pupil of James Barrow, of Salford, and of James Cole, of Manchester. He has made two hundred violins, and a few violoncellos and double-basses on an original model. He uses very good wood, and an oil varnish of his own make.
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