Asa Warren WHITE

Highest auction price achieved
£ 3383.00

By John Dilworth

WHITE, Asa Warren Born 1826 Barre, died 1893 Boston, Massachusetts USA. Son and pupil of John White, below. Worked for Henry Prentiss and entered into a partnership with his brother Ira in Boston 1849-1863. Later employed Calvin Baker and Orrin Weeman. Stradivari, Guarneri, and some Maggini models. Golden-brown varnish. Prolific maker of violins, viols, cellos, and viols. Author of The Violin: How To Construct From Beginning To Completion (Boston,1892).

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 31.1 cm Barre, 1799 Child's size Sun 1st March 09 £ 1599.00
Violin 1872 Fri 1st June 84 £ 410.00
Violin 35.9 cm Boston, 1872 Tue 1st November 11 £ 3383.00
Violin 35.9 cm Boston, 1873 Wed 1st October 08 £ 2169.00
Violin 35.8 cm Boston, 1875 c. Wed 1st October 08 £ 1565.00
Violin 35.5 cm Boston, 1877 Wed 1st October 08 £ 3130.00
Violin 35.7 cm Boston, 1877 Mon 1st October 07 £ 1554.00
Violin 35.6 cm Boston, 1871 Sun 1st July 07 £ 1290.00
Violin 35.8 cm Boston, 1872 Tue 1st May 07 £ 2592.00
Violin 35.6 cm Boston, 1871 Sat 1st July 06 £ 1436.00
Violin Boston, 1875 Tue 1st February 05 £ 2624.00
Violin Boston, 1872 Sat 1st May 04 £ 2413.00
Violin Boston, 1876 Sat 1st May 04 £ 901.00
Violin Boston, 1871 Sun 1st February 04 £ 1100.00
Violin 1871 Tue 1st October 02 £ 1875.00
Cello 1874 Sat 1st May 99 £ 1055.00
Violin 1864 Sat 1st May 99 £ 1618.00
Violin 1886 Sat 1st May 99 £ 1126.00
Violin 1879 Sat 1st November 97 £ 1089.00
Violin 1893 Sat 1st November 97 £ 1157.00
Violin 1872 Wed 1st May 96 £ 319.00
Violin 1873 Tue 1st November 94 £ 747.00
Violin 1869 Sun 1st November 92 £ 719.00
Violin 1883 Sat 1st March 86 £ 341.00

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