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Samuel Blakely Wilkinson

1853–1895

Worked at ‘Ye Olde Fiddle Shoppe’. Inconsistent work on Stradivari-derived models. Generally good materials but varnish of varying degrees of colour and success. S. B. Wilkinson / Fecit Leeds. / No.18 1889 — John Dilworth
Made Violin
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£2,300

5 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinA violin by S. B. Wilkinson, Leeds, 1889 Lot 8AmatiMarch 2021£948est. £ 800-1,200
ViolinLabelled S. R. Wilkinson fecit Leeds No. 18, 1889, minor repairs to table Lot 318—December 2015£1,200est. £ 1,000-1,500
ViolinLabelled S.B. Wilkinson, fecit No. 47, Leeds, anno 1892, inscribed to the inside back No. 47, S.B.W. Lot 178—May 2014£2,300est. $ 3,000-5,000
ViolinJointed back of medium curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 457—March 2012£780est. £ 600-800
Violin1890—October 1993£920

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

WILKINSON, Samuel Blakely Born 1853, died 1895 Leeds UK. Worked at ‘Ye Olde Fiddle Shoppe’. Inconsistent work on Stradivari-derived models. Generally good materials but varnish of varying degrees of colour and success. S. B. Wilkinson / Fecit Leeds. / No.18 1889

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