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Frederick James Buckley

Highest auction price

£1,864

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.4 cm St. Louis, 1931 Tue 1st February 2011 £1,188
Violin 1926 Wed 1st October 2003 £1,864
Biographies

John Dilworth

BUCKLEY, Frederick James Born 1875 Guysborough, Nova Scotia, d.c.1960 St Louis, Missouri USA. Moved to Boston 1892. Pupil and assistant of Clark Powers. Established in St. Louis from 1904. Maker, repairer, and bow maker. Well-observed copies of Guarneri and Stradivari with golden orange varnish; about 70 produced. Bows with octagonal sticks and personal model for the head. All work branded: ‘F. J. Buckley’. Printed label: Frederick J. Buckley St. Louis. Mo. 1919.

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