Adam Martin
Highest auction price
£1,540
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 1790 c. | Wed 1st July 1998 | £264 |
Violin | 1790 London | Mon 1st June 1998 | £937 |
Violin | 1790 c. London | Mon 1st June 1992 | £1,100 |
Violin | 1800 c. London | Wed 1st April 1992 | £220 |
Violin | 1780-99 London | Wed 1st November 1989 | £1,540 |
Violin | 1780-99 London | Mon 1st July 1985 | £418 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
MARTIN, Adam Worked circa. 1790-1798 Hermitage Bridge, Wapping, London UK. Stainer or Amati model. Typical London trade work with dark brown varnish over red stained ground and wide-set soundholes. Some cornerless guitar-shaped models known. Possibly an employee of Thompson. Advertised himself as musical instrument maker and tortoiseshell worker. One violin branded on back button: ‘Martin A’ Martin Musical Instrument Maker / Hermitage Bridge. London Adam Martin / opposite King’s / Brewhouse. St / Katharine’s, London Martin / Musical Instrument Maker / and Tortoise Shell Worker, in / all its branches, / Hermitage Bridge, / London. [Hill Archive]
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