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William Smith

Stockport, worked 1806–1812

Undistinguished work in the London trade style. One example with decorative purfling designs on a bird’s-eye maple back. Manuscript label: William Smith / Maker, / Stockport, / Cheshire, 1812 [Hill Archive] — John Dilworth

Worked Stockport
Made Cello

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£6,250

3 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Cello73.5 cm Stockport, 1812, purfling decoration on backOctober 2011£6,250
Cello1811June 1997£1,150
Cello1811November 1996£1,380

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

SMITH, William Worked circa. 1806-1812 Stockport, Manchester UK. Undistinguished work in the London trade style. One example with decorative purfling designs on a bird’s-eye maple back. Manuscript label: William Smith / Maker, / Stockport, / Cheshire, 1812 [Hill Archive]

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