Violin sells for £18,000 at Fernhurst auction

Bidders helped a violin and bow make sweet music at John Nicholson’s Auctioneers in Fernhurst – when the hammer fell  at £18,000.

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd Sep 2015, 09:30 BST

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The combination of a fine violin maker and a leading designer of violin bows led to a multiple-estimate top price of £18,000 at John Nicholson’s August 26 fine art auction in Fernhurst.

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