Jose (I) Contreras

Highest auction price achieved
£ 39444.00

By George Hart

This being one of the few Spanish makers, his name is placed with the Italian, the number of the Spanish being insufficient for a separate list. The model of this maker is very good, and the workmanship superior. He probably lived in Italy during his early life, the style being Italian.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Madrid, 1760 c. Wed 1st June 05 £ 39444.00
Violin Madrid, 1762 Sun 1st May 05 £ 22800.00
Violin 1767 Wed 1st October 97 £ 14950.00
Violin 1751 Sat 1st June 96 £ 9200.00
Violin 1767 Sun 1st November 87 £ 6600.00

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