Clifford A. Hoing

Highest auction price achieved
£ 3346.00

By John Dilworth

HOING, Clifford A. Born 1903, died 1989 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire UK. Trained as a wood carver and worked with Eric Gill before taking up violin making in 1935. Guarneri del Gesù ‘Vieuxtemps’ violin and Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin as models. Fine workmanship and materials. Own oil varnish, golden to dark red-brown. Personal viola model plans of which were widely distributed for the benefit of other makers. Diploma of Honour at The Hague 1949. Signed internally. Branded on top block: ‘C. A. Hoing‘. Printed label: Clifford A. Hoing / High Wycombe, / Bucks. 19..

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Viola 41.7 cm High Wycombe, 1948 Sat 1st October 11 £ 2400.00
Violin 35.6 cm High Wycombe, 1948 Mon 1st June 09 £ 1440.00
Violin 35.5 cm High Wycombe, 1951 Sat 1st March 08 £ 3000.00
Violin 35.6 cm Buckinghamshire, 1952 Thu 1st February 07 £ 2400.00
Violin High Wycombe, 1932 Sun 1st May 05 £ 1440.00
Violin High Wycombe, 1949 Mon 1st March 04 £ 3346.00
Viola 41.2 cm 1949 Fri 1st November 02 £ 2390.00
Viola 41.1 cm 1952 Sun 1st October 95 £ 3220.00
Violin 1958 Sun 1st November 92 £ 1705.00
Violin 1932 Fri 1st June 90 £ 616.00
Violin 1959 Wed 1st March 89 £ 1595.00
Viola 41.3 cm 1956 Tue 1st September 87 £ 1540.00
Violin 1934 Wed 1st April 87 £ 1760.00
Violin 1934 Sat 1st November 86 £ 1430.00
Violin 1949 Thu 1st May 86 £ 756.00
Viola 41.8 cm 1951 Fri 1st November 85 £ 1404.00
Violin 1940 Mon 1st April 85 £ 536.00
Viola 41.3 cm 1954 Mon 1st April 85 £ 1100.00
Violin 1960 Mon 1st April 85 £ 1100.00
Viola 41.4 cm 1957 Mon 1st October 84 £ 1760.00
Viola 43.3 cm 1958 Sun 1st April 84 £ 1155.00
Violin 1948 Fri 1st April 83 £ 550.00

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