Thomas TUBBS

Highest auction price achieved
£ 5980.00

By John Dilworth

TUBBS, Thomas Born 1790, died 1863 London UK. Bow maker. Son of a silk weaver of Bethnal Green. Pupil of Edward or James Dodd. Established independently at the former premises of J. Morrison, 44 Princes Street, Leicester Square, from 1823. Moved to Carlisle Place, Lambeth 1830. Fine bows on contemporary French models, supplied to various London dealers including Dodd. [BVMA]

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Cello Bow S/I 88 g. Wed 1st June 11 £ 2400.00
Violin Bow Ivory 33.0 g. Early 19th C. Small size Fri 1st October 10 £ 264.00
Violin Bow Ivory 53.0 g. Early 19th C. Open trench Fri 1st October 10 £ 900.00
Violin Bow Ivory Mid 19th C. (frog & button of the period, possibly not original) Thu 1st July 10 £ 769.00
Violin Bow Ivory 60.0 g. 19th C. Open trench [Probably by] Thu 1st April 10 £ 1257.00
Violin Bow S/E 63 g. London, 1850 c. ferrule engraved "JKS" Thu 1st October 09 £ 3323.00
Violin Bow G/E 63 g. London, 1840-50 c. stamped "L. Panormo" (later adjustor) [Probably by] Thu 1st October 09 £ 1266.00
Violin Bow G/E 55 g. [Attributed to] Thu 1st October 09 £ 960.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. 1840 c. faintly branded "Dodd" Thu 1st October 09 £ 1093.00
Violin Bow G/I 57 g. [Frog possibly by "Gaulard"] Wed 1st October 08 £ 1252.00
Violin Bow S/E 52.5 g. London, 1840 c. Wed 1st October 08 £ 1875.00
Viola Bow S/E 64 g. England, 1850 c. (later adjustor) [Probably by] [Lit: The Cooper Collection] Sat 1st March 08 £ 1250.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. London, 1840 c. [Lit: The Cooper Collection] Sat 1st March 08 £ 1875.00
Violin Bow Ivory 56 g. London, 1840 c., stamped "Kennedy" [Lit: The Cooper Collection] Sat 1st March 08 £ 1875.00
Violin Bow S/E 62.4 g. Tue 1st November 05 £ 4800.00
Violin Bow Ivory 59 g. Open frog, stamped "Kennedy" [Probably by] Mon 1st November 04 £ 2640.00
Violin Bow S/T 55 g. Wed 1st May 02 £ 2187.00
Cello Bow S/R 85 g. Mon 1st May 00 £ 763.00
Violin Bow Ebony 57 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 1207.00
Cello Bow S/E 78 g. Fri 1st November 96 £ 5980.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. Fri 1st March 96 £ 2185.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. Thu 1st April 93 £ 713.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Sun 1st March 92 £ 2068.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Fri 1st November 91 £ 1100.00
Violin Bow G/E 54 g. Thu 1st November 90 £ 825.00
Violin Bow S/T 60 g. Wed 1st November 89 £ 2640.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Fri 1st September 89 £ 2530.00
Violin Bow S/E 54 g. Wed 1st March 89 £ 330.00
Cello Bow Ebny 83 g. Open frog Thu 1st May 86 £ 1650.00
Violin Bow Ivory 55 g. Mon 1st July 85 £ 324.00
Viola Bow S/E 65 g. Fri 1st June 84 £ 2444.00
Violin Bow S/E 65 g. Wed 1st June 83 £ 296.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Mon 1st November 82 £ 880.00

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