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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce
• Sale Date:
  07 Apr 2018 ~ 6pm
• Lot #:
  31
• Lot Description:
  A violin by Leandro Bisiach Snr (1864-1946), used by Russell Crowe as the character 'Captain Jack Aubrey'
  in the film, Master and Commander (2003), Milan, dated 1890, the back of two pieces of maple of irregular horizontal figure, the ribs of similar wood, the scroll of narrower figure, the front of two pieces of spruce of fine grain in the centre, broadening towards the flanks, the varnish of an orange-brown colour, labelled 'Leandro Bisiach della Scuola Cremonese fece in Milano 1890, Piazza del Duomo', signed by the maker on the label, and further labelled 'Copia Andrea Guarneri', together with a Baroque style bow of modern manufacture
  violin length of back 35.5 cm (14in.), bow 62 grams
• Notes:
  Accompanied by a copy of a certificate from Jacques Français, New York, dated 22nd April 1999; Accompanied by a copy of a certificate from Vita Dolce Violins, Los Angeles, dated 15th July 2002, together with a copy of a valuation dated 12th July, both made out to Russell Crowe; Accompanied by a letter from Russell Crowe stating his ownership.
• Estimate:
  A$110,000 - 140,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Musical

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