April Online Auction (Sale #301)

The Fred Spector Mute Collection

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

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The Fred Spector Mute Collection

Approximately (3,100) items consisting of metal, wood, plastic, celluloid and Bakelite, having examples from Spector, C. F. Albert, Arno Tauscher, John Greaves & Son, Silverstre & Maucotel and various other makers, some having original box / packaging, reported as one of the world’s largest mute collection by Violinist.com (https://www.violinist.com/blog/weekendvote/20134/14591/)

Provenance: the Estate of Solomon ‘Fred’ Spector, violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1956-2003

Property from: The Fred and Estelle Spector Estate, Chicago (Lincoln Park), Illinois

Condition: Very Good to Good, light wear on all, some showing rust, some broken, boxes having wear and damage

Disclaimers: not all individually checked, some broken pieces possibly missing

Category: Cameras & Instruments > Violins

Estimated Sale Time: 12:40 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%), Wisconsin (5.5%)

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Last modified: April 3, 2023, 1:22 pm

Condition: Very Good to Good, light wear on all, some showing rust, some broken, boxes having wear and damage