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This is a list of Tobin string instruments made by members of the house of Richard Tobin. Many of the instruments made by Tobin and his son, George, are uncredited or branded under the names of their employers or other shops. Identification in such cases is based solely on the quality of craftsmanship, particularly of the scrolls.

Tobin instruments

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Violins

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This list has 14 entries.

Year Location LOB Provenance Notes
1789 Dublin 35.5 cm One of the earliest known violins ever made by Tobin. Made while working for Thomas Perry in Dublin, possibly towards the end of his apprenticeship or thereafter. Labelled 'Made by Thos. Perry, 6 Anglesea Street, Dublin, No. 533, 1789'. Branded externally 'PERRY/DUBLIN' on the back below the button. Inscribed internally 'Richard Tobin Junior' on the inner table and inner bottom rib.[1]
c. 1800 Waterford One of the earliest known violins made independently by Tobin. Made whilst working in Waterford, where he is thought to have had family ties. Labelled 'Made by Richard Tobin, Mus. Instr. Maker, Waterford'.[2]
c. 1800 Cork Made while working for Bartholomew Murphy of Cork. Branded externally 'TOBIN/CORK' beneath the button. Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back. F-holes have exaggerated Perry styling.[3]
c. 1800 Cork 34.8 cm Branded externally 'TOBIN/CORK' beneath the button. Consists of a one-piece front and one-piece back. In excellent working condition.[4][5]
1807 Cork Branded externally 'TOBIN/CORK' beneath the button and inscribed internally beneath the table. Amati model consisting of a one-piece front and one-piece back. In good working condition with restored sound-post crack. Currently in collection of Tim Wright Fine Violins.[6]
1810 London An unlabelled instrument (Cozio 104007). Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back.[7]
1813 London 35.8 cm Labelled 'Richard Tobin London 1813'. Consists of a one-piece front and one-piece back. In decent working condition.[8]
c. 1820 London An unlabelled instrument (Cozio 104008). Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back.[9]
c. 1820 London Labelled 'Copy of the Maker's Inscription/written under the table of this/violin :—/MADE BY/RICHARD TOBIN,/LONDON,/1820.'. Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back.[10]
c. 1820 London 35.0 cm Made for Lockey Hill of London. Consists of a one-piece spruce front and one-piece maple back with stop length 19.2 cm and string length of 32.7 cm.[11][12]
c. 1820 London 35.5 cm Emma Pantel In the collection of The Harrison-Frank Family Foundation. Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back with widths of 16.5 cm and 20.4 cm.[13]
c. 1825 London 35.5 cm Sold by Ingles & Hayday in November 2021 for £10,200 (Lot 109). Branded 'Tobin' internally on the back and on the bottom block. Consists of a one-piece front and a two-piece back.[14][15][16]
1834 London 35.0 cm Sold by Bonhams in November 2008 for £5,160 (Lot 118). Labelled 'Richard Tobin London 1834'. Consists of a one-piece front with golden brown varnish. In excellent working condition with minor blemishes.[17]
c. 1840 London Sold by Sotheby's in March 2008 for £9,375 (Lot 6). Branded 'Tobin' internally on the back and by the tailpin. Consists of a one-piece front and a two-piece back. Sold with the certificate of W. E. Hill & Sons, London, dated 20 November 1957.[18]

Violas

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This list has 5 entries.

Year Location LOB Provenance Notes
1810 London 38.4 cm Sold by Phillips in September 2001 for £3,161.77 (Lot 40). Consists of a two-piece back, varnish of a brown colour. Minor restored blemishes only.[19][20][16]
c. 1810 London 38.9 cm Sold by Phillips in March 1991 for £2,860 (Lot 229).[20][16]
c. 1820 London 38.7 cm Sold by Skinner in October 2007 for $5,875 (Lot 346). Stamped internally 'TOBIN, LONDON'. Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back.[21][22][20][16]
c. 1820 London 38.8 cm An unlabelled instrument (Cozio 10059). Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back. Sold by J & A Beare in 1952.[23]
1820 London 38.9 cm Labelled 'Richard Tobin London 1820'. Consists of a two-piece front and two-piece back with red varnish. For sale by Ingles & Hayday (Lot 217) for £14,000-£18,000. Sold with certificate of J & A Beare, 12 February 2014.[24]

Cellos

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This list has 2 entries.

Year Location LOB Provenance Notes
c. 1820 London For sale by JP Guivier for £115,000. Consists of a one-piece front and two-piece back with double purfling.[25][26]
1826 London Thomas Mesa Used to record soundtracks for the first movies ever created.[27]

Pochettes

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This list has 1 entry.

Year Location LOB Provenance Notes
c. 1815 London In the collection of the National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota. Consists of a one-piece front and one-piece back. Total length of 39.5 cm.[28]

Guitars

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This list has 1 entry.

Year Location LOB Provenance Notes
1826 London An English Guitar by Louis Panormo, sold by Brompton's in March 2017 for £960 (Lot 285). The brass machines are stamped 'Tobin' beneath a crown, possibly made or sold by one of the Tobins. The rollers are made from bone. String length of 63.5 cm.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "An Irish Violin by Thomas Perry, Dublin, 1789". bonhams.com. Bonhams. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ Boydell, Brian. Brian Boydell Dublin Music Trade Card Index. Dublin: Dublin Music Trade.
  3. ^ "Fine Violins". timtoftviolins.com. Tim Toft Violins. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Violin by Richard Tobin Cork Ireland c. 1800". stamellstring.com. Stamell Stringed Instruments. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Irish Violin, Richard Tobin, Cork, c. 1800, branded externally TOBIN/CORK, length of back 349 mm, with case". bidsquare.com. Bidsquare. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ Wright, Tim (20 November 2024). Tim Wright Fine Violins: Violin by Richard Tobin, Cork, 1807 (motion picture). Edinburgh: YouTube.
  7. ^ "Richard Tobin, 1810". tarisio.com. Tarisio Auctions. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ "VINTAGE 4/4 VIOLIN LABELED RICHARD TOBIN 1813". worthpoint.com. WorthPoint. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Richard Tobin, c. 1820". tarisio.com. Tarisio Auctions. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Rare Antique Violin by Richard Tobin London 1820 w/ Hard Geib Case & Acc". eBay.com. eBay. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ "A Violin Richard Tobin, London, ca. 1820 (for Lockey Hill)". nowakviolins.co.uk. Steffen Nowak. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Richard Tobin". philipbrownviolins.co.uk. Philip Brown Violins. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Tobin". harrisonfrankfoundation.com. The Harrison-Frank Family Foundation. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. ^ "A violin by Richard Tobin". ingleshayday.com. Ingles & Hayday. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Richard Tobin (b 1777; fl London, 1798-1841) A violin london, circa 1830". sothebys.com. Sotheby's. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "Price History: Tobin, Richard". tarisio.com. Tarisio Auctions. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ^ "An English Violin of the Betts School, circa 1800". lotsearch.de. LotSearch. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Richard Tobin (b 1777; fl London, 1798-1841) A violin London, circa 1840". sothebys.com. Sotheby's. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Viola by Richard Tobin, London 1810 c". bromptons.com. Brompton's. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. ^ a b c "Richard TOBIN". amati.com. Amati Auctions. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ^ "English Viola, Richard Tobin, London, c. 1820". skinnerinc.com. Skinner. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Viola by RICHARD TOBIN, London 1820 c." bromptons.com. Brompton's. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Richard Tobin, London, c. 1820". tarisio.com. Tarisio Auctions. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  24. ^ "A viola by Richard Tobin". ingleshayday.com. Ingles & Hayday. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Fine English cello by Richard Tobin circa 1820". guivier.com. JP Guivier. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Richard Tobin, London circa 1800". adamwhone.co.uk. Adam Whone. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  27. ^ "MEET THOMAS MESA". springfieldsymphony.org. Springfield Symphony. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Dancing Master's Fiddle (Kit) attributed to Richard Tobin, London, ca. 1800-1815". NMM Collections. National Music Museum. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  29. ^ "An English Guitar by Louis Panormo, London 1826". bromptons.com. Brompton's. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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