ID 1122781
Lot 64 | A BALALAIKA
Estimate value
£ 300 – 500
RUSSIA, CIRCA 2004
Labelled internally in Cyrillic, engraved on the back of the headstock ‘To Mark Knopfler / from ‘Shangri La’ casino / with best wishes / 27th of April 2005 / Moscow Russia’, the six-staved back of maple
Overall length 26 7⁄8 in. (68.3 cm.)
Case 29 x 18 x 6 ½ in. (74 x 46 x 16.5 cm.)
Sale room notice
Mark Knopfler plans to donate no less than 25% of the total hammer price received, to be split equally between The British Red Cross Society (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 220949, Scotland with charity number SC037738, Isle of Man with charity number 0752, and Jersey with charity number 430), Brave Hearts of the North East (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1006247) and the Tusk Trust Limited (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1186533).
| Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Europe, Russia |
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| Category: | Musical instruments |
| Auction house category: | Instruments, Musical instruments |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Europe, Russia |
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| Category: | Musical instruments |
| Auction house category: | Instruments, Musical instruments |
| Address of auction |
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