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Catalogue

Fine & Rare Instruments
Monday 2nd November 2015
3.30pm
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Sale Date: 2nd November 2015, 3.30pm
Sale & Viewing Information
1st November 2015 - 10am to 7pm / 2nd November 2015 - 9am to 12pm
Location: The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS
During the auction there will be a short break for 15 minutes after lot 186
Bidding Enquiries and Contact Details
Visit www.bromptons.co to view our online catalogue and place a bid prior to the auction.
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bow is of lower value then it may be worth contacting an alternative courier company. An example of
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Export and Permits
It is the Buyer’s sole responsibility to identify, obtain and pay for any necessary export, import,
endangered species, or other permit for purchased lots. We strongly urge prospective buyers to check
with their governments regarding any import restrictions for certain items which contain endangered
animal or plant materials as the ability to obtain an export licence or certificate does not ensure the
ability to obtain an import licence or certificate in another country, and vice versa. Please speak with a
Brompton’s representative for further information.
VAT and Import Tax
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Import tax is chargeable on the purchase price of lots marked (
) at the standard rate (currently
20% on the hammer price), and on lots marked ( ) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the hammer
price). This Import Tax as well as VAT on the buyer’s premium may be refunded upon proof of export
from the European Union within 3 months of the sale.
VAT No. GB 869826653. Sale No. 1034
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Brompton’s Team
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Director
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Specialist
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Consultant for Guitars
& Fretted Instruments
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Consultant for Bows
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Auction Manager
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Accounts Manager
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Valuations Manager
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CEO of Brompton’s Asia
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Head Auctioneer
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James Hawkins
Restorer
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3 steps to buying at Brompton’s
Buying with Brompton’s is quick, easy and transparent.
1. View Instruments
Discuss your requirements with a Brompton’s expert, who will be happy to advise you about the
instruments on offer and their condition, and then make an appointment for a private viewing. You
may try the instrument in the Faraday auditorium and experience a real concert environment, or
professional musicians may request the chance to try it on loan for a few days.
2. How to Bid
Register to Bid
If you are attending the auction in person you will need to register with one of our clerks before the sale.
We will then give you a “paddle” with your unique bidder number on it – you are now ready to bid.
Placing a Bid
You are able to bid in a variety of ways:
In the room: The most direct and controlled way to bid, your bid is accepted directly by the
auctioneer.
Live-time internet bidding: In conjunction with Invaluable, Live Internet Bidding will be available
through their website for this sale. From within our online catalogue, follow the onscreen instructions
and you will be taken to Invaluable.com where you will be able to view each lot and pre-register for an
account. Once you have registered, and been approved to bid, you will be assigned a paddle number.
Then, by simply signing in you will be able to see and hear the saleroom allowing you to participate
during the sale from the comfort of your own home.
Absentee bids: Absentee bids can be left with Brompton’s either online, by fax or by email by
completing an Absentee Bids form.
Telephone bidding: It is also possible to bid live at the auction by telephone.
Discuss the best way to make your bid with a member of Brompton’s staff.
3. Pay & Receive your Instrument
Once you have successfully bid on an instrument in one of our sales, full payment is required within
seven days of the sale date. Brompton’s accept most major credit cards; alternatively wire transfers can
be made.
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Photography
All lots are illustrated in our online catalogue. Please visit www.bromptons.co for further details.
Symbol key
This lot contains or is made of ivory, the United States Government has banned the import of
any ivory into the USA
Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside the country of sale
5 % import tax on the hammer price. See VAT and Import Tax details on page1
20 % import tax on the hammer price. See VAT and Import Tax details on page 1
Condition of Lots
Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition of the goods and the
matters referred to in the catalogue description. All lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in
at the time of the auction (whether or not Bidders are in attendance at the auction).
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1 A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by A. Lamy
Stamped: A. Lamy a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 59g
£4,000 - £6,000
pg. 99
7 A German Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by
Albert Nürnberger
Stamped: *Albert Nürnberger*
Octagonal stick
Weight: 63g
£1,000 - £1,500
2 A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by
Jean Claude Ouchard
Stamped: J. Cl Ouchard
Octagonal stick
Weight: 60g
8 A German Gold-Mounted Violin Bow
by Herbert Wanka
Stamped: Herbert Wanka
Round stick
Weight: 61g
£1,000 - £1,500
£500 - £800
3 An English Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: H&S
Round stick
Weight: 60g
A. Vigneron
Stamped: A.Vigneron A Paris
Round stick
Weight: 65g
£1,500 - £2,000
4 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Eugène Sartory
Faintly stamped: E. Sartory a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 58g
£12,000 - £18,000
pg. 99
5 An English Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by
Samuel Allen
Stamped: W. E. Hill & Sons
Octagonal stick
Weight: 59g
A very similar example of Samuel Allen’s
work can be seen on pages 352 and 353 of
The British Violin, ed. John Milnes, Oxford 2000
£6,000 - £8,000
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pg. 99
6 An English Gold-and-Tortoiseshell-Mounted
Violin Bow by A. R. Bultitude
Stamped: A. R. Bultitude
Further stamped below the frog: 1371 England
Round stick
Weight: 64g
£3,500 - £4,500
Sold with the certificate of Jean-François Raffin,
Paris 2010
£6,000 - £10,000
pg. 99
10 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Louis Morizot
Stamped: L. Morizot
Round stick
Weight: 57g (sparse hair, no lapping)
£1,500 - £2,000
Hart & Son
Stamped: Hart & Son
Round stick
Weight: 63g
£1,000 - £1,500
James Tubbs, London circa 1890
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 61g
The chased gold mounts
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 100
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James Tubbs, London circa 1890
Stamped: Flechter New York
Round stick
Weight: 66g
Victor Flechter was a New York dealer
wrongly accused of stealing the 1725 ‘Duke of
Cambridge’ Stradivarius violin.
£3,000 - £5,000
pg. 100
James Tubbs
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Further stamped on the slide: August Wilhelmj to
The Hon Zoe Massey
Round stick
Weight: 63g
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 100
15 A Gold-and-Tortoiseshell-Mounted Violin Bow,
James Tubbs
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 62g
£4,000 - £6,000
19 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow
Stamped: Peccatte
Round stick
Weight: 53g (no hair)
£2,000 - £3,000
Brian Alvey
Stamped: Brian Alvey
Round stick
Weight: 64g
£1,000 - £1,500
21 A French Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by
attributed to William Tubbs
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 62g
Claude Thomassin
Stamped: C. Thomassin A Paris
Round stick
Weight: 55g
£1,200 - £1,800
£3,000 - £5,000
pg. 100
C. Husson
Stamped: Husson a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 58g (cloth lapping)
Garner Wilson
Stamped: Garner Wilson
Round stick
Weight: 65g
£800 - £1,200
£800 - £1,200
17 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, circa 1870
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23 A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 63g
The frog and button possibly later
August Nürnberger
Stamped: August Nürnberger
Round stick
Weight: 60g
£600 - £1,000
£800 - £1,200
Eugène Sartory
Stamped: E. Sartory A Paris
Round stick
Weight: 60g
This is an early example of the maker’s work
£10,000 - £15,000
pg. 101
W. E. Hill & Sons
Octagonal stick
Weight: 60g
Made by William Watson for W. E. Hill & Sons
£2,500 - £3,500
26 A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow,
attributed to school of Fetique
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 60g
£2,000 - £3,000
J. F. Daber
Stamped: J-F Daber.Lyon*
Round stick
Weight: 61g
£2,500 - £3,500
28 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, attributed to
Prosper Colas
Faintly stamped: A. Jacquot Nancy
Round stick
Weight: 61g
£1,500 - £2,000
Eugène Sartory
Stamped: E. Sartory a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 62g
Sold with the certificate of Bernard Millant,
Paris 2015
£10,000 - £15,000
pg. 101
W. E. Hill & Sons, London 1927
Stamped: W. E. Hill & Sons, England
Stamped under the frog: B 27
Further stamped on the head plate: 2
Round stick
Weight: 59g
£3,000 - £5,000
A. Lamy
Stamped: A Lamy a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 56g
£2,500 - £3,500
*
pg. 101
32 A French Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow
by Charles Alfred Bazin, made for
Gerome Devoivre
Stamped: Gerome Devoivre
Weight: 63g
Sold with the certificate of Jean François Raffin,
Paris 2014
£1,200 - £1,500
James Tubbs
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 63g
£3,000 - £5,000
pg. 101
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34 A French Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by
L. Morizot Frères
Stamped: Lupot
Round stick
Weight: 59g
Stamped: George Withers
Round stick
Weight: 52g
£1,500 - £2,000
Paris 2014
£1,500 - £2,000
A. Lamy
Stamped: A. Lamy a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 58g
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 102
A. R. Bultitude
Stamped: A. R. Bultitude
Round stick
Weight: 63g
W. E. Hill & Sons
The headplate stamped: 8
Octagonal stick
Weight: 62g
*
A. Lamy
Faintly stamped: A. Lamy A Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 61g
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attributed to C. Thomassin
Stamped: Caressa & Français
Octagonal stick
Weight: 61g
£4,000 - £6,000
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: Hill
Round stick
Weight: 61g
Made by William Napier for W. E. Hill & Sons
£3,000 - £5,000
40 A Silver or Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow,
£2,500 - £3,500
£3,000 - £5,000
£1,200 - £1,800
39 An English Silver-Mounted Violin Bow
pg. 102
Gustav Prager
Stamped: Gustav Prager
Further stamped: G.P. pierced by an arrow
Octagonal stick
Weight: 58g
£800 - £1,200
43 An American Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by
E. A. Ouchard, New York 1947
Stamped on both sides of the handle: E. A.
Ouchard New York
Further stamped below the frog: 1947
Octagonal stick
Weight: 64g
Head repaired
£800 - £1,200
**
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: W.E. H&S
Round stick
Weight: 59g
Made by William Napier for W. E. Hill & Sons
£2,500 - £3,500
49 An English Silver-and-Tortoiseshell-Mounted
Viola Bow by W. E. Hill & Sons
Further stamped under the frog: C59 England
Stamped on the head plate: 7
Round stick
Weight: 70g
£4,000 - £6,000
45 A Commemorative English Gold-Mounted
Violin Bow to mark the wedding of Charles and
Diana, by Malcolm Taylor
Stamped: Malcolm M. Taylor England
The ferrule engraved: C&D with a crown
Further engraved: July 29th 1981
Octagonal stick
Weight: 60g
£1,500 - £2,000
Eugène Sartory, Paris circa 1890
Stamped: Audinot a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 57g (foil lapping)
Paris 2013
pg. 102
James Tubbs
Stamped: W.E. Hill
Round stick
Weight: 56g
£2,000 - £3,000
50 An English Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by
P. W. Bryant
Stamped: P. W. Bryant
Octagonal stick
Weight: 68g
£1,000 - £1,500
£12,000 - £18,000
pg. 103
Brian Tunnicliffe
Stamped: B. Tunnicliffe
Round stick
Weight: 71g
£800 - £1,200
52 A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 72g
£800 - £1,200
53 A Gold-and-Ivory-Mounted Viola Bow by
pg. 102
48 A French Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by Victor
Thomassin
Stamped: T Victor
Round stick
Weight: 71g
Sold with the invoice of Ealing Strings,
London 1967
P. W. Bryant
Stamped: P.W.Bryant
Round stick
Weight: 65g
£1,500 - £2,000
54 A French Silver-Mounted Viola Bow
Indistinctly stamped: ...Paris
Round stick
Weight: 70g
£1,000 - £1,500
£2,000 - £4,000
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60 An English Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: W.E.H&S
Round stick
Weight: 64g
Made by Sidney Yeoman for W. E. Hill & Sons
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: H&S
Further stamped under the frog: A
Round stick
Weight: 70g
£2,500 - £3,500
£2,000 - £3,000
pg. 103
Brian Alvey
Octagonal stick
Weight: 68g
Friedrich Wilhelm Knopf
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 79g
Retains the original lapping
£1,000 - £1,500
57 A German Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by
H. R. Pfretzschner
Stamped: H. R. Pfretzschner
Further stamped below the button: Made in GDR
Octagonal stick
Weight: 69g
£500 - £800
58 A French Silver-Mounted Cello Bow, probably
by Claude Thomassin, Paris
Faintly stamped: C. Thomassin à Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 66g
The frog possibly later
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 103
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: H&S
Round stick
Weight: 70g
Sold with a nickel-mounted cello bow
£2,500 - £3,500
61 A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by Christian
Sold with the certificate of C. Hans-Karl Schmidt,
Dresden 2015
£4,000 - £6,000
*
62 A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 78g
The ferrule engraved: ED
£3,000 - £5,000
63 A French Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow by
L. Morizot Frères
Stamped: L. Morizot
Round stick
Weight: 73g
Paris 2015
£2,000 - £3,000
64 A French Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by
Claude Thomassin
Stamped: C. Thomassin a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 80g
£6,000 - £10,000
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pg. 103
65 A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow, possibly by
Claude Thomassin
Faintly stamped: Gustav Bernadel
Round stick
Weight: 78g
£2,000 - £3,000
*
66 An Italian Violin by Stefano Scarampella,
Mantua 1898
Labelled: Stefano Scarampella di Brecia, Fratello
ed Allievo di Guiseppe, fece in Mantua Anno, 1898,
Medaglia D’Argento
Length of back: 357mm
Sold with the certificate of J & A Beare,
London 2015
£50,000 - £80,000
*
pg. 27
67 A French Violin by Joseph Hel, Lille 1897
Labelled: Joseph Hel, Luthier A Lille 1897
Branded internally: Exposition Universelle Paris
1881, Medaille D’Or
Inscribed internally: Fait par Hel a Luthier 1897 No
465, J. Hel
£15,000 - £20,000
71 An Italian Violin by Erminio Farina, Milan 1915
Bearing an original label: Antoniazzi Ricardo
di Cremona figlio di Gaetano fece in Milano
L’anno 1911
Branded internally: EF within a circle
Signed on the table: Erminio Farina in
Milano 1915
Erminio Farina was the principle worker for
R. Antoniazzi
£10,000 - £15,000
pg. 80
72 An English Violin, London circa 1790
Labelled: Carolus Helmer in Prag 1808
Sold with the letter of opinion of John Dilworth,
East Twickenham 2014
£4,000 - £6,000
73 A Violin, possibly Italian
Labelled: Raffaele Fiorini, Fece in Bazzano,
anno 1863
£3,000 - £5,000
pg. 28
68 An Interesting Violin, attributed to Carlo
Antonio Tanegia
Bearing an indistinct label: Tanegia...Milan...
£15,000 - £20,000
pg. 79
69 A French Violin by Honoré Derazey,
Mirecourt circa 1870
Unlabelled
£12,000 - £18,000
74 A French Violin by Augustus Chappuy,
Paris 1772
Labelled: Augustus Chappuy, ... fecit Anno 1772
Sold with the certificate of Jean-Jacques
Rampal, Paris 2012
£1,800 - £2,500
74A A Very Interesting Italian Violin, second half
pg. 79
70 A Very Interesting Violin, circa 1800
of the nineteenth century
Unlabelled
£18,000 - £25,000
Labelled: ...Jo bapt..Rogerius Bon Nicolai Amati de
Cremon...Brixiae fecit Anno Domini. 17..
£10,000 - £15,000
*
pg. 29
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75 An English Violin by W. E. Hill & Sons,
London 1973
Labelled: William E. Hill & Sons, Makers 140 New
Bond Street, London. 1973 No. 516
As illustrated in Arthur Bultitude and the Hill
Tradition by R.J.M. Sadler, plate no. 12
£2,000 - £3,000
76 An Italian Violin by Carlo Oddone, Turin 1930
79 An English Violin by Bernard Simon Fendt,
London circa 1830
Unlabelled
The original neck and fingerboard
This violin is in a very good state of preservation
Sold with the certificate of John Dilworth, East
Twickenham 2015
£15,000 - £20,000
Labelled: Carlo Giuseppe Oddone, Turin 1930
Numbered in ink: 235
Bearing the usual brands on the upper and
lower blocks
Further branded externally on the lower rib:
C.Oddone Torino.
This violin is in an almost perfect state of
preservation.
80 A French Violin by Joseph Hel, Paris circa 1880
Sold with the reissued certificate of Kenneth
Warren & Sons, Chicago 2012
81 An Italian Violin by Giulio Degani, Venice 1907
£60,000 - £80,000
**
pg. 30
77 A French Violin, first half of the nineteenth
century, Paris
Labelled: Nicolas Lupot luthier Rue Crox des petits
champs a paris
£25,000 - £35,000
*
pg. 80
78 An Italian Violin by George Ullman, Milan 1912
Labelled: Georgius Ullmannius, Mediolani 1912
This violin is in almost perfect condition
£18,000 - £25,000
pg. 31
Labelled: Bernadel Luthier Eléve de Lupot Rue
Croix des Petits Champs rb25 a Paris 1834
Rampal, Paris 2010
£12,000 - £18,000
pg. 33
Labelled: Degani Giulio Di Eugenio premiato con
gran diploma d’onore in Milano e medaglia d’oro
in Torino Anno 1907 fece in Venezia
£10,000 - £15,000
*
pg. 81
82 An Italian Violin, second half of the nineteenth
century
Faintly labelled: Andrea Guarneri...
£10,000 - £15,000
*
83 An Interesting Violin, circa 1770
Labelled: Opus Bartolomey Taffini, 1754
£6,000 - £8,000
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pg. 32
pg. 81
84 A French Violin by Jean Gosselin, Paris
circa 1830
Unlabelled
An almost identical violin was sold through
these rooms as lot 578 on June 29th 2015
Sold with the certificate of W. E. Hill & Sons,
London 1951, attributing the violin to
J. L. Clement
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 82
85 A German Violin, attributed to Paolo Fiorini,
circa 1910
Bearing the manuscript label: Guiseppe Fiorini,
Turin 1906
£3,000 - £4,000
86 A Violin, attributed to Michael Albani,
Gratz 1728
Labelled: Michael Albanus me fecit Gracy A. 1728
Bearing the device of a rearing bull
£3,000 - £5,000
90 An Italian Violin, probably by Lorenzo and
Tommasso Carcassi, Florence circa 1760
Labelled: Alexander Gagliano me fecit
Neapoli 17.4
£18,000 - £25,000
*
pg. 83
91 An Interesting Violin, probably Italian
circa 1700
Labelled: Francescus Rugerius detto il per in
Cremona dell anno 1671
£15,000 - £20,000
*
pg. 83
92 A Fine Violin, probably Italian circa 1780
Labelled: Hendrik Jacobs me fecit in
Amsterdam 1697
The back, ribs and scroll of native Italian Oppio
Dendrochronology from Peter Ratcliff confirms
the latest date as 1734
The table matches predominantly with Italian
makers such as del Gesu, Tecchler, Deconet
and Gagliano
£12,000 - £18,000
*
pg. 84
87 A Violin
Indistinctly labelled: Repaired by E. Rocca 1915
Signed internally
£2,000 - £3,000
88 An Italian Violin by Tomasso Eberle, Naples
circa 1775
Bearing an original label: Thomas Eberle Fecit
Neapo 177(?)
£60,000 - £80,000
pg. 34
89 An Italian Violin, possibly Milan circa 1770
93 A Violin, attributed to Leandro Bisiach Junior,
Milan 1962
Labelled: Giacomo e Leandro Bisiach, Fecero in
Milan l’A 1962, Giacomo e Leandro Bisiach
£10,000 - £15,000
94 An English Violin by Jacob Ford, London
circa 1780
Unlabelled
£7,000 - £10,000
Labelled: Antonius Borgia me fecit in Milano,
anno 1768
£20,000 - £30,000
*
pg. 82
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95 A French Violin by François Gavinies,
Paris circa 1760
Unabelled
Branded on the upper back: Gavinies
Guadagnini (II), Turin 1840
Labelled: Gaetano Guadagnini fece in Torino
nell’anno 1840 in Piazza S. Carlo
£5,000 - £8,000
£15,000 - £20,000
96 A Czech Violin by Emanuel Adam Homolka,
Prague circa 1830
Bearing the original label: Caspar Strnad, fecit
Praga Anno 1820
Sold with the certificate of Jan B. Spidlen,
Prague 2015
£4,000 - £6,000
97 A Violin by Silvio Barbieri, Mantua 2008
Labelled: Barbieri Silvio, figlio e allievo di Bruno,
Mantova A 2008, ... Scarampella S.
Sold with the certificate of authenticity of the
maker, Mantova 2009
£3,000 - £5,000
Milan circa 1750
Labelled: ...Guarnerius fecit Cremonae sub
titular...1675
A similar example, The Ex Flesch, can be found on
page 436 of Meister italienischer Geigenbaukunst,
by Walter Hamma, Germany 1965
£70,000 - £90,000
*
pg. 35
Venice 1906
Bearing the original label: Giovanni Schwarz,
Nipote ed Allievo di Degani, piu volte premiato
fabbricatore e riparatore di Istrumenti ad Arco,
Venezia - S. Felice 3816 - Venezia, S. Samuele No.
3039 Fece Anno 1906
£15,000 - £20,000
Bearing the original label: Giuseppe Pedrazzini,
Cremonese, fece in Milano 1947
Signed on the label
Branded internally: G. Pedrazzini
Sold with the certificate of Florian Leonhard,
London 2014
Natale Novelli worked for his uncle Giuseppe
Pedrazzini
£10,000 - £15,000
pg. 36
pg. 85
102 An English Violin by Bernard Simon Fendt,
London circa 1830
Unlabelled
pg. 85
103 An Italian Violin, school of Leandro Bisiach,
first half of the twentieth century
Labelled: Leandro Bisiach dealla Scuola
Cremonese, fece in Milano, Piazza del Duomo
Signed on the label
Sold with the receipt of sale from Max Möller,
Amsterdam 1951
£6,000 - £10,000
99 An Italian Violin by Giovanni Schwarz,
pg. 84
101 An Italian Violin by Natale Novelli, Milan 1947
£8,000 - £12,000
98 An Italian Violin by Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi,
16
100 An Interesting Violin, attributed to Gaetano
pg. 86
104 A Dutch Violin by J. B. Le Fevre,
Amsterdam 1769
Labelled: J. B. Le Fevre fecit in Amfterdam 1769
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 86
105 An Italian Violin, after Sgarabotto
Bearing the manuscript label: Gaetano
Sgarabotto, Brecia 1957
£4,000 - £6,000
106 An Interesting English Violin, London circa
1850, after Amati
Unlabelled
The fingerboard is stamped: 160X
£3,000 - £5,000
107 A Violin, attributed to Jacob Fendt
Labelled: Joseph Guarnerius...
Bologna 1957
Labelled: Otello Bignami, Allievo G. Pollastri, 1’
Premio 3’ Concorso Nazionale di S. Cecilia, Fece in
Bologna, 1957
Rampal, Paris 2008
£20,000 - £30,000
pg. 39
111 An Interesting Violin, attributed to Giovanni
Francesco Pressenda, circa 1850
Labelled: Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q
Raphael, fecit Taurino anno Domini 1848
£20,000 - £30,000
Sold with the insurance certificate of
Bridgewood and Neitzert, London 2007
pg. 40
112 An Interesting Violin, after Rocca
Labelled: Joseph Antonius Rocca, fecit Taurini,
anno Domini 1862
£3,000 - £5,000
Property of a Lady
108 A Fine Italian Violin by Francesco Ruggieri,
Cremona circa 1715
Bearing a facsimile label: Francesco Ruggieri,
detto il pere Cremona 1695
The table seems to show the hand of Vincenzo
Ruggieri; Francesco’s talented son
Sold with the certificate and receipt of sale of
J & A Beare, London 1962
£120,000 - £180,000
110 An Italian Violin by Otello Bignami,
pg. 37
Various Properties
109 An Italian Violin by Eugenio Degani,
Venice 1894
Labelled: Degani Eugenio (dieci medaglio di
merito) fece 48, Venezia 1894
Sold with the dendrochronology report of John
Topham, dating the youngest tree ring to 1714
£8,000 - £12,000
113 A Violin, attributed to Pierre Hel, Lille 1920
Labelled: Pierre Hel Luthier du conservatoire a Lille
en l’an 1920
Inscribed internally: Fair par Pierre Hel luthier à
Lille anno 1920
Signed internally
Numbered: 207
Branded: P. Hel Lille
Further branded on the upper back: PH within a
double circle
£7,000 - £10,000
pg. 87
Sold with the receipt of sale from John Storrow,
Scarborough 1955
£30,000 - £40,000
pg. 38
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114 An Italian Violin by Salvatore Sandro Orlando,
Catania 1954
Bearing the original label: Salvatore Sandro
Orlando(Orlando della Sorgiva Borgata Cibali in
Catania l’anno 1954
Further labelled on the top block: Orlando Della
Sorgiva
Branded on the upper button: SO
£6,000 - £10,000
**
pg. 87
115 An Italian Violin by Raffaele Calace,
Naples 1912
Bearing the original label: Anno 1912 Napoli
Signed on the label
Branded on the upper button: Calace Napoli
£5,000 - £8,000
*
pg. 88
116 An Austrian Violin by Johann Georg Thir,
Vienna 1773
Labelled: Jannes Georgius Thir, fecit Viennae,
Anno 1773
Inscribed: Begio A Petrer 1890
£4,000 - £6,000
117 An English Violin by George Barton,
London 1780
Inscribed internally: Made by George Barton,
Butcher Row, Temple Bar, London 1780
Branded on the upper back and lower rib:
G. Barton, London
£3,000 - £5,000
circa 1880
Labelled: Jacobus Philippus Cordanus fecit
Genuae Anno fal 1723
Bearing a damaged later label: corretto....
Gaetano...Torino 18...
18
Naples 1789
Labelled: Joseph filius Nicolai fecit Neap 1789
£70,000 - £100,000
pg. 41
120 An Italian Violin by Marinus Capicchioni,
Rimini 1955
Bearing the original label: Marinus Capicchioni,
fecit Arimini A.D. 1955
Branded twice internally: M. Capicchioni-Rimini
£35,000 - £45,000
**
pg. 42
121 An Italian Violin by Natale Carletti, Pieve di
Cento circa 1925
Labelled: Joseph Ceruti filius Jannes Baptistae...
Sold with the certificate of Eric Blot,
Cremona 2015
£25,000 - £35,000
*
pg. 43
122 A Venetian Violin, attributed to
Matteo Goffriller, circa 1720
Labelled: Dominicus Montagnana...venetiis 1732
£35,000 - £55,000
*
pg. 44
123 A Violin by N. Audinot, 1898
Labelled: N. Audinot 17 Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle
Année 1898 No. 687
Branded on the upper block: Audinot a Paris
£5,000 - £8,000
118 An Interesting Violin, probably Italian
£3,000 - £5,000
119 An Italian Violin by Joseph Gagliano,
*
124 A Good French Violin, circa 1870
Labelled: Alessandrus d’Espine, fecit Taurini anno
Domini 1838
The fingerboard is numbered: 3367
£4,000 - £6,000
125 An Interesting Violin, circa 1780
Labelled: Gio. Bapt. Grancino in Contrada, Largha
di Milano anno 1690
£3,000 - £5,000
126 A French Violin, circa 1830
Bearing a repairer’s label: ...Binns(?)
£3,000 - £5,000
127 A Composite Italian Violin by Carlo Ferdinando
Landolfi, Milan circa 1750
Labelled: Jo. Bapt. Rogerius Bon: Nicolai Amati de
Cremo-na Alumnis Brixae fecit Anno Domini 1674
The back and ribs probably by Santino Lavazza
The scroll probably by G.B. Guadagnini
£30,000 - £50,000
pg. 45
Property of a Gentleman
128 An Important Italian Violin by Carlo Tononi,
Venice 1726
Labelled: Carlo Tononi, Bolognese, Fece in Venezia
L’ A 1726
Branded on the lower rib: Carlo Tonon
This violin is in a very fine state of preservation
Sold with the certificate of Bein & Fushi,
Chicago 1996
Dendrochronology results place the earliest
bass side date at 1721 and treble side at 1718,
with strong correlations with instruments by
Bergonzi, Guarneri del Gesu, and Stradivarius.
A full dendrochronology report is available to
purchase from Peter Ratcliff.
£150,000 - £200,000
Property of the late Eileen Engelbrecht
129 A Fine English Viola by John Frederick Lott II,
London circa 1830
Labelled: J. F. Lott Maker London
The fingerboard is stamped with the W. E. Hill &
Sons registration number: W447
Sold with the certificate and receipt of sale from
The previous owner of this violin Eileen
Engelbrecht (1945 - 2013) was a distinguished
free-lance musician based in London but
also travelling world-wide. She was a founder
member of the London Sinfonietta and was
much in demand as a soloist and ensemble
player. Eileen deputised for her teacher Fred
Riddle at the Royal College of Music (where she
also taught Junior Exhibitioners for 15 years)
and in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where
she was the second female player permitted.
Eileen was a Gold Medallist at the Royal college
of Music and joint winner of the 1972 BBC Viola
Competition, in which she played this very fine
Lott viola.
£25,000 - £35,000
pg. 48
Various Properties
130 A Portugese Viola by Antonio Capela,
Espinho 1971
Labelled: Antonio Capela, Antense, Espinho
Portvgal, Faciebat Anno 1971 ACE
Signed on the label
Branded internally: Capela Antonio
£7,000 - £10,000
pg. 88
pg. 46
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131 An English Viola by William John, London 1987
Labelled: William John, Ealing Strings Workshop,
London 1987
£3,000 - £5,000
132 An Italian Viola by Yukio Ozaki, Cremona 1974
Bearing the original label: Yukio Ozaki fece a
Cremona nell’anno 1974 No. 36
£3,000 - £5,000
133 An Italian Viola by Carlo and Natale Carletti,
Pieve di Cento circa 1930
Unlabelled
Branded internally and on the upper back:
Carletti
£18,000 - £25,000
pg. 49
Property of the Late Donald Thompson
137 An Important Italian Viola by Giacomo Rivolta,
Milan 1829
Labelled: Giacomo Rivolta fece Milano 1829,
Premiato di Medaglia d’argento, indi di quella
d’oro per aver fatto risorgere la scuola del
celebre Stradivari
This viola is in an excellent state of preservation
London 1920, also a copy of Messrs Sotheby’s
November 1982 catalogue in which the viola is
illustrated in colour as lot 652. Accompanied by
two letters from Charles Beare; the first dated
9th of May 2003 asking permission to borrow
the Rivolta viola for the International Society of
Violin and Bow Makers exhibition of Milanese
instruments and a subsequent letter dated 1st
August 2003, thanking Donald Thompson for
loaning the viola.
Refer to department
pg. 50
134 An English Viola by Arthur Richardson,
Crediton 1929
Labelled: Made by Arthur Richardson ... for A.J.
Stevens, Torquay 2/8/29, Crediton, Devon
£8,000 - £12,000
135 An Interesting Viola, attributed to and possibly
by Marengo Romanos Rinaldi, Turin 1896
Labelled: Marengo - Romanos - Rinadi, Albensis,
fecit Taurini Anno 1896
£6,000 - £10,000
pg. 89
136 An English Viola by Thomas Kennedy, London
circa 1820
Unlabelled
Sold with the receipt of W. E. Hill & Sons,
London 1939
£3,000 - £5,000
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138 An Italian Viola by Natale Carletti,
Bologna 1930
Labelled: Natale Carletti fu Carlo, Liutaio, Pieve di
Cento (Bologna) 1930, 6739
Signed on the label
£8,000 - £10,000
*
139 An English Viola by John Wilkinson, circa 1930
Unlabelled
Paul Voigt, London 1967
£6,000 - £8,000
pg. 89
140 An Austrian Viola by Johann Christoph
145 An English Viola by Alfred Vincent,
Leidolff, Wien 1745
Labelled: Johann Christoph Leidolff, Lauten und
Geigenmacher in Wienn, 1745
London 1935
Labelled: Alfred Vincent, London 1935, 235
The fingerboard is numbered: S806
£5,000 - £8,000
£5,000 - £8,000
141 A German Viola by Johann Paul Worle,
Presburg 1876
Labelled: Joh Paul Worle, Lautten und
Geigenmacher in Presburg A. 1876
Inscribed on the label with a lute-playing griffin
£3,000 - £5,000
Bearing the original label: Degani Giulio di
Eugenio, premiatio... Anno 1899, fecit Venezia
This viola is in an almost perfect state of
preservation
Sold with the certificate of E. R. Voigt & Son Ltd,
London 1961
pg. 90
143 A Scottish Viola by James Briggs,
Glasgow 1912
Bearing the manuscript label: James W. Briggs,
Glasgow 1912
£10,000 - £15,000
Ashby de la Zouch 1988
Bearing the original label dated 1988
Sold with a letter from the maker and dated
Ashby de la Zouch, 1988
£4,000 - £6,000
142 An Italian Viola by Giulio Degani, Venice 1899
£25,000 - £35,000
146 An English Viola by Helen T. Michetschlager,
pg. 90
144 An Australian Viola by James William
Robinson, Queensland 2005
Labelled: James William Robinson, allievo di Gio
Batta Morassi, (1971-73) fece in Cremona, 2005
and inscribed: Made at 12 Violin Place, Asana Hills,
Qld. Australia
James William Robinson was the pupil of
Giovanni Battista Morassi
The Ex Stephen Shingles
147 An Important Italian Viola by Antonio Casini,
Modena circa 1660
Unlabelled
The fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons
registration number: V041
London 1930
This viola is featured on pages 142 & 143 of
Meister italienischer Geigenbaukunst by Walter
Hamma, Germany 1965
Refer to department
pg. 52
Various Properties
148 An Italian Viola by Enrico Melegari, Turin 1876
Labelled: Enrico Melegari Clodoveo, Parmense,
fece in Torino, Anno 1876
Branded twice internally: Melegari
£12,000 - £18,000
pg. 91
£5,000 - £8,000
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149 A French Viola by Nicolas E. Simoutre,
Paris 1895
Labelled: N. E. Simoutre, Inventeur bréveté des
Supports harmoniques et de la Barre semi-adhérente,
38, rue de l’Exchiquier a Paris, Année 1895
Numbered: 1710
£4,000 - £6,000
150 An Italian Viola by Marinus Cappichione,
Rimini 1966
Bearing the original label: Marinus Capicchioni,
fecit Arimini A.D. 1966
£30,000 - £40,000
pg. 55
151 An Italian Viola, probably by Petro Pallotta,
Perugia 1788
Labelled: Petrus Pallotta Peru-sinus, fecit Perusia,
Anno 1788
Sold with the receipt of Ralph P. Powell,
Smethwick 1948
£12,000 - £18,000
pg. 56
152 An English Viola by William Forster, London
circa 1790
Bearing the original label: William Forster,
Violin, Violoncello and Tenor maker, to their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales & Duke of
Cumberland, London
£8,000 - £12,000
*
pg. 57
153 An English Viola by William Luff, London 1970
Labelled: William Luff, London 1970
£8,000 - £12,000
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The Ex Frederick Riddle
154 A Fine Viola, probably Tyrol circa 1730
Unlabelled
The fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons
registration number: V581
London 1962, made out to F. Riddle Esq., which
describes the viola as being, in their opinion,
from the Tyrol circa 1730, in the style of the
Venetian School, and in a very good state of
preservation.
£25,000 - £35,000
pg. 59
155 An English Cello by Lockey Hill, London
circa 1810
Inscribed internally: My Dear little Peggy, in the
making of whom, even God has surpassed himself,
...Taylor 22/15/18
With additional repairer’s labels
£12,000 - £18,000
pg. 91
156 A Scottish Cello by Alexander Smillie,
Glasgow 1896
Bearing the original label: Alex Smillie, fecit
Croshill Glasgow 1896, No. 10
Sold with the insurance valuations of J. P. Guivier
& Co, London 1979 and 1981
£6,000 - £10,000
pg. 92
157 A Small Size German Cello, school of Matthias
Hornsteiner, Mittenwald circa 1800
Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius...
£5,000 - £8,000
158 An English Cello by Benjamin Banks,
Salisbury 1785
Bearing the original label: Benjamin Banks, fecit
Salisbury 1785
The fingerboard bears the registration
number: K341
This cello is in a very fine state of preservation
£50,000 - £80,000
circa 1860
Labelled: Sebastien Vuillaume a Paris, 27
Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle
This cello is in an exceptional state of
preservation
Sold with the certificate of Etienne Vatelot,
Paris 1985
£60,000 - £80,000
pg. 61
pg. 60
159 An Italian Cello by Genuzio Carletti,
Pieve di Cento 1949
Labelled: Genuzio Carletti, 1 premio e medaglio
d’oro viola al concorso internationale di Cremona
1949 fece in Pieve-di Cento anno 1949
Signed on the label
£25,000 - £30,000
163 A French Cello by Sebastien Vuillaume, Paris
**
pg. 92
160 A Cello, attributed to F. W. Chanot, London 1904
Labelled: F. W. Chanot, London fecit A.D. 1904 FWC
£7,000 - £10,000
161 A German Cello by Sympertus Niggell, Fussen
circa 1760
Labelled: Sympertus Niggell, Lauten und GeigenMacher in Fussen 17..
£5,000 - £8,000
164 An Italian Cello by Camillo Mandelli, Venice 1927
Indistinctly labelled
Branded internally on the label and top block:
CM within a circle
Sold with the certificate of Eric Blot, Cremona 2003
£20,000 - £30,000
pg. 93
165 An English Cello by Joseph Hill, London
circa 1780
Unlabelled
The later scroll
Sold with the certificate of John Dilworth,
London 2014
£10,000 - £15,000
166 A French Cello, circa 1900
Labelled: Bienfait
£5,000 - £8,000
162 A German Cello, circa 1900
Unlabelled
£3,000 - £5,000
167 A Contemporary Cello
Labelled: Paulus Castello, fecit Genoa Anno 1773
£3,000 - £5,000
*
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168 An Italian Cello, possibly by a member of the
Carcassi family, Florence circa 1750
Labelled: Restoretta da G. Scarampella in Firenze
anno 1890
The later Italian scroll
Sold with the letter of authenticity of
J & A Beare, London 2003
£80,000 - £120,000
pg. 62
169 An English Cello by Charles Boulangier,
London 1882
Bearing the original label: Charles Boulangier,
fecit London 1882 CB
Signed internally: 1882 CB
Edward Withers, London 1951
£30,000 - £50,000
pg. 63
170 An English Cello by Lockey Hill, London 1827
Labelled: L. Hill Violin Violoncello Maker,
Boro, London
Inscribed on the bottom rib: L. Hill, Maker 1827
Sold with the certificate of William Moennig,
Philadelphia 1966
£18,000 - £25,000
*
pg. 64
171 A Cello
Labelled: Unico Costruttore Luitaio, Leandro
Bisiach, Milano, Piazza Duomo, 1910
£5,000 - £8,000
172 An English Cello by William Forster Junior,
London 1807
Labelled: Willm Forster
Inscribed on the lower rib: William Forster J..., No.
29, 1807
£60,000 - £80,000
172A An English Cello by Henry Lockey-Hill, London
circa 1810-15
Labelled: Joseph Antonius Rocca...
Sold with the certificate of J. & A. Beare,
London 1994
£20,000 - £30,000
173 An English Cello, probably by Thomas
Kennedy, London circa 1820
Unlabelled
The later head
Sold with the hand written opinion of Cyril Wm.
Jacklin, London 1936
£10,000 - £15,000
174 An Interesting Cello, attributed to Enrico
Rinaldi, Naples 1905
Labelled: Enrico Rinaldi, Napoli 1905, No. 42
£6,000 - £10,000
175 An English Cello by Matthew Furber, London 1825
Bearing the manuscript label: Matthew Furber, 77
Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, London 1825
£6,000 - £8,000
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176 An English Cello by John Morrison,
London 1803
Bearing the original label: Copy of the maker’s
inscription found under the belly of this
instrument: John Morrison, Maker from Forster’s,
No. ... Harvey Buildings, Strand London 1803
£5,000 - £8,000
177 An English Cello, circa 1800
circa 1780
Stamped to the back of the neck: Longman &
Broderip, No. 26 Cheapside, No. 13 Haymarket
London
Flamed maple back and sides
Maple neck and head with a square finial and
watch-key tuning mechanism
Wooden star-shaped rose, later bridge
Sold with a hard case
£1,000 - £1,500
Unlabelled
181 An English Parlour Guitar
£3,000 - £5,000
178 A Spanish Guitar by Ignacio Fleta,
Barcelona, 1966
Serial number: 398
Labelled: Ignacio Fleta e hijos, Construcio in
19, [66], Calle [de Los Angeles, 4 Enl, 2a,],
Barcelona España.
Cedar soundboard and Indian rosewood back
and sides
Frustero tuning machines
String length 650mm
Sold with the original case
£25,000 - £35,000
180 A Fine English Guitar by Longman & Broderip,
pg. 66
179 A Stauffer Model Hermann Hauser II Terz
Guitar, Reichsbach 1976
Labelled: Hermann Hauser Gitaren München
(stricken through) Reichsbach AD 1976
Numbered: 1031
Stauffer style head stock with 6 side tuners
Spruce soundboard, flame maple back and sides
String length: 562mm
Labelled: D & A Roudhloff, from Paris,
Manufacturers of Guitars, 97 Charlotte St...
London...
Birdseye maple back and sides, lavish pearl
decoration
Deluxe tuners with mother-of-pearl buttons
£800 - £1,200
182 A Flamenco Guitar
Labelled: Eduardo Ferrer, Constructor de Guitarras,
de Concierto y Flamenco, Gomerez 26, Granada
España, AÑO 197[8]
Cypress back and sides, spruce soundboard
Head in the style of Santos Hernandez
£500 - £800
Sold with a hard case
£5,000 - £7,000
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183 A Spanish Guitar by Antonio de Torres,
Seville 1856
Labelled: Por D. Antonio de Torres/ Sevilla Calle de
[Cerragería] Núm. [32.]/ AÑO DE 185[6]
A spruce soundboard with five gable shaped
fan-braces and two diagonal ones
The inlaid rosette of rosewood with yellow
coloured wooden concentric circles
A three-piece back and sides of cypress
The neck and head of cedar, with rosewood
fingerboard and eighteen bar-shaped metal frets
The head faced with rosewood, fashioned with
mortises with square ramps to accommodate
later tuning machines with bone buttons
A bone nut, saddle and tie-block cap
Sold with the original reconditioned case,
also with documents of examination and
authentication by José Romanillos dated
22 July 2014.
£40,000 - £60,000
pg. 67
184 A Guitar by Herman Hauser III, Reisbach 1986
Labelled: Hermann Hauser Gitaren Reisbach
fruher Munchen
Numbered: 155
Signed by the maker on the label
Rosewood back and sides, spruce soundboard
Sold with a hard case, also with the guarantee
of authenticity of Hermann Hauser III,
Reisbach 2015
£12,000 - £18,000
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185 A Guitar by Charles Lullier, Boulogne
circa 1840
Unlabelled
Stamped on the neck-block: Lullier, Luthier
A legnani model after Lacote
Rosewood back and sides, later tuning pegs
In need of restoration
£800 - £1,000
186 An Interesting French Guitar, circa 1820
Unlabelled
Back and sides of satinwood, head in the
manner of Stauffer
£600 - £800
Lot 66
An Italian Violin by Stefano Scarampella, Mantua 1898
£50,000 - £80,000
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Lot 67
28
A French Violin by Joseph Hel, Lille 1897
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 70
A Very Interesting Violin, circa 1800
£10,000 - £15,000
29
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Lot 76
30
An Italian Violin by Carlo Oddone, Turin 1930
£60,000 - £80,000
Lot 78
An Italian Violin by George Ullman, Milan 1912
£18,000 - £25,000
31
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Lot 79
32
An English Violin by Bernard Simon Fendt, London circa 1830
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 80
A French Violin by Joseph Hel, Paris circa 1880
£12,000 - £18,000
33
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Lot 88
34
An Italian Violin by Tomasso Eberle, Naples circa 1775
£60,000 - £80,000
Lot 98
An Italian Violin by Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, Milan circa 1750
£70,000 - £90,000
35
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Lot 99
36
An Italian Violin by Giovanni Schwarz, Venice 1906
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 108
A Fine Italian Violin by Francesco Ruggieri, Cremona circa 1715
£120,000 - £180,000
37
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Lot 109
38
An Italian Violin by Eugenio Degani, Venice 1894
£30,000 - £40,000
Lot 110
An Italian Violin by Otello Bignami, Bologna 1957
£20,000 - £30,000
39
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Lot 111
40
An Interesting Violin, attributed to Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, circa 1850
£20,000 - £30,000
Lot 119
An Italian Violin by Joseph Gagliano, Naples 1789
£70,000 - £100,000
41
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Lot 120
42
An Italian Violin by Marinus Capicchioni, Rimini 1955
£35,000 - £45,000
Lot 121
An Italian Violin by Natale Carletti, Pieve di Cento circa 1925
£25,000 - £35,000
43
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Lot 122
44
A Venetian Violin, attributed to Matteo Goffriller, circa 1720
£35,000 - £55,000
Lot 127
A Composite Italian Violin by Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, Milan circa 1750
£30,000 - £50,000
45
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Lot 128
46
An Important Italian Violin by Carlo Tononi, Venice 1726
£150,000 - £200,000
47
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Lot 129
48
A Fine English Viola by John Frederick Lott II, London circa 1830
£25,000 - £35,000
Lot 133
An Italian Viola by Carlo and Natale Carletti, Pieve di Cento circa 1930
£18,000 - £25,000
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Lot 137
Property of the Late Donald Thompson
An Important Italian Viola by Giacomo Rivolta,
Milan 1829
Labelled: Giacomo Rivolta fece Milano 1829,
Premiato di Medaglia d’argento, indi di quella
d’oro per aver fatto risorgere la scuola del celebre
Stradivari
This viola is in an excellent state of preservation.
London 1920, also a copy of Messrs Sotheby’s
November 1982 catalogue in which the viola is
illustrated in colour as lot 652. Accompanied by
two letters from Charles Beare; the first dated
9th of May 2003 asking permission to borrow
the Rivolta viola for the International Society of
Violin and Bow Makers exhibition of Milanese
instruments and a subsequent letter dated 1st
August 2003, thanking Donald Thompson for
loaning the viola.
Don Thompson began his career as an orchestral
musician during his National Service when he
played the side drum in the Royal Signals Band.
He then studied the viola with Fred Riddle at the
Trinity College of Music. Following periods in
Sadler’s Wells and Covent Garden orchestras, Don
joined the Royal Philharmonic where he remained
a dedicated and loyal member for some 34 years.
Throughout his musical career Don always had
a passion for the viola instrument, and enjoyed
buying and selling his instruments and bows,
especially during his retirement.
Refer to department
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Lot 147
The Ex Stephen Shingles
An Important Italian Viola by Antonio Casini, Modena circa 1660
Unlabelled
The finger board bears the W. E. Hill & Sons registration number: V041.
Sold with the certificate of W. E. Hill & Sons, London 1930. This viola is featured on pages 142 & 143 of
‘Meister italienischer Geigenbaukunst’ by Walter Hamma.
Refer to department
Stephen Shingles
Stephen Shingles started his musical career as solo chorister at Norwich Cathedral. Winning an open scholarship to the
Royal Academy of Music in London, he studied the violin with Rowsby Woof and later the viola with Winifred Copperwheat.
Following six years as co-principal viola of the London Symphony Orchestra, he devoted himself to chamber music. A
former member of the Hirsch String Quartet for twelve years, he was a principal member of the Academy of St. Martin
in the Fields from 1961.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music,
and Professor of viola there, from 1965 onwards.
Stephen was one of the five founding directors of
ASM (orchestra) Ltd from June 1971.
The ASMIF recorded many hundreds of records
during Stephen’s time as principal (by both the
bigger orchestras and the Chamber Ensemble),
for Argo, Phillips, E.M.I. , Decca and L’Oiseau
Lyre. On several recordings, on which he was a
featured soloist, he would have been playing the
Cassini viola, which he bought early in 1971. Some
examples are: The Sinfonia Concertante for violin
and viola, by W.A. Mozart, with Alan Loveday. (Argo
1971); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, by R.
Vaughan-Williams (Argo 1972), and the concerto
in G for viola, by G.P. Teleman. (Argo 1976).
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John Dilworth writes:
This viola by Antonio Casini is a very rare and important early Italian contralto viola. The number of contraltos, that
is violas with a back length less than 42cm, made before 1700 can be enumerated quite quickly; two by the Brothers
Amati, a few examples by Maggini and Andrea Guarneri, and four by Stradivari. What inspired Casini to make this form
of viola is by no means clear; what is known about the maker himself is just as obscure. He was born in Modena in
1630 and died there in 1690, and at some point became luthier to the court of the powerful Este family, Isabelle d’Este
having been one of the central figures in the artistic and musical renaissance in the early sixteenth century. Despite
this, Modena itself was not well-provided with violin makers in the classical period. The Aisele/Heisele family from
Fussen were established there in the early seventeenth century, making lutes, but possibly providing apprenticeship
and general instrument-making knowledge to local craftsmen. There is a record of one Cristofano Zanotti making
bows, and possibly lutes and violins in the later seventeenth century, but little other evidence of violin making in this
grand city.
Casini’s known surviving work amounts to a few violins, two violas and two cellos, often described as being similar to
Joseph Filius Andrea Guarneri in style, which is superficially true. Labels are recorded from 1658 up to 1687, and while
this viola has lost its own, the Hill certificate attributes it to c.1660, a significantly early date, both in Casini’s career and
the history of the viola in general. It is a very impressive instrument, on a bold format with strong edges and corners,
but quite loosely finished, with dramatic toolmarks visible under the varnish, which is itself one of the most remarkable
features. It is deeply coloured and textured, very close in appearance to that of Matteo Gofriller, inviting comparisons
with the Venetian school and early Tyrolean work, again pointing towards the possible influence of the Aisele family.
The design seems to owe nothing to the great Brothers Amati contralto of c.1626 associated with the Este collection
currently in Modena, and in any case that instrument was not brought to Modena until 1803, having previously
belonged to the Obizzi family in Padua. In form it is quite erratic, with a fairly pointed upper bout and very short middle
bouts; these in particular recall the Maggini contraltos. There is some evidence that the instrument has in fact been
slightly narrowed along the centre line, since the grain is continuous across the now two-piece back. The overall length
and other significant structural aspects are original and unaltered, although the outer part of the lower treble side of
the front has been renewed. The scroll also recalls Brescia rather than Cremona in that it is in violin form, without the
cello-style shoulders that are a hallmark of Cremonese violas in all periods.
In the very rareified company of the handful of master violas from the seventeenth century, this instrument by a much
underestimated and overlooked maker stands on its own great merits as an exceptional and fascinating work.
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Lot 150
An Italian Viola by Marinus Cappichione, Rimini 1966
£30,000 - £40,000
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Lot 151
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An Italian Viola, probably by Petro Pallotta, Perugia 1788
£12,000 - £18,000
Lot 152
An English Viola by William Forster, London circa 1790
£8,000 - £12,000
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Lot 153
58
An English Viola by William Luff, London 1970
£8,000 - £12,000
Lot 154
A Fine Viola, probably Tyrol circa 1730
£25,000 - £35,000
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Lot 158
60
An English Cello by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury 1785
£50,000 - £80,000
Lot 163
A French Cello by Sebastien Vuillaume, Paris circa 1860
£60,000 - £80,000
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Lot 168
62
An Italian Cello, possibly by a member of the Carcassi family, Florence circa 1750
£80,000 - £120,000
Lot 169
An English Cello by Charles Boulangier, London 1882
£30,000 - £50,000
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Lot 170
64
An English Cello by Lockey Hill, London 1827
£18,000 - £25,000
Lot 172
An English Cello by William Forster Junior, London 1807
£60,000 - £80,000
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Lot 178
66
A Spanish Guitar by Ignacio Fleta, Barcelona, 1966
String length 650mm
£25,000 - £35,000
Lot 183
A Spanish Guitar by Antonio de Torres, Seville 1856
String length: 651mm - Length of back: 460mm
£40,000 - £60,000
67
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Lot 184
68
A Guitar by Herman Hauser III, Reisbach 1986
£12,000 - £18,000
Lot 246
An Italian Violin by Paulo Antonio Testore, Milan circa 1740
£30,000 - £40,000
69
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Lot 251
70
A Very Interesting Violin, after G. B. Guadagnini
£20,000 - £30,000
Lot 257
A Fine Italian Violin, attributed to and probably by Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona circa 1800
£120,000 - £160,000
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Lot 263
72
An Italian Violin by Giovanni Pistucci, Naples 1890
£25,000 - £35,000
Lot 267
An Italian Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, Naples circa 1925
£40,000 - £60,000
73
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Lot 268
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An Italian Violin by Giovanni Pistucci, Naples circa 1920
£30,000 - £50,000
Lot 269
An Italian Violin by Pietro Grulli, Cremona circa 1870
£20,000 - £30,000
75
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Lot 275
76
An Italian Violin by Antonio Vinaccia, Naples 1761
£40,000 - £60,000
Lot 291
An Italian Violin by Camillus Camilli, Mantua circa 1750
£40,000 - £60,000
77
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Lot 298
78
An Italian Violin by Paulo de Barbieri, Genoa 1925
£18,000 - £25,000
Lot 68
An Interesting Violin, attributed to Carlo Antonio Tanegia
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 69
A French Violin by Honoré Derazey, Mirecourt circa 1870
£12,000 - £18,000
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Lot 71
An Italian Violin by Erminio Farina, Milan 1915
£10,000 - £15,000
Lot 77
80
A French Violin, first half of the nineteenth century, Paris
£25,000 - £35,000
Lot 81
An Italian Violin by Giulio Degani, Venice 1907
£10,000 - £15,000
Lot 83
An Interesting Violin, circa 1770
£6,000 - £8,000
81
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Lot 84
A French Violin by Jean Gosselin, Paris circa 1830
£5,000 - £8,000
Lot 89
82
An Italian Violin, possibly Milan circa 1770
£20,000 - £30,000
Lot 90
An Italian Violin, probably by Lorenzo and Tommasso Carcassi, Florence circa 1760
£18,000 - £25,000
Lot 91
An Interesting Violin, probably Italian circa 1700
£15,000 - £20,000
83
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Lot 92
A Fine Violin, probably Italian circa 1780
£12,000 - £18,000
Lot 100
84
An Interesting Violin, attributed to Gaetano Guadagnini (II), Turin 1840
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 101
An Italian Violin by Natale Novelli, Milan 1947
£10,000 - £15,000
Lot 102
An English Violin by Bernard Simon Fendt, London circa 1830
£8,000 - £12,000
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Lot 103
An Italian Violin, school of Leandro Bisiach, first half of the twentieth century
£6,000 - £10,000
Lot 104
86
A Dutch Violin by J. B. Le Fevre, Amsterdam 1769
£5,000 - £8,000
Lot 113
A Violin, attributed to Pierre Hel, Lille 1920
£7,000 - £10,000
Lot 114
An Italian Violin by Salvatore Sandro Orlando, Catania 1954
£6,000 - £10,000
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Lot 115
An Italian Violin by Raffaele Calace, Naples 1912
£5,000 - £8,000
Lot 130
88
A Portugese Viola by Antonio Capela, Espinho 1971
£7,000 - £10,000
Lot 135
An Interesting Viola, attributed to and possibly by Marengo Romanos Rinaldi, Turin 1896
£6,000 - £10,000
Lot 139
An English Viola by John Wilkinson, circa 1930
£6,000 - £8,000
89
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Lot 142
An Italian Viola by Giulio Degani, Venice 1899
£25,000 - £35,000
Lot 143
90
A Scottish Viola by James Briggs, Glasgow 1912
£10,000 - £15,000
Lot 148
An Italian Viola by Enrico Melegari, Turin 1876
£12,000 - £18,000
Lot 155
An English Cello by Lockey Hill, London circa 1810
£12,000 - £18,000
91
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Lot 156
A Scottish Cello by Alexander Smillie, Glasgow 1896
£6,000 - £10,000
Lot 159
92
An Italian Cello by Genuzio Carletti, Pieve di Cento 1949
£25,000 - £30,000
Lot 164
An Italian Cello by Camillo Mandelli, Venice 1927
£20,000 - £30,000
Lot 249
An English Violin, by a member of the Forster family, probably William Snr, circa 1780
£4,000 - £6,000
93
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Lot 258
An Italian Violin by Giulio Degani, Venice 1902
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 264
94
An Italian Violin, Marche circa 1850
£8,000 - £12,000
Lot 271
An English Violin by George Wulme-Hudson, London circa 1900
£5,000 - £8,000
Lot 276
An Italian Violin, school of Cremona circa 1795
£8,000 - £12,000
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Lot 278
A German Violin by Georg Winterling, Hamburg 1912
£5,000 - £8,000
Lot 282
96
An Italian Violin by Giuseppe Tarasconi, Milan 1899
£20,000 - £30,000
Lot 283
A Fine Violin, circa 1900, after Gagliano
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 285
A French Violin by Charles Resuche, Bordeaux 1911
£5,000 - £8,000
97
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Lot 292
A Very Interesting Italian Violin, first half of the eighteenth century
£15,000 - £20,000
Lot 294
98
A Fine Violin, circa 1870, after Stradivarius
£6,000 - £10,000
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Lot 245
187 A French Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by
A. Vigneron
Stamped: A. Vigneron a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 59g
£8,000 - £10,000
*
pg. 104
Violin Bow by W .E. Hill & Sons
Further stamped under the frog: V36
Octagonal stick
Weight: 62g
The later nickel button
£2,500 - £3,500
Michael Taylor
Stamped: Michael J. Taylor, Ealing Strings
Octagonal stick
Weight: 64g
£1,200 - £1,800
193 A French Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by Peter
Oxley, Paris circa 1995
Stamped: P F H Oxley a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 61g
£3,500 - £5,000
pg. 104
194 An English Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by a
189 An English Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by a
member of the Dodd or Tubbs family
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 51g (no hair or lapping)
Sold with an additional ivory frog stamped:
Crosby
£1,200 - £1,800
Emile Ouchard
Stamped: Emile Ouchard
Round stick
Weight: 63g
£5,000 - £8,000
James Tubbs
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 53g
£3,000 - £5,000
member of the Dodd Family
Stamped: Dodd
Round stick
Weight: 66g
£2,000 - £3,000
Heinrich Richard Knopf
Stamped: Heinr. Knopf Berlin
Octagonal stick
Weight: 59g
£3,000 - £5,000
John Clutterbuck
Stamped: John Clutterbuck
Further stamped under the frog: C MS9666
Round stick
Weight: 58g
£1,000 - £1,500
pg. 104
R. Weichold
Stamped: R. Weichold a Dresden
Octagonal stick
Weight: 64g
The later frog
£800 - £1,200
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A. Lamy
Stamped: A Lamy A Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 56g (sparse hair, leather lapping)
£2,500 - £3,500
*
pg. 104
Indistinctly stamped
Round stick
Weight: 56g (no hair)
£1,000 - £1,500
200 A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow,
attributed to Louis Bazin
Stamped: P. Beuscher Paris
Round stick
Weight: 61g
£3,000 - £5,000
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: Hill
Round stick
Weight: 60g
£2,000 - £3,000
202 A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, possibly
by A. Lamy
Faintly stamped: A. Lamy a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 56g
£1,000 - £1,500
Morizot Frères
Stamped: L. Morizot
Octagonal stick
Weight: 61g
Sold with the invoice of L. P. Balmforth & Son,
Leeds 1960
£2,000 - £4,000
204 An English Gold-Mounted Violin Bow,
attributed to a member of the Tubbs family
Unstamped
Octagonal stick
Weight: 61g
£2,000 - £3,000
205 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Pierre Simon,
Paris circa 1875
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 57g
Sold with the certificate of Salchow & Sons,
New York 2009
£20,000 - £30,000
pg. 105
James Tubbs
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 59g
£3,000 - £5,000
Louis Bazin
Stamped: Louis Bazin
Round stick
Weight: 65g
£1,000 - £1,500
Albert Nürnburger, circa 1890
Stamped: Albert Nürnberger
Octagonal stick
Weight: 60g
£2,000 - £3,000
*
209 A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by
Albert Nürnberger
Faintly branded: Albert Nürnberger
Round stick
Weight: 64g
The frog decorated with a spray of gold roses
£2,000 - £3,000
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210 A French Silver-and-Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow
216 A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Louis Morizot
Stamped: Daniel Moinel a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 65g
Stamped: René Bernadel à Paris
Round stick
Weight: 59g
£1,000 - £1,500
£1,000 - £1,500
211 A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow
James Tubbs, circa 1890
Stamped: Jas Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 60g
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 63g
£2,000 - £3,000
£2,000 - £3,000
Violin Bow by W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: W. E.Hill & Sons
Round stick
Weight: 64g
£3,000 - £5,000
pg. 105
Stamped: E. Sartory A Paris
Round stick
Weight: 56g (sparse hair, no lapping)
£1,000 - £1,500
Morizot Frères
Stamped: L. Morizot
Round stick
Weight: 66g
£2,000 - £3,000
215 A French Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow,
school of Maline
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 60g
£2,000 - £3,000
C. Husson
Stamped: Husson. Dufour a Paris
Stamped again on the audience side
Round stick
Weight: 60g
Sold with a copy of the certificate of
Jean François Raffin, Paris 1998
£3,000 - £5,000
Michael Taylor
Stamped: Ealing Strings
Further stamped on the audience side:
Michael J. Taylor
Round stick
Weight: 63g
£2,000 - £3,000
220 A Belgian Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by
Hillaire Darche, circa 1910
Stamped: H. Darche, Bruxelles
Octagonal stick
Weight: 63g
£1,500 - £2,000
*
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Brian Alvey
Octagonal stick
Weight: 61g
£800 - £1,200
William Retford Senior
Stamped: William C. Retford
Octagonal stick
Weight: 62g
£2,000 - £3,000
223 A German Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by
Rudolf Neudörfer
Stamped: Rudolf Neudörfer
Octagonal stick
Weight: 61g
£800 - £1,200
Stamped: F. N. Voirin à Paris
Round stick
Weight: 59g
£1,000 - £1,500
J. J. Martin
Stamped: Guarini
Round stick
Weight: 62g
£2,000 - £3,000
August Edwin Prager
Stamped: Aug. Edwin Prager B&S
Round stick
Weight: 60g
£800 - £1,200
227 An English Silver-Mounted Viola Bow,
workshop of William Tubbs
Faintly stamped: W..Tubbs
Round stick
Weight: 66g
A very similar viola bow can be seen on pages
382 and 383 of The British Violin, ed. John Milnes,
Oxford 2000
£4,000 - £6,000
228 A French Silver-Mounted Viola Bow
Stamped: Jean Fritsch a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 69g
Sold with the receipt of sale of J & A Beare,
London 1974
Emile Ouchard and Louis Morizot both made for
Jean Fritsch
£2,000 - £3,000
pg. 106
229 An English Gold-and-Ivory-Mounted Viola Bow
by P. W. Bryant
Round stick
Weight: 66g
£1,500 - £2,000
230 An English Gold-and-Ivory-Mounted Viola Bow
by Michael Taylor
Stamped: Ealing Strings
Further stamped on the audience side:
Michael J. Taylor
Round stick
Weight: 72g
£2,000 - £3,000
Brian Alvey
Round stick
Weight: 73g
£1,000 - £1,500
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232 A German Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by
G. A. Paulus
Stamped: G.A. Paulus
Round stick
Weight: 72g
£400 - £600
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: H&S
Round stick
Weight: 75g
Made by William Retford Jr for W. E. Hill & Sons
£3,000 - £5,000
233 A French Nickel-Mounted Viola Bow, school
of Maline
Unstamped
Round stick
Weight: 73g
£2,000 - £3,000
234 An English Silver-and-Ivory-Mounted Viola
Bow by P. W. Bryant
Octagonal stick
Weight: 71g
£1,800 - £2,000
235 A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow
Faintly stamped: ...a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 73g
£1,000 - £1,500
236 A French Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by
Louis Morizot
Stamped: L. Morizot
Round stick
Weight: 74g
£3,000 - £5,000
237 A French Silver-Mounted Bass Bow by
Louis Morizot
Stamped: L. Morizot a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 128g
£5,000 - £8,000
239 A Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow
Stamped: Louis Bazin
Octagonal stick
Weight: 75g
£1,500 - £2,000
Cello Bow by W. E. Hill & Sons, London 1928
Stamped: W.E. Hill & Sons
Round stick
Weight: 77g
Possibly by a member of the Retford family for
W. E. Hill & Sons
Head restored
£700 - £900
241 A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by
W. E. Hill & Sons
Stamped: Hill
Round stick
Weight: 78g
Sold with two silver-mounted cello bows
£2,000 - £3,000
Pierre Simon
Faintly stamped: Vuillaume a Paris
Round stick
Weight: 76g
Sold with the certificate of Bernard Millant,
Paris 2011
£20,000 - £30,000
pg. 106
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F. N. Voirin, Paris
Stamped: F. N. Voirin a Paris
Octagonal stick
Weight: 66g
1739
Labelled in manuscript: Andreas Ferdinandus
Meyer...laut-und-Geigenmacher...um 1739
£3,000 - £5,000
£7,000 - £10,000
244 A Silver-Mounted Self-Rehairing Cello Bow by
N. Maline
Stamped: Vuillaume
Round stick
Weight: 80g
Head restored
£1,500 - £2,000
£4,000 - £6,000
pg. 93
pg. 106
Christian Wilhelm Knopf
Octagonal stick
Weight: 76g
The later frog in the style of Knopf
The inlaid handle
Sold with the certificate of C. Hans-Karl Schmidt,
Dresden 2015
£3,000 - £5,000
249 An English Violin, by a member of the Forster
family, probably William Snr, circa 1780
Unlabelled
Stamped on the bottom rib: W F
245 A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by
*
pg. 106
246 An Italian Violin by Paulo Antonio Testore,
Milan circa 1740
Labelled: Paulo Antonio Testore figlio di Carlo
Guiseppe Testore in Contrada Larga di Mila-no al
Segno dell’ Aquila, 17...
£30,000 - £40,000
*
Bearing the original label: Plinio Michetti, fece in
Torino anno 1934
Signed on the label
Branded internally: Michetti Taurino
This violin retains the original fingerboard
and tailpiece
£12,000 - £18,000
250 A German Violin by Sebastian Kloz, Mittenwald
circa 1800
Labelled: Sebastian Klotz, Mittenwald Anno 17..
Sold with the certificate of J & A Beare,
London 1938 and the letter of authenticity of
L. P. Balmforth & Son, Leeds 1958
£3,000 - £5,000
Property of a Lady
251 A Very Interesting Violin, after
G. B. Guadagnini
Labelled: Johannes Baptista Filius Lorentii
Guadagnini..placen..anno..
£20,000 - £30,000
*
pg. 70
pg. 69
247 An Italian Violin by Plinio Michetti, Turin 1934
112
248 A German Violin by Andreas Ferdinand Meyer,
Various Properties
252 An Italian Violin, probably by Giuseppe
Pedrazzini, Milan 1914
Labelled: Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in
Milano ‘Anno 1914
Branded internally: G. Pedrazzini
£20,000 - £30,000
253 An Interesting Violin
Various Properties
Labelled: Julius Caefer Gigli Romaus, fecit Romae,
Anno 1759
£8,000 - £12,000
254 An Italian Violin by Enrico Politi, Rome 1923
Labelled: Enrico Politi, Rome 1923, fece
Roma 1923
Signed on the label
Sold with the certificate of the Associazione
Nazionale della Liuteria Artistica Italiana,
Rome 1982
258 An Italian Violin by Giulio Degani, Venice 1902
Labelled: Degani Giulio di Eugenio, premiato con
gran diploma d’onore in Milano e medaglia d’oro
in Torino, 1902, Fece in Venezia
£15,000 - £20,000
pg. 94
259 An Italian Violin, Turin first half of the
twentieth century
Labelled: Enrico Marchetti, premiato con 13
Medaglie, fece in Torino, il 1919
£15,000 - £20,000
£6,000 - £8,000
255 A German Violin, probably by a member of the
Kloz family, Mittenwald circa 1780
Labelled: Joseph Kloz in Mittenwald an
der Iser 1793
£4,000 - £6,000
256 An Italian Violin, circa 1890
260 A Composite Violin by Bernadus Calcanius,
Genova circa 1740
Labelled: Matteo Goffriller...
The back by another hand
Sold with the certificate of John Dilworth, East
Twickenham 2015 stating that the head and
table are the work of Calcanius, circa 1740
£6,000 - £8,000
Labelled: Gaetani Guadagnini fece in Torino
nell’anno 1881 in piazza S. Carlo
261 An English Violin by Joseph Hill, London 1762
£3,000 - £5,000
Bearing the original label: Joseph Hill Maker, at
the Harp & Flute, in the Hay Market, London 1762
The Property of a Lady
£4,000 - £6,000
257 A Fine Italian Violin, attributed to and
probably by Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona
circa 1800
Labelled: Laurentius Storioni Fecit Cremonae 1797
Dendrochonology results from Peter Ratcliff
confirm that the latest date is 1797, the two
piece front from the same tree
Sold with the insurance letter of Jacques
Francais, New York 1975, stating the violin to be
by Lorenzo Storioni and original in all its parts
£120,000 - £160,000
*
262 A French Violin by Ch. J. B. Colin-Mezin,
Paris 1883
Labelled: Ch. J. B.Collin-Mezin, Luthier a Paris, Rue
du Faubg, Poissonnière No10
Dated in manuscript: 1883
£2,500 - £3,500
*
pg. 71
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263 An Italian Violin by Giovanni Pistucci,
Naples 1890
Labelled: Giovanni Pistucci Napoli 1890
£25,000 - £35,000
pg. 72
264 An Italian Violin, Marche circa 1850
Labelled: Antonio Bagatella fecit in Padua
anno 1743
£8,000 - £12,000
pg. 94
265 A Violin, attributed to Guiseppe Pedrazzini
Labelled: Guiseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in
Milano L’Anno 1933, G.P.
Signed on the label and branded internally:
G.Pedrazzini
266 A Good Violin, circa 1750
Labelled: Nicolas Amatus...
Sold with a copy of the certificate of Max
Möckel, Berlin 1932, attributing the violin to the
school of Gagliano
£30,000 - £50,000
pg. 74
269 An Italian Violin by Pietro Grulli, Cremona
circa 1870
Labelled: Fatto da Pietro Grulli, in Cremona
l’anno 18...
£20,000 - £30,000
pg. 75
270 A French Violin by Charles Jacquot, Paris
£6,000 - £8,000
£3,000 - £4,000
271 An English Violin by George Wulme-Hudson,
267 An Italian Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, Naples
circa 1925
Bearing a facsimile label: Vincenzo Sannino, fece
in Napoli anno 1923
This violin is in almost perfect condition
Sold with the certificate of Carlson & Neuner,
Cremona 2008
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circa 1920
Labelled: Rafaelle ed. Antonio Gagliano quondam
Giovanni Napoli 1856
circa 1850
Labelled: Medailles D’Or & D’Argent, harles
jacquot, 42, Rue de l’Echiquier, A Paris, JC
£4,000 - £6,000
£40,000 - £60,000
268 An Italian Violin by Giovanni Pistucci, Naples
**
pg. 73
London circa 1900
Unlabelled
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 95
272 An Italian Violin, attributed to Giovanni
Cavani, Spilamberto 1899
Faintly labelled: Giovanni Cavani...1899
£4,000 - £6,000
273 A Violin by Ausonia Del Brocco, Bologna 1984
277 An Italian Violin by Mario Gadda,
Labelled: fatto ba Del Brocco Ausonia, allieva del
Maestro Contaballi Primo bi Amola, nel 1984
in Bologna
Signed on the label
Mantova 1990
Labelled: Mario Gadda, fece in Mantova
Anno 1990
Branded internally: Mario Gadda and MG
Sold with the certificate of the maker,
Bologna 2009
Sold with the undated certificate of the maker
£7,000 - £10,000
£3,000 - £5,000
274 A Bohemian Violin by Alois Bittner,
Prague 1926
Labelled: Mistra A. Bittner, Houslar Luthier
Reparater Prisez soudni znalec. Fecit Kladno. b.
Pragae Anno 1926
£1,000 - £1,500
278 A German Violin by Georg Winterling,
Hamburg 1912
Labelled: Georg. Winterling, Hamburg Fecit Anno
1912 GW
£5,000 - £8,000
pg. 96
279 A French Violin by Ch. J. B. Colin-Mezin,
Property of a Lady
275 An Italian Violin by Antonio Vinaccia,
Naples 1761
Bearing an original label: Antonio Vinaccia filius
januarii fecit, Neapoli A,D 1761
The scroll possibly later
£40,000 - £60,000
pg. 76
Various Properties
276 An Italian Violin, school of Cremona circa 1795
Labelled: Antonius & Hieronymus filius Amati,
Andrea...
Sold with the letter of Florian Leonhard,
London 2015
£8,000 - £12,000
**
*
pg. 95
Paris 1890
Labelled: Ch. J. B. Colin-Mezin, Luthier a Paris, Rue
du Faub Poissonnerie, No 29, CM 1890
Signed internally
£4,000 - £6,000
280 A Violin, attributed to Antonio Piccagliano,
Modena 1947
Labelled: Antonio Piccagliano fu Armando, fece in
Modena Anno 1947
£3,000 - £5,000
281 A German Violin, circa 1900, after del Gesu
Unlabelled
£2,000 - £3,000
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282 An Italian Violin by Giuseppe Tarasconi,
Milan 1899
Labelled: Giuseppe Tarasconi Saronna Milano
anno 1899
£20,000 - £30,000
*
pg. 96
283 A Fine Violin, circa 1900, after Gagliano
Labelled: Joannes Gagliano fecit sub diciplina
Januarias Gagliani Neapoli 17..
Bearing a registration number: M-759
£15,000 - £20,000
*
pg. 97
284 An Italian Violin by Fratelli Guastalla, Reggio
Emilia 1925
Labelled: Fratelli Guastalla, Liutai, Fece Dante &
Alfredo Guastalla, in Reggiolo Emilia
Stamped: Italia 2 Nov 1925
£10,000 - £15,000
Bordeaux 1911
Labelled: F. Meynieu, Luthier, Bordeaux, Charles
Resuche, Fecit Anno 1911, No. 185
Inscribed internally: 185
£4,000 - £6,000
288 An English Violin by Thomas Cahusac,
London 1781
Labelled: T. Cahusac, No. 196, Opposite St.
Clement’s Church, Strand, London 1798
£3,000 - £5,000
289 An English Violin by William Glenister, 1923
Bearing the manuscript label: Wm Glennister, 23
Beak St. 1923 London
£3,000 - £5,000
Markneukirchen circa 1920
Labelled: Max Schuster, Markneukirchen made in
Germany, Copie of Antonius Stradivarius
Inscribed internally on the table: Max Schuster
Branded internally: Mx Schuster
£2,000 - £3,000
pg. 97
286 A Violin, possibly Italian
Faintly labelled: Techler...Rome...1732
£5,000 - £8,000
Paris 1903
Labelled: Silvestre et Maucotel, Paris 1903
Numbered: 525
290 A German Violin by Max Schuster,
285 A French Violin by Charles Resuche,
£5,000 - £8,000
287 A French Violin by Silvestre & Maucotel,
*
291 An Italian Violin by Camillus Camilli, Mantua
circa 1750
Labelled in manuscript: Camillus Camilli Fecit in
Mantova 1750(?)
Sold with the certificate of Max Möller,
Amsterdam 1971
The table, by Camilli, but possibly from
another violin
£40,000 - £60,000
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pg. 77
292 A Very Interesting Italian Violin, first half of the
eighteenth century
Labelled: Anfelmus Bellosius fecit Venetiis 1783
The later Italian table
Sold with the certificate of C. F. Langonet & Son,
London 1967
£15,000 - £20,000
pg. 98
293 An Italian Violin by Vincenzo Cavani,
Spilamberto, 1956
Labelled: Vincenzo Cavani, di Spilamberto,
(Modena) Fece anno 1956
Branded twice on the upper back: CV
297 An Italian Violin
Labelled: Enrico Ceruti, fece Cremona, 1854
£3,000 - £5,000
298 An Italian Violin by Paulo de Barbieri,
Genoa 1925
Bearing the original label: Paulo de Barbieri Genova fece nell’anno 1925
Branded internally: P. De Barbieri- Genova and
externally on the lower rib
Numbered in ink on the upper bass rib: 117
£18,000 - £25,000
**
pg. 78
£8,000 - £12,000
294 A Fine Violin, circa 1870, after Stradivarius
Unlabelled
£6,000 - £10,000
pg. 98
295 An Italian Violin by Antonius Lucca, Verona
circa 1920
Labelled: Antonius Lucca, fecit Veronae Anno...
£5,000 - £8,000
296 A French Violin by Didier Nicolas ainé,
Mirecourt circa 1840
Unlabelled
Branded internally: A la Ville de Cremona,
D. Nicolas aine
Sold with the certificate of Carlson Cacciatori
Neumann & Co, Cremona 2005
£3,000 - £5,000
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Conditions of Business
The conditions set out below are the terms on which we contract, as auctioneers, with sellers and, as agent acting on behalf of sellers, with buyers. Buyers and sellers
should read the conditions carefully. Buyers’ attention is drawn in particular to clause 16 which limits our liability. For ease of reference, the conditions are divided into
sections: Section A gives a background to some of the terms that are used in the Conditions generally; Section B is of particular relevance to sellers; Section C to buyers;
and Section D to both sellers and buyers.
A. Background to Terms used in
f ) all examination costs incurred by external experts we believe appropriate, if
agreed in advance with the Seller
these Conditions
g)photography charges of £35 per lot advertised online, and where previously
agreed charges for the catalogue photography.
1. In the conditions set out below, some terms are used regularly that need
explanation.
They are as follows:
• “the Buyer” means the person with the highest bid accepted by the
auctioneer;
• “the Lot” means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in
particular, the item or items described against any lot number in any
catalogue;
• “the Hammer Price” means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the
auctioneer in relation to a Lot;
• “the Buyer’s premium” means the charge payable by the Buyer as a percentage
of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 15(a) in Section C;
• “the Reserve” means the amount below which we agree with the Seller that
the Lot cannot be sold;
• “Forgery” means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and
executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship,
origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such
matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the
date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it
had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly,
no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or
restoration work of any kind.
i) all applicable VAT.
Brompton’s will on request provide advance estimates of such expenditure and
the Seller is directed to www.bromptons.co where applicable rates for the more
routine of these expenses are posted from time to time. The Seller is aware that
Brompton’s will not have control of the level of such third party charging and
the Seller is advised, if concerned, to make his/its own direct advance enquiries
of, for example relevant insurance, customs and vat authorities.
5a. Where the Lot is included under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s Policy
a)Unless we agree otherwise, the Lot will be automatically included as
consigned or entrusted goods under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s
Fine Art Policy for the amount that we from time to time consider to be its
appropriate value. This Value is not an undertaking by us that the Lot will be
sold for this amount.
b)We shall charge the Seller a fee for the inclusion of the Lot under our policy
at the rate of 1.5% of the Hammer Price. If we arrange transport, we may
charge the Seller an additional fee based on the value of the Lot and the
particular circumstances of the requirements for the transport to maintain
the benefit of the inclusion of the Lot under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s
policy during such transport. Although we shall suggest carriers if specifically
requested, we cannot accept any liability in this respect.
• “The Insured Value” means the amount that Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited
in its absolute discretion from time to time shall consider to be the value for
which a Lot should be covered by insurance (whether or not insurance is
arranged by us).
c)The Lot will retain the benefit of inclusion under Brompton’s Auctioneers
Limited’s policy until the expiry of seven days after the sale. If the Lot has not
been sold, it will be at the Seller’s risk after that time.
B. The Seller
5b. Owner’s Insurance
If the Seller specifically instructs us not to insure the Lot, it will remain at the
Seller’s risk at all times until the Buyer has made payment in full. The Seller will
indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where applicable)
against any claim made against us or them in respect of the Lot, however that
claim may arise. The Seller will also reimburse us and them on demand for any
expenses we or they may incur as a result of such a claim, even if we or they are
found to have been negligent and even where such reimbursement is required
of a payment made without any legal liability being proved. The Seller must
notify the Seller’s insurers of the terms of this clause.
2. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s Role as Agent.
Our sales at public auction are undertaken as agent, on behalf of the Seller. The
contract for the sale of the Lot will be between the Seller and the Buyer.
3. Commission
We shall charge the Seller commission at a rate agreed between the Seller and
Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited. VAT at the appropriate rate will be charged on
the commission. We shall also collect from the Buyer a premium in addition to
the Hammer Price, VAT at the appropriate rate is also charged on this premium.
4. Expenses
Brompton’s will charge the Seller for all its out of pocket expenditure over and
above its agreed fee, in particular:
a)all costs of Packing and shipping the Lot to us for sale;
b)all applicable transit insurance costs;
c)all costs relating to packing and shipping the lot if it is returned to the Seller;
d)all applicable customs duties;
e)all restoration of the Lot agreed in advance with the Seller
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h)all Storage costs of the lot after the sale;
d)We are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm,
changes in atmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.
6. The Seller’s Undertakings regarding the Lot
This clause sets out the basis on which we shall handle the Lot and which will
govern the Seller’s relationship with the Buyer. If that basis proves incorrect in
any way, either we or the Buyer may take legal action against the Seller.
We shall handle the Lot, and the Buyer will purchase, on the basis of the Seller’s
undertakings that:
a)the Seller is the sole owner of the Lot with an unrestricted right to transfer title to
the Buyer free from all third party rights or claims (including copyright claims);
b)the Seller has complied with all requirements, legal or otherwise relating to
any export or import of the Lot and has notified us in writing of any failure
c)by third parties to comply with such requirements in the past; and
d)the Seller has notified us in writing of any material alterations to the Lot of
which the Seller is aware and of any concerns expressed by third parties in
relation to the ownership, condition or attribution of the Lot. If any of (a), (b)
and (c) above is incorrect, the Seller will indemnify us and/or the Buyer in full
on demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Buyer
as a result, whether arising in relation to the Lot or the proceeds of sale.
7. Sale Arrangements
a)We shall have complete discretion as to the way the Lot is described and
illustrated in the catalogue or any condition report; the place and manner
of sale; the decision as to which persons should be admitted to the auction,
and as to which bids should be accepted; whether expert advice should be
sought, and the combination or division of goods for sale.
b)Any estimate given, orally or in writing, is a matter of opinion only and is not
an assurance in relation to the price the Lot will eventually fetch.
c)The Seller may not withdraw the Lot from sale without our consent. However,
we reserve the right to withdraw the Lot from sale at any time if (i) we have
any doubt as to its attribution or authenticity or as to the accuracy of the
statements made in clause 6 (a), (b) or (c) above or (ii) there is any breach
of these Conditions of Business or (iii) we believe it would be improper to
include the Lot in the sale.
d)If either we or the Seller withdraw the Lot, we shall charge the Seller a fee
equal to 20% of the Reserve or, if no Reserve has been agreed at that time,
20% of the Insured Value, together with any applicable VAT and insurance and
other expenses.
8. Conduct of Sale
a)The Lot will be sold subject to the Reserve, which cannot be above the
low estimate printed in the catalogue unless the Reserve is agreed to in
a currency other than pounds sterling and the exchange rates fluctuate
between the time the Reserve is agreed and the day of the sale. In this
case, unless we agree otherwise, the Reserve shall be an amount equal to
the pound sterling equivalent based on the closing exchange rate on the
business day immediately preceding the sale. We shall in no circumstances be
liable if bids are not received at the level of the Reserve. We shall however be
entitled to sell the Lot below the Reserve. If we do so, we shall be obliged to
account to the Seller as if the Hammer Price was equal to the Reserve.
b)The Seller may not bid for the Lot nor employ any person to do so on the
Seller’s behalf, although we shall have the right to bid on the Seller’s behalf
up to the amount of the Reserve.
9. After the Sale
a)Accounting
After the sale, we shall require payment in full from the Buyer, including
payment of the Buyer’s premium within seven days. Provided this has
occurred, we shall remit to the Seller an amount equal to the Hammer Price
less all charges due from the Seller, 35 days after the date of the sale, unless
we have received notice that the Lot is a Forgery (as defined in Section A of
these Conditions of Business). In the event of late payment by the Buyer we
shall make such remittance to the Seller within seven days of that payment by
the Buyer. If for any reason we make payment to the Seller of the amount due
before payment by the Buyer, we shall acquire complete ownership of and
title in the Lot, save only that in the event that we are obliged to accept the
Lot back from the Buyer on the basis that it is a Forgery, the Seller will refund
to us the proceeds of sale paid to the Seller.
Payment will be made in sterling unless the Seller instructs otherwise in
writing. If the Seller requires payment other than in sterling, we shall charge
the Seller for any currency costs incurred. Sale proceeds will be calculated at
the rate of exchange quoted to us by Coutts & Co. prevailing on the day of the
pay-out 35 days after the date of the auction. Our certificate as to such rate
will be conclusive.
b)Non-Payment by the Buyer
If the Buyer fails to pay the full amount due within 35 days after the date
of sale, we shall be entitled to agree special terms on the Seller’s behalf for
payment, storage and insurance, and to take any steps we consider necessary
to collect the amount due from the Buyer. However, we shall not be obliged
either to remit the price due to the Seller ourselves, nor to take any legal
proceedings on the Seller’s behalf. We shall discuss with the Seller the
appropriate course of action to be taken to recover the purchase price from
the Buyer.
c)Forgeries
If within three months of the date of the auction the Buyer satisfies us that
the Lot is a Forgery (as defined in Clause 1 of these Conditions of Business),
then (i) if the Buyer at that time has not yet paid the full amount due, we
shall have the right to cancel the sale and/or (ii) if we have at that time paid
the Seller the whole or part of the full amount due to the Seller, then the
Seller must refund to us, on demand, the total amount paid. In the latter case
we shall exercise a lien over any property of the Seller under our control as
security for the amount due
d)Unsold Lot
If any Lot is unsold, or is not included in a sale, or is withdrawn from sale
for any reason, it must be collected from us within 35 days after we send
the Seller a notice requiring the Seller to collect it. If any such Lot remains
uncollected for a period exceeding 35 days, a storage charge of £1 per item
per day will apply and an additional charge will be made for insurance. The
Seller will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are
met. If any such Lot is not collected within 90 days after the date of the sale
or the date of the notice referred to above (whichever occurs first), it may
be disposed of by us as we see fit, which may involve its removal to a third
party warehouse at the Seller’s expense and its sale by public auction on such
terms as we consider appropriate, including those relating to estimates and
reserves. We shall then account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale, having
deducted all amounts due. If any Lot is bought in or otherwise unsold by
auction, we are authorised as the exclusive agent for the Seller for a period
of two months following the auction to sell such Lot privately for a price that
will result in a payment to the Seller of not less than the net amount – i.e.
after deduction of all charges due from the Seller – to which the Seller would
have been entitled had the Lot been sold at a price equal to the Reserve, or
for such lesser amount as we and the Seller shall agree. In such event the
Seller’s obligations to us with respect to such a Lot are the same as if it had
been sold at auction.
10. Photographs and Illustrations
We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or
otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong
to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit.
11. Other Matters
VAT The Seller will give all relevant information about his VAT status and that of
the Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues. Once
printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost or
expense as a result of the information being incorrect, the Seller will reimburse
to us on demand the full amount incurred.
C. Buyers
12. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited as agent
As auctioneers, we act as agent for the Seller. Unless otherwise agreed sales of
goods at our auctions result in contracts made between the Seller, through our
agency, with the Buyer.
13. Before the Sale
a)Examination of goods
Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in
which they are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports
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are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to the Buyer other
than in relation to Forgeries, as explained in clause 1 of these Conditions of
Business.
b)Catalogue descriptions
Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in
writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium,
attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price
of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as
statements of definitive fact. Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only,
and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any
item or to reveal imperfections. Estimates of the selling price should not be
relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot
will sell or its value for any other purpose. Many items are of an age or nature
which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in
the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage
and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the
absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects
or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of
any others.
c)Buyers Responsibility
Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition
of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description. All
lots are offered for sale in the condition they are in at the time of the auction
(whether or not Bidders are in attendance at the auction).
d)Importation into a buyer’s destination country
The purchaser’s inability to import any item into his destination country as
a result of Government economic sanctions or other restrictions shall not
justify cancellation or rescission of the sale or any delay in payment. Please
satisfy yourself before bidding as to whether a lot is subject to such import
restrictions, or any other restrictions on importation or exportation
14. At the Sale
a)Refusal of admission
Our sales take place on our own premises or premises over which we have
control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete
discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.
b)Registration before bidding
Every prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form and
provide identification before making a bid at auction. Prospective buyers
should be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check.
c)Bidding as Principal
When making a bid, prospective buyers will be accepting personal liability,
unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that a bidder
is acting as agent on behalf of a third party acceptable to us.
d)Absentee Bids
If a prospective buyer gives us instructions to bid on his behalf, by using
the form provided, we shall use reasonable efforts to do so, provided these
instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the sale. If we receive
absentee bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction
these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person
whose bid was received first. Absentee bids are undertaken subject to other
commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the sale may be
such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free
service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability
for failure to make a absentee bid. Prospective buyers should therefore always
attend personally if they wish to be certain of bidding.
e)Telephone Bids
If prospective buyers make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours
before the sale, we shall use reasonable efforts to contact the bidders to
enable them to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances
will we be liable to either the Seller or any prospective buyer as a result of
failure to do so.
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f ) Currency Converter
At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the rates
of exchange quoted to us by Coutts & Co. at opening on the date of the
auction. Bidding will however take place in sterling. The currency converter
is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either in
the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreign
currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to the Buyer for any
loss suffered as a result of the Buyer following the currency converter rather
than the sterling bidding.
g)Video images
At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in
its operation, and we cannot be liable to the Buyer regarding either the
correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the
image as a reproduction of the original.
h)The auctioneer’s discretion
The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid
to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or
divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots, to withdraw any lot, and,
in the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again. All
aforementioned action can also be taken after the fall of the hammer.
i) Bidding Increments
The auctioneer will commence and advance the bidding at levels and in
increments he considers appropriate and is entitled to place a bid or series of
bids on behalf of the Seller up to the Reserve on the lot, without indicating he
is doing so and whether or not other bids are placed.
j) Successful bid
Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks
the acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale
between the Seller and the Buyer.
k)Online Bidding
Brompton’s Auctioneers offer an online bidding service via www.invaluable.
com/bromptons for bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the
online bidder registration and providing your credit card details and unless
alternative arrangements are agreed with Brompton’s Auctioneers you:
i. authorise Brompton’s Auctioneers, if they so wish, to charge the credit
card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully
purchased in the auction via www.invaluable.com, and
ii. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to
Brompton’s Auctioneers through www.invaluable.com . Please note that
any lots purchased via Invaluable live auction service will be subject to
an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the
hammer price.
15. After the Sale
a)Buyer’s Premium
In addition to the Hammer Price, the Buyer must pay us the Buyer’s premium
at a rate of 20% of the Hammer Price.
b)Value Added Tax
Value Added Tax is always payable on the premium. It may also be payable on
the Hammer Price, if the Lot has been marked with a sign to that effect in the
catalogue. It may be refunded on proof of export from the European Union.
c)Payment
The Buyer must provide us with his or her name and permanent address
and, if so requested, details of the bank from which payment will be made
and then pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s
premium and any applicable value added tax) within seven days after the
date of the sale. This applies even if the Buyer wishes to export the lot and an
export licence is (or may be) required. The Buyer will not acquire title to the
Lot until all amounts due to us have been paid to us, even in circumstances
where we have released the Lot to the Buyer. Payment may be made in
the following ways: by credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, or Amex are
accepted); wire transfer in GBP, EUR, or USD; or by GBP in cash up to £5,000.
Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the card holder in
person whilst on our premises. Full and exact payment to be made in British
pounds. Brompton’s are not responsible for buyers individual bank charges,
and reserve the right to collect any outstanding funds.
d)Collection of Purchases
Unless we specifically agree to the contrary, we shall retain items sold until
all amounts due to us, or to any other associated company of Brompton’s
Auctioneers Limited, have been paid in full. Items retained will be covered by
our insurance from the date of sale for a period of seven days or, if by then
the goods have been collected, to the time of collection. After seven days or
from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at
the Buyer’s risk.
e)Notification
Invoices are sent out by email after the sale day, but we do not accept
responsibility for notifying you of your bid. Bidders are requested to contact
us as soon as possible after the sale to obtain details of the outcome of their
bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment. Successful bidders will pay
the price of the final bid plus premium plus any applicable VAT.
f ) Handling Purchases
We shall use all reasonable efforts to take care when handling a purchased
Lot but remind the Buyer that after seven days from the sale date or from the
time of collection the Lot is entirely at the Buyer’s risk.
g)Recommended packers and shippers
All packing and handling is at the Buyer’s risk. Brompton’s Auctioneers Ltd
will not be liable for any acts or omissions of third party packers or shippers.
We recommend that you contact a professional shipping company who will
advise on collection and delivery and provide a quotation. If you require
a quotation after the auction then you will need to provide the shipping
company with the information from your Brompton’s invoice. All shipments
should be unpacked and checked on delivery and any discrepancies notified
immediately to the shipper in question.
h)Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases
If the Buyer fails to make payment within seven days, we shall be entitled to
exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies:
• to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 4% above Coutts & Co. base rate per
month on the full amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than
seven days after the date of the auction;
• to set off against any amounts which we or any other associated company of
Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited may owe the Buyer in any other transaction
the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by the Buyer;
• to exercise a lien on any of the Buyer’s property which may be in our
possession for any purpose and, following 14 days’ notice to the Buyer of the
amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, arrange the sale of such property
and apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us;
• where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to us or any other associated
company of Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited in respect of different
transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in
respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the Buyer so directs;
• to reject at any future auction any bids made by the Buyer or on his behalf or
obtain a deposit from the Buyer before accepting any bids. If the Buyer fails to
make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled:
• to issue proceedings on behalf of the Seller against the Buyer to recover
the full amount due, together with the costs of such proceedings on a full
indemnity basis and with interest, charged at 4% per annum above Coutts &
Co. Base Rate;
• to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to the Buyer at the same or
any other auction;
• to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower
price being obtained, claim the balance from the Buyer together with any
costs incurred in connection with the Buyer’s failure to make payment.
i) Failure to collect
Where purchases are not collected within seven days after the sale, whether
or not payment has been made, we shall arrange storage at the Buyer’s
expense, and only release the items purchased after payment has been made
in full of storage, removal, insurance and any other costs incurred, together
with payment of all other amounts due to us.
j) Export and Permits
It is the Buyer’s sole responsibility to identify, obtain, and purchase any
necessary export, import, endangered species or other permit for the lot.
If the Buyer requests us to apply for a licence listed below on his behalf, we
shall be entitled to recover from him our disbursements and out of pocket
expenses in relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. We
will not be obliged to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by the
Buyer where payment is made by the Buyer despite the fact that an export
licence is required. Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that
the Buyer wishes to apply for an export licence does not affect his obligation
to make payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late
payment.
16. Extent of Our Liability
a)We have an obligation to refund the Buyer in the circumstances set out in
clause 17. However, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees
or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the
authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of
any Lot nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects
in any Lot. Neither the Seller, ourselves, our employees or agents, give any
guarantee in respect of any Lot. Any warranty of any kind whatsoever is
excluded by this clause.
b)Without prejudice to Condition 16(a), any claim against Brompton’s
Auctioneers Ltd or the Seller by a Bidder is limited to the Purchase Price with
regard to that lot. Neither Brompton’s Auctioneers Ltd nor the Seller shall
under any circumstances be liable for any consequential losses.
17. Refund in the case of Forgery
A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to the Buyer if a Lot
(other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us
proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any
amounts if either
a)the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date
corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that
time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or
b)it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a
scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the
catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably
expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot.
Furthermore, the Buyer should note that this refund can be obtained only if
the following conditions are met:
i. the Buyer must notify us in writing, within three months of the auction
date, that in his view the Lot concerned is a forgery;
ii. the Buyer must then return the item to us within fourteen days, in the same
condition as at the auction date; and
iii.as soon as possible following return of the Lot, the Buyer must produce
evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that he is
able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. In no
circumstances shall we be required to pay the Buyer any more than the
amount paid by him for the Lot concerned and the Buyer shall have no
claim for interest. The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being
transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original
invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who,
since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any
interest in it to any third party. We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific
or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not
such process was used or in use at the date of the auction.
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D. Conditions Applicable to both Buyers
and Sellers
18. Copyright
The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot
is and shall remain at all times our property and shall not be used by the Buyer
nor anyone else without our prior written consent. Where the vendor provides
the text, photographs and illustrations for publication the vendor warrants that
use is authorised by the copyright owner and indemnifies the Company against
claims and costs arising from wrongful use.
19. Notices
Any notice given under these Conditions is to be in writing and, if given by post,
will be taken to have been received by the addressee on the second working
day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after
posting.
20. Severability
If any part of these Conditions of Business is found by any court to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the
conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
21. Law and Jurisdiction
These Conditions of Business are subject to English law, which shall apply to
their construction as well as to their effect. For our benefit, the Seller and the
Buyer submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
22. Data Protection
In connection with the management and operation of our business and the
marketing and supply of services, or as required by law, we may ask clients to
provide personal information about themselves or obtain information about
clients from third parties (e.g., credit information). If clients provide Brompton’s
Auctioneers Ltd with information that is defined by law as “sensitive”, they
agree that we may use it for the above purposes. Brompton’s Auctioneers Ltd
will not use or process sensitive information for any other purpose without the
client’s express consent. If you would like further information, would like to
make corrections to your information or would prefer not to receive details of
future events, please contact us: +44(0)20 7670 2932 / [email protected]. In
order to fulfil the services clients have requested, Brompton’s Auctioneers Ltd
may disclose information to third parties (e.g., shippers). Some countries do not
offer equivalent legal protection of personal information to that offered within
the EU. It is our policy to require that any such third parties respect the privacy
and confidentiality of our clients’ information and provide the same level of
protection for clients’ information as provided within the EU, whether or not
they are located in a country that offers equivalent legal protection of personal
information. By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, clients agree to such
disclosure. Clients will please note that for security purposes, our premises
and auction venues at The Royal Institution, may be subject to video recording.
Telephone calls e.g., telephone and voicemail messages may also be recorded.
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Bidding Increments
Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in increments of up to 10%, subject to the
auctioneer’s discretion. Absentee bids that do not conform to the increments set below may be lowered to the next
bidding interval.
Bid Price
Increment
£100 to £200
£10
£200 to £500
£320, £350, £380, £400 etc.
£500 to £1,000
£50
£1,000 to £2,000
£100
£2,000 to £5,000
£3,200, £3,500, £3,800, £4,000 etc.
£5,000 to £10,000
£500
£10,000 to £20,000
£1,000
£20,000 and up
Auctioneer’s discretion
The auctioneer may vary the increments during the course of the auction at his or her own discretion.
2nd November 2015
Notes
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Absentee Bids - 2nd November 2015 - Sale 1034
This form should be posted, faxed or emailed and be received by the Brompton’s Absentee Bids Office in advance of the sale. References should be supplied in good
time to be taken up before the sale. Bids received later than midnight the day before the sale may not be processed.
I request Brompton Auctioneers, without legal obligations of any kind on its part, to bid on the following Lots up to the price given below. I understand that if my bid
is successful the Purchase Price payable will be the sum of the final bid and a Premium at 20% of the final bid (together with any VAT chargeable on the Premium) – see
Conditions of Business. Import tax is chargeable on the purchase price of (**) lots at the standard rate (currently 20% on the hammer), and on lots marked (*) at the
reduced rate (currently 5% on the hammer). All bids shall be treated as offers made as per the Conditions of Business printed in the catalogue. I also understand that
Brompton’s provides the service of executing bids on behalf of clients for the convenience of clients and that Brompton’s will not be held responsible for failing to
execute bids. If identical absentee bids are received for the same Lot, the absentee bid received first by Brompton’s will take precedence.
Please print clearly in block letters and ensure that bids are in sterling
Lot Number
(in numerical order)
Price Bid £ (excluding
Buyer’s Premium)
Lot Number
Buyer’s Premium)
Client Number (if known):
Client Name:
Address:
Tel (Mobile):
Lot Number
Buyer’s Premium)
Tel (Home):
Email:
Country:
Postcode:
VAT No (Non UK EU Bidders):
Signature:
(Credit card surcharge 2% • Amex surcharge 4% • No surcharge for debit cards)
Card No.
Name on Card:
Start Date:
Expiry Date:
Issue No:
Security Code:
Signature:
Please charge all purchases to my card
Do not charge my card. I will arrange to send payment. (Brompton’s will only charge your card should you default on the payment terms agreed)
Bank references required for clients not known to Brompton’s
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Postcode:
Account Number:
Date:
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Makers’ Index
Maker
Lot
Maker
Lot
Bows
Maker
Lot
Violins
Allen, Samuel__________________________ 5
Sartory, Eugène_______________ 4, 24, 29, 46
Audinot, N.__________________________ 123
Alvey, Brian________________ 20, 56, 221, 231
Simon, Pierre_____________________ 205, 242
Barbieri, Paolo de_____________________ 298
Bazin, Charles Alfred____________________ 32
Taylor, Malcolm________________________ 45
Barbieri, Silvio_________________________ 97
Bazin, Louis__________________________ 207
Taylor, Michael_______________192, 219, 230
Barton, George_______________________ 117
Bryant, P.W.________________ 50, 53, 229, 234
Thomassin, Claude__________________ 21, 64
Bignami, Otello_______________________ 110
Bultitude, A. R.______________________ 6, 36
Thomassin, Victor______________________ 48
Bittner, Alois_________________________ 274
Clutterbuck, John_____________________ 196
Tubbs, James__________ 12, 13, 14, 18, 33, 47,
Calace, Raffaele_______________________ 115
Daber, J. F.____________________________ 27
191, 206, 217
Calcanius, Bernardus__________________ 260
Darche, Hillaire_______________________ 220
Tunnicliffe, Brian_______________________ 51
Camilli, Camillus______________________ 291
Hart & Son____________________________ 11
Vigneron, A._______________________ 9, 187
Cappichione, Marinus_________________ 120
Hill & Sons, W. E._________ 3, 25, 30, 37, 41, 44,
Voirin, F. N.__________________________ 243
Carletti, Natale_______________________ 121
Wanka, Herbert_________________________ 8
Cahusac, Thomas_____________________ 288
Husson, C.________________________ 16, 218
Weichold, R._________________________ 197
Cavani, Vincenzo______________________ 293
Knopf, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm�� 61
Wilson, Garner________________________ 22
Chappuy, August______________________ 74
49, 55, 59, 60, 188, 201, 212, 238, 240, 241
Knopf, Christian Wilhelm_______________ 245
Colin-Mezin, Ch. J.B._______________ 262, 279
Knopf, Heinrich Richard________________ 195
Del Brocco, Ausonia___________________ 273
Lamy, A.__________________ 1, 31, 35, 38, 198
Degani, Eugenio______________________ 109
Martin, J. J.__________________________ 225
Degani, Giulio_____________________ 81, 258
Maline, N.___________________________ 244
Derazey, Honoré_______________________ 69
Morizot, Louis_____________ 10, 216, 236, 237
Eberle, Tomasso_______________________ 88
Morizot frères, L.____________________ 34, 63
Farina, Erminio________________________ 71
Morizot frères____________________ 203, 214
Fendt, Bernard Simon_______________ 79, 102
Neudörfer, Rudolf_____________________ 223
Ford, Jacob___________________________ 94
Nürnberger, Albert___________ 7, 23, 208, 209
Gadda, Mario________________________ 277
Ouchard, E. A._________________________ 43
Gagliano, Joseph_____________________ 119
Ouchard, Emile_______________________ 190
Gavinies, François______________________ 95
Ouchard, Jean Claude___________________ 2
Glenister, William_____________________ 289
Oxley, Peter__________________________ 193
Gosselin, Jean_________________________ 84
Paulus, G. A._________________________ 232
Grulli, Pietro_________________________ 269
Prager, August Edwin__________________ 226
Guastalla, Fratelli_____________________ 284
Prager, Gustav_________________________ 42
Hill, Joseph__________________________ 261
Pfretzschner, H. R______________________ 57
W. E. Hill & Sons_______________________ 75
Retford Senior, William_________________ 222
Hel, Joseph________________________ 67, 80
Maker
Lot
Maker
Lot
Maker
Lot
Violins (cont.)
Violas
Cellos
Homolka, Emanuel Adam�� 96
Briggs, James________________________ 143
Banks, Benjamin______________________ 158
Jacquot, Charles______________________ 270
Capela, Antonio______________________ 130
Boulangier, Charles____________________ 169
Kloz, Sebastian_______________________ 250
Cappichione, Marinus_________________ 150
Carletti, Genuzio______________________ 159
Landolfi, Carlo Ferdinando___________ 98, 127
Carletti, Carlo and Natale_______________ 133
Forster Junior, William_________________ 172
Le Fevre, J. B._________________________ 104
Carletti, Natale_______________________ 138
Furber, Matthew______________________ 175
Lucca, Antonius______________________ 295
Casini, Antonio_______________________ 147
Hill, Joseph__________________________ 165
Meyer, Andreas Ferdinand�� 248
Degani, Giulio________________________ 142
Hill, Lockey______________________ 155, 170
Michetti, Plino________________________ 247
Forster, William_______________________ 152
Lockey-Hill, Henry___________________172A
Nicolas ainé, Didier____________________ 296
John, William_________________________ 131
Mandelli, Camillo_____________________ 164
Novelli, Natale________________________ 101
Kennedy, Thomas_____________________ 136
Morrison, John_______________________ 176
Oddone, Carlo________________________ 76
Leidolff, Johann Christoph�� 140
Niggell, Sympertus____________________ 161
Orlando, Salvatore Sandro�� 114
Lott II, John Frederick__________________ 129
Smillie, Alexander_____________________ 156
Pistucci, Giovanni_________________ 263, 268
Luff, William_________________________ 153
Vuillaume, Sebastien__________________ 163
Politi, Enrico_________________________ 254
Melegari, Enrico______________________ 148
Resuche, Charles______________________ 285
Michetschlager, Helen T._______________ 146
Bass, Guitar, Pandorina
Ruggieri, Francesco___________________ 108
Ozaki, Yukio__________________________ 132
Fleta, Ignacio_________________________ 178
Sannino, Vincenzo____________________ 267
Richardson, Arthur____________________ 134
Hauser II, Hermann____________________ 179
Scarampella, Stefano___________________ 66
Rivolta, Giacomo_____________________ 137
Hauser III, Herman____________________ 184
Schuster, Max________________________ 290
Robinson, James William_______________ 144
Longman & Broderip__________________ 180
Schwarz, Giovanni_____________________ 99
Simoutre, Nicolas E.___________________ 149
Lullier, Charles________________________ 185
Silvestre & Maucotel___________________ 287
Vincent, Alfred_______________________ 145
Torres, Antonio de____________________ 183
Tarasconi, Giuseppe___________________ 282
Wilkinson, John______________________ 139
Testore, Paulo Antonio_________________ 246
Worle, Johann Paul____________________ 141
Thir, Johann Georg____________________ 116
Tononi, Carlo_________________________ 128
Ullman, George________________________ 78
Vinaccia, Antonio_____________________ 275
Winterling, Georg_____________________ 278
Wulme-Hudson, George_______________ 271
Eckhard Kropfreiter /
Luthier
99 Mortimer Street / London / W1W 7SX
+44 20 7580 8828 / [email protected]
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BS
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