Musical Instruments - 14th June 2024

Friday 14th June 2024 at 11am

The Guitar Sale - Day four (Lot 3221)

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11th, 12th, 13th & 14th June 2024

The Musical Instrument Auction

Musical Instruments

1501.

Good Vega four string banjo stamped on the perch pole Made by the Vega Company, Boston, Mass U.S.A., no. 3, also stamped with Patent numbers for December, January and July, and with the ser. no. 85152 to the inside of the pot wall, the mahogany segmented resonator with faux tortoiseshell sides stamped to the inside with the maker's trademark logo, with 11" skin, foliate carved heel and mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, 27" scale length, hard case

£300-600

1502.

Windsor 'The Whirle' Monarch Supremus five string banjo, with mahogany resonator inlaid with boxwood lines and fitted to the centre with a brass button inscribed The Monarch Windsor Maker B'ham, with 11" skin, geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and bearing the Windsor Whirle logo applied to the head, 27.5" scale length, hard case

£80-120

1503.

Vega four string banjo stamped with the ser. no. 88127 to the inside pot wall, the satinwood segmented resonator with faux tortoiseshell sides and stamped with the Vega logo to the inner back, with 10.5" skin and mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, 26.5" scale length, hard case

£100-200

1504.

Vega four string banjo stamped on the perch pole Made by the Vega Company Boston, Mass U.S.A no. 9, and with Patent references for December, January and July, also stamped Tuba-phone and ser. no. 64867 to the perch pole side and inside pot wall, fitted with the Wurlitzer retail trade plate, the mahogany segmented resonator with satinwood and faux tortoiseshell banded sides, stamped again with the Vega company logo to the inside back, with 12" skin, foliate carved inlay to the heel and geometric inlaid and engraved mother of pearl devices to the fretboard and head, 28" scale length, hard case

£800-1000

1505.

Vega tenor banjo, the perch pole stamped Made by the Vega Co. Boston, Mass, Style M and Patents for December, January and July, also stamped with the ser. no. 30351 to the inside pot wall, with satinwood segmented faux tortoiseshell banded resonator back, bearing the Vega trademark logo stamped to the inside back, with 12" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, 20.75" scale length, case

*This banjo is sold with the original perch pole stamped Fairbanks Banjo Made by the Vega Company Boston, Mass, Style M, Tu-Ba-Phone, ser. no. 30351

£400-800

1506.

(See page 5)

Jedson five string banjo, with walnut resonator, 11" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, 26.5" scale length, hard case

£80-120

1507.

Barnes & Mullins tenor banjo, with 12" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, 20.25" scale length, hard case

£80-120

1508.

Clifford Essex Co. six string banjo, the perch pole bearing the Clifford Essex Co. retail metal plaque, with mahogany resonator back, 11" skin, mother of pearl abalone geometric inlay to the fingerboard and open peg box, 25" scale length, hard case

£60-100

1509.

Rare Jedson five string gold body banjo stamped on the perch pole ser. no. 8191, with birds eye maple and ebony banded back, top tension screws, 10.5" skin and mother of pearl geometric inlay to the fretboard and head, 26.25" scale length, hard case *Ivory sale submission reference N581YJY6

£200-300

1510.

Windsor Artist Model no. 2 zither banjo bearing the New Windsor Patent raised brass oval trademark logo to the heel, with rosewood back and sides and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, the open headstock bearing a silvered foliate metal plate inscribed D. Staniforth (the owner), 27.5" scale length, case

£80-120

1511.

Abbott five string banjo stamped to the back of the head plate no. 2, ser. no. 7138 and also bearing the maker's trademark plate, with wooden banded resonator, 11" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, 27" scale length, hard case

£150-200

1512.

Windsor Ambassador Supremus five string banjo bearing the Windsor Whirle raised logo applied to the headstock and stamped Ambassador Supremus, with boxwood banded resonator back, original 10.75" skin and geometric mother of pearl dot inlay to the fretboard, 27" scale length, hard case

£120-180

1513.

J.C. Bertolle 'The Dexter' five string banjo, fitted with maker's trademark plaque screwed to the perch pole, 10.5" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, 26.5" scale length, hard case

£250-350

1514.

Rare French Bartolo Busato tenor banjo, the decorative resonator back inlaid with musical instruments and flowering foliage in different coloured woods, with flowering foliage carved to the heel, 10.5" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and shaped head inscribed Busato, 22" scale length, hard case and spare vellum

£600-800

1515 (See page 6)

1517 (See page 6)

1514

1516 (See page 6)

1520 1521

1515.

Good Stromberg Deluxe longscale twenty fret tenor banjo stamped on the perch pole Stromberg Deluxe, Pat. no. 1672699, also inscribed Stromberg Deluxe on the vellum guard, with 11" skin and decorative mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard depicting stylised foliage and birds, also inlaid above the second fret with the initials C.A.W., with attractive geometric foliate inlaid pearloid resonator and headstock also inscribed Stromberg, Boston. Mass with jewelled decoration, 24" scale length, hard case

£700-900

1516.

Windsor Monarch Supremus tenor banjo bearing the Windsor Whirle raised trademark logo to the headstock, also inscribed on the gilded shaped tailpiece British Monarch Supremus Tenor Banjo, The Whirle, regd 450220, Windsor Dance Banjo, A.O. Windsor Maker 94 Newhill Street, Birmingham, Eng, with mahogany boxwood banded resonator, 11" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, 23" scale length, hard case

£300-400

1517.

Fine Clifford Essex Paragon Original tenor banjo stamped on the perch pole Paragon, 63 and bearing the Clifford Essex Co. trademark plate, with satinwood banded walnut resonator back, 11" skin and fine geometric stylised engraved mother of pearl foliage to the fretboard and headstock inscribed Paragon on a silvered inlaid shield, scale length 22.5", hard case

£2500-3500

1518.

Clifford Essex Clipper tenor banjo, the perch pole stamped 111 and bearing the Clifford Essex Co. trademark plate, with chevron banded mahogany resonator back, 11" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, 22.45" scale length, hard case

£200-250

1519.

George Houghton five string gold plated banjo, the rosewood and boxwood banded resonator back inlaid with a central satinwood star shaped motif, with 10.5" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, scale length 26.5", hard case

*Ivory sale submission reference DP3KSXXY

£200-250

1520.

Ode long neck model five string banjo with Jerry Webb open back body, with geometric mother of pearl inlaid fretboard and stamped Ode to the shaped head, with 11" skin and 32.25" scale length, hard case

£400-600

1521.

Bacon & Day Silver Bells four string banjo, bearing the maker's trademark stamps on the perch rod and inscribed no. 1, 24307; also bearing the original maker's label fixed to the inside of the resonator, with 11" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, case

£700-900

1522.

J.G. Winder zither banjo stamped J.G. Winder, Maker London to the back of the headstock and again at the heel, in need of restoration, case

£25-45

1523.

Good Ashbury Custom Eagle five string banjo, the light maple resonator crossbanded with mother of pearl and inlaid to the back with an eagle's head, with 11" skin, floral mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and shaped head, 26.5" scale length, hard case

£150-250

1524.

Good Epiphone Gibson Model 31MB350 five string banjo, with 11" skin and mother of pearl foliate inlay to the fretboard and head, 26.25" scale length, hard case

£200-300

1525.

The Windsor Premier Model 3 Monarch five string banjo, with 10.5" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard and head, 26.25" scale length, hard case

£100-150

1526.

The Monarch Windsor five string banjo, with 11" skin and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, scale length 27.25", hard case

£100-150

1527.

Old five string open back Tunbridge Ware fretless banjo, with 10.5" skin and inlaid fretboard; also another five string banjo with inlaid satinwood resonator back, 11" skin and mother of pearl geometric and dot inlay to the fretboard and open peg box, case, both in need of restoration (2)

£60-100

1528.

Modern KB-54 five string banjo with 11" skin (at fault); also another old five string banjo wired for sound, bearing the maker's trademark circular plate inset to the back of the headstock inscribed Eric Graham & Co, Makers, London, two open back banjo bodies, a banjo case and an old Neapolitan mandolin in need of restoration (6)

£60-100

1529.

The Windsor Popular Model 2 five string open banjo, with 11" resonator, hard case

£60-90

1530.

Three old resonator banjos, inscribed Essex & Cammeyer, 59 Piccadilly, London to the side of the heel; another bearing the trademark circular maker's plaque inscribed Geo. P. Matthew, England inset to the back of the headstock and another stamped H. Bird to the back of the headstock, two cases (3)

£100-150

1531.

Old Portuguese guitarra by and labelled Manuel Pereira (restorations)

£120-160

1532.

Fretless five string banjo circa 1880, possibly by Matthews, with 11" skin, thirty tension screws and pewter floral inlay to the fretboard

£80-120

1539 (See page 8)

1533.

Good Irish bouzouki by and labelled Ted Barnes, Maker of Stringed Instruments and signed and dated Aug 1995 on the label, with spruce top, rosewood back and sides and mahogany neck, within an old associated double wooden case

£350-450

1534.

Eddie Ryan 1988 signed Custom made 5 piece drum kit, with Split Mahogany Shells in Tony William Yellow including; Concert Toms with open front Bass drum, diameters 18"/14"/12"/10" with 14" inch Snare. Also with pearl hardware and Ludwig hardware to the snare.

£400-600

1535.

'Banjola', circa 2000, the body of flatback mandolin form, the neck as associated with a five string banjo, with the lowest string re-entrant and threaded through the neck, reappearing at the fifth fret, case

£150-200

1536.

Spanish pear shaped mandolin by and labelled Roca, Fabrica de Guitarras...Made in Spain; also a Neapolitan mandolin by and labelled Luigi Ruocco Premiata Fabbrica di Mandolini E Mandole Speciali...Napoli and a classical guitar with red burst finish, soft case (3)

£30-60

1537.

Arts & Crafts Liberty style oak adjustable tripod music stand, upon turned legs

£100-200

1538.

Hofner Anglo concertina in need of some restoration, with thirty buttons on pierced metal ends and six-fold bellows

£40-80

1539.

Lachenal McCann Duet System concertina in need of some restoration, with forty-six metal buttons on pierced metal ends and seven-fold bellows

£200-400

1540.

Good modern mandolin by and labelled Martin Cole Luthier, Morwenstow, Cornwall, England, the pear shaped body with maple back and sides and spruce table, also inscribed Cole to the headstock, within bespoke fitted case

£500-700 1541.

Jupiter Creek Ovation Breadwinner style electric dulcimer, gig bag

£150-250

1542.

Jupiter Creek Ovation Breadwinner style electric ukulele, hard case

£200-300

1543.

Five string zither banjo, with stained walnut resonator, 8" skin, geometric mother of pearl floral and dot inlay to the fretboard and an open peg box, case

£50-80

1544.

urious and rare keyboard instrument 'PETIT CLAVIPHONE

DUMONT', the action of the keys generates air to sound the free reeds (no hand or foot action generating air pressure), in an oak case, 62.5cm wide with ebony and bone three octave keyboard, labelled with instructions (in French) inside lid, made circa 1900, with original key

£200-400

1545.

Early 19th century music stand (at fault)

£30-50

1546.

Church hymn/psalm board with portrait in oils of King David playing the harp on the back, 73.0cm high, 61.0cm wide

£100-200

1540 1549 (See page 9)

1544

1547.

Brass cased drum with six iron tensioners, three of which are extended to spikes, head diameter 35.0cm

£50-80

1548.

Mute practice keyboard, signed 'MANUFACTURED BY, Mrs A.M.Virgil, NEW YORK', circa 1900, in original carrying case

£50-80

1549.

Tambourin á Cordes with six strings, made in France circa 1850, 82.0cm long

£120-180

1550.

Two music page turners by 'THE BRITISH AND COLONIAL INDUSTRIES ASSN...LONDON W.C.1. MADE IN ENGLAND', circa 1920

£50-100

1551.

Two folding/pocket music stands, made in England, circa 1900 (2)

£50-100

1552.

Good rare early fortepiano or harpsichord iron tuning key

£150-250

1553.

Two folding desktop music stands, circa 1900 (2)

£50-80

1554.

Six old drumsticks, one with hidden short sword, and seven drum beaters

£30-50

1555.

Set of musical glasses in box

£250-350

1556.

1559.

Brass and iron harpist's stool with buttoned velvet seat, English, circa 1880

£50-80

1557.

French rosewood harmonium, signed 'Marix Factr, Faubg Montmartre 4, Paris', 58.5cm wide, made circa 1850, with ebony and ivory three octave keyboard

*Bellows need repair

**Ivory sale submission reference

£150-250

1558.

Oak English single music stand, made circa 1900

£100-150

Harp cover, embroidered all over with stylised flowering foliage on a silk cream striped ground, 68" long (max) x 35" high (max)

£25-50

1560.

Contemporary McNeela 16" Red Performance bodhran, red finish (with gig bag and two beaters); also a small selection of various music tutors and a music stand

£80-140

1561.

Contemporary McNeela Irish style flatback bouzouki, with eight strings, twenty-four frets, floating bridge, spruce top and mahogany back and sides, also with geared tuners and pearlescent buttons, within a plush lined Viking case

£150-250

1562.

Gold Tone mandola with mahogany back and sides, spruce table, twenty frets and sealed guitar style tuners, labelled Gold Tone, Model 051800, ser. no. 21110240, within a plush lined fitted case

£150-250

1563.

Contemporary McNeela Phoenix Anglo concertina, with thirty buttons on pierced matt black finished ends and six-fold leather bellows, case

£250-450

1564.

Good mandolin by and labelled Eastman, Handcrafted Mandolin, Model MD615, ser. no. 15852282..., within a bespoke fitted plush lined case

£300-500 1563

1565.

Rare and historically important lute by Mangnus Hellmer, Füssen 1601, currently set up for eleven courses of strings, the body comprising seventeen ivory ribs each divided by fine stringing of ebony, ivory and ebony, paper linings, a small ivory button at the top and bottom, the soundboard of very fine grain in the centre widening towards the edges, ebony half edging, the upper soundboard with cutouts now patched with pine for two earlier fingerboard points indicating an earlier neck probably to accommodate between seven to nine courses, an exceptionally fine rose, the piercing based around an eight-pointed star and interlocking circles, the base of the soundboard with an inset upward-pointing ivory heart, the neck overlaid with ebony, the ebony fingerboard possibly a later replacement, the pegbox with treble rider, the central section of fretted scrollwork, bearing a handwritten label Mangnus Hellmer zur Füessen Anno 1601, overall length 78cm., string length 67.2cm

*Provenance:

This lute was formerly the property of Sebastian Isepp (1884-1954), renowned picture conservator and chief restorer at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna. Today as a painter he is credited as a leader of the Nötscher Kreises School of Austrian Painting. He came to Britain with his wife who was of Jewish descent in 1938 at the instigation of Sir Kenneth Clark. He had formed a collection of some thirty-seven stringed instruments most of which were later dispersed, some passing into the Collection of the musicologist and early stringed instrument player, Robert Spencer, and thence into the museum of the Royal Academy of Music. A guitar by Sellas from the Isepp Collection was sold in these Rooms on 20th September 2013. The remaining instruments passed to his son, the renowned piano accompanist Martin Isepp (1930-2011) and thus by inheritance to the present owner

DEFRA ivory certificate number IEQZED1H

£20,000-30,000

1566.

Good Hohner two row melodeon with twenty-one treble and eight bass buttons, within a foliate gilded case and associated travelling case; also a small Vissinio piano accordion with twelve bass buttons, red marble finish, case (2)

£60-100

1567.

Macerata Italia Super Vickers Special 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, case; also an Italia Cooperativa L'armonica Stradella Super Deluxe 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, case and a Galanti Soliste 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish (3)

£40-80

1568.

Marinucci Recanati Italia 120 bass piano accordion, black and grey marble finish, case; also a Dallape Maxima 120 bass piano accordion in need of restoration and an Antoria Sila Omega Camerano Italia 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, without keys, case (3)

£60-100

1569.

Ranco Antonio Fils 120 bass piano accordion, black finish, case; also another Ranco Antonio Filo Vercelli Italia 120 bass piano accordion, black finish, case (2)

£40-80

1570.

Italia Cooperatida L'armonica Stradella Deluxe 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, case; also a Hohner Organola Deluxe 120 bass piano accordion, black marble finish, case (2)

£40-80

1571.

Ranco Antonio e Filo Vercelli Italia 120 bass piano accordion, black finish, case; also a Dallape Organ Tone 120 bass piano accordion, blue marble finish, case (2)

£40-80

1572.

Hohner Verdi VN 120 bass piano accordion with nine switches, red marble finish, case

£150-250

1573.

Good Paolo Soprani Professionale I A 120 bass piano accordion with nine switches, case

£600-800

1574.

Good Professional Model Hohner Morino 120 bass piano accordion, red marble finish, case

£800-1200

1575.

Scandalli Scott-Wood Special 120 bass piano accordion, black finish, case

£150-250

1576.

Sonola 120 bass piano accordion with nine switches, black finish

£250-350

1577.

Borsini Italia 120 bass piano accordion, black marble finish, case

£100-150

1578.

Hohner Corganola Deluxe 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, case; also a Musetta Fratelli Crosio 120 bass piano accordion, black finish, case (2)

£40-80

1579.

Scandalli Butterfly Model 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, case; also a Paolo Soprani 120 bass piano accordion, white marble finish, case (2)

£40-80

1580.

Czechoslovakian Neapolitan mandolin; also an old mandolin with shield shaped body and art nouveau faux tortoiseshell scratchplate (2)

£40-80

1573

1574

1581.

Artia Neapolitan mandolin, Model no. 560, imported by Boosey & Hawkes (London), Besson & Co (London), soft case; also a Mighty Mite set of six brass tuners (as new) and a banjo skin

£40-60

1582.

Old Neapolitan mandolin labelled Fratelli Rellini, with mother of pearl faux tortoiseshell scratchplate

£30-50

1583.

Good Neapolitan mandolin by and labelled Giuseppe Vinaccia Fu Gaetano Fabbracante Dinstrument Armonici, Corso Vittino Emanuele, no. 466, Napoli Anno 1892, with fluted back, mother of pearl inlaid scratchplate and sound hole, and mother of pearl fretboard with faux tortoiseshell neck, case

£600-800

1584.

Modern German lute, with thirteen satinwood ribs and spruce table, case

£120-180

1585.

Good Portuguese guitar by and labelled Joao Miguel Andrade...Lisboa...Alban Voigt & Co., 14, Edmund Place, London, E.C., with chevron banded inlaid rosewood back and sides, spruce table, faux tortoiseshell scratchplate and mother of pearl inlaid sound hole, case

£300-500

1586.

Unusual and good quality Synergy Uke Custom guitar, with carbon fibre body, made in Ireland, soft case

*This instrument is sold with an invoice from the Emerald Guitar Company in Ireland for 1795 Euros dated 30th April 2019

£500-800

1587.

Framus electric mandolin, with guitar shaped body, two pickups and three tuning knobs, sunburst finish, soft case

£400-500

1588.

Countryman Pro F style mandolin, within a fitted Gator hard case

£150-200

1589.

Five string open back banjo by and inscribed on the perch pole Made by Thompson & Odell Co. Boston, Artist Banjo, with 11" resonator, plush lined hard case

£150-200

1590.

Dean six string banjo with 11" skin, Hofner semi-rigid case

£50-80

1591.

Good Gold Tone tenor banjo, with inlaid banded sunburst resonator, 11" skin and mother of pearl cloud inlaid fretboard

£250-350

1592.

Fine modern chitarrone by and labelled Stephen Gottlieb, Feb 1992, with ribbed rosewood back, spruce table with three sound holes, ebony neck and fretboard with two peg boxes, within a bespoke Kingham plush lined case

*Stephen Gottlieb made faithful copies of Renaissance and Baroque instruments from the lute family for over forty years and was regarded as one of the finest luthiers of his generation. This instrument is sold with the customer's record sheet dated 9th April 1992. This instrument is also sold with APHA UK CITIES certificate no. 24GBA10DP5G4L

£3000-5000

1593.

Quantity of various percussion instruments including: tambourines, maracas, triangles and small drum etc; also an old ukulele banjo, metronome, music stand and small rectangular walnut table with screw-in legs

£25-45

1594.

Good small portable Cimbalom by Lajos Bohak, the front and sides carved with stylised foliage and inscribed Bohak, Budapest to the front, supported upon four circular tapering screw-in legs, with a pair of beaters, tuning handle and bespoke hard case, 47" wide overall, 29" deep

*The owner of this Cimbalom has been a player for over forty years, mainly on movie soundtracks. You can hear this small Bohak Cimbalom on the score of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in the sequence called Concerning Hobbits where Gandalf rides on a horse and cart into Hobbiton to meet Bilbo Baggins. He was a member of the Hobbit Band for all three of the Lord of the Rings movies playing this Cimbalom. In the early part of the 20th century, to meet the teaching demands of music institutions like Liszt Ference Academy of music in Budapest, Lajos Bohak devised a small portable Cimbalom and made a limited series of one hundred instruments, of which this is number 70. Although it is fully chromatic, the bass register is one octave shorter than the full size version and brass strings are used to give a very clear and delicate sound £1000-1500

1595.

Square piano by John Hills, London, circa 1815, the mahogany case crossbanded with various woods primarily satinwood, the fascia board veneered with sycamore and crossbanded with rosewood and inscribed John Hills, Piano Forte Maker, 9, London Road, Obelisk, London surmounted by the Royal Coat of Arms of George III, over a long concave drawer flanked by two short drawers, the five and a half octave keyboard, FF to c4, with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, double action with mop stick over-dampers, pedal operated damper lift, raised on six turned leg with ebonised rings terminating in brass caps and castors, width 66.5", depth 23 1/2"

*The piano was restored by David Winston of The Period Piano Company, by Appointment to HM The Queen; and featured in the film ‘Emma” starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Only one (square) piano is credited to Hills in Clinkscale [1700-1820 vol., p 145] which is probably this instrument. Ivory sale submission reference BPBFWQLR £1500 £2000

1596.

DW Drums PDPX7 drum kit, comprising kick drum, snare drum, two floor toms and three rack toms; together with a kick drum pedal, hi-hat stand, two cymbal stands and a kick drum pedal, cymbals include; a Solar by Sabian set with 14" hi-hat, 16" crash and 20" ride £400-600

1594

1596

1595

1596.

DW Drums PDPX7 drum kit, comprising kick drum, snare drum, two floor toms and three rack toms; together with a kick drum pedal, hihat stand, two cymbal stands and a kick drum pedal, cymbals include; a Solar by Sabian set with 14" hi-hat, 16" crash and 20" ride

£400-600

1597.

Modern kit built spinet, upon a square framed stand, 69" wide overall, 29" deep max

£50-100

1598.

Kay four string banjo, with faux tortoiseshell banded resonator, 11" skin, geometric mother of pearl dot inlay to the fretboard and painted head with the U.S. Kay logo, 22.5" scale length, hard case

£250-350

1599.

A.B. Cammeyer Patent zither banjo, inscribed to the heel The Cammeyer Music and Manufacturing Co. London S.W., Patent no. 14724, with geometric engraved plated banded satinwood resonator, 8.5" skin and geometric engraved mother of pearl decorated fretboard and open head, hard case

£250-350

1600.

Rare Chris Eccleshall solid body mandolin, ser. no. 607 88, with shaped mahogany body and mother of pearl dot markers to the fretboard

£450-550

1601.

Ashbury six string banjo, with faux ivory banded mahogany resonator, 11" skin and mother of pearl dot markers to the fretboard; also another Ashbury banjolin, Russian balalaika bearing a Russian label dated 1973, soft case and a Kala ukulele, Model: KANB/120, hard case (4)

£150-200

1602.

Good modern three row Anglo concertina by Suttner Concertinas no. 436, with thirty-one metal buttons on foliate pierced ends, seven-fold bellows, case

£300-500

1603.

Interesting 'The Gibson' ukulele, labelled and bearing the retail plaque riveted to the back of the head, and inscribed T.E. Bevan & Co. Ltd. Grosvenor House, Calcutta and Mussoorie

£300-500

1604.

'The Gibson' banjo mandolin, bearing the Standard Gibson oval guarantee label stuck to the inside pot wall, with 10.5" scale and mother of pearl dot markers to the fretboard and signed to the wavy pointed head, hard case

£500-700

1605.

Harmony mandolin, with faux ivory banded sunburst body and mother of pearl slot inlay to the fretboard, case; also a Chinese full size mandolin, case (2)

£40-80

1606.

Modern mandolin labelled The Ozark Professional no. 2255, with faux ivory banded sunburst resonator and geometric mother of pearl inlay to the fretboard, bespoke fitted original case

£50-80

1607.

Good Victorian mahogany duet music stand, with shaped foliate pierced ledges flanked by differing pairs of brass candelabra, supported upon an adjustable brass pole, foliate carved baluster turned column and triple foliate carved curving legs

£500-750

1600 1603

1604

1602

1608.

Interesting and unique Gibson Custom Shop Original decorative ukulele made by Greg Rich & Jim Triggs and labelled Gibson, USA, ser. no. N991007, 2/9/91; also signed on the label, the back decorated with a lady in a bikini with small coloured stones on a pearloid, blue and green coloured background, inscribed Greg Rich 1991-007 on the middle edge of the lower bouts, the sides and fretboard with similar coloured stones and floral decoration within gold spangled bands, with further similar decoration to the head bearing the Gibson name in amber coloured stones and within a pink stone border, the reverse of the head inscribed Custom Shop Original, Greg Rich, Jim Triggs, 1991, within a bespoke plush lined fitted green wooden case inscribed 'The Gibson' in gold paint to the top.

*At the end of 1987 before Gibson had a Custom division Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz gave luthiers Greg Rich and Jim Triggs "carte blanche" to customise a few Gibson instruments and this is one example. Greg Rich was inducted to the Banjo Hall of Fame by the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City in 2021. Below are some useful links detailing more information about these two famous Gibson luthiers:

https://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/threads/a-very-unique-gibson-ukulele-made-bygreg-rich.156536/

https://guitars.com/archived-inventory/GibFlorMando/MF7313.html

https://guitarmotel.net/guitar/gibson-1987-les-paul-standard-60-ri-duran-duran-artworkby-patrick-nagel-painted-by-greg-rich-c1990/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQkJ8oCNx8Y £1000-2000

1609.

Hohner Anglo three row concertina with thirty buttons on pierced wooden ends, steel accordion reeds, six-fold bellows, in C/G modern pitch

£50-80

1610.

Lachenal & Co Anglo concertina, with twenty bone buttons on hand cut rosewood ends, five-fold bellows, steel reeds, in C/G modern pitch, mahogany case

£150-200

1611.

Pair of Zildjian 14" Quick Beat hi-hats (top and bottom)

£50-100

1612.

Five Paiste cymbals: pair of 15" Alpha Power hi-hat tops, 12" Alpha Power splash,18" Crash/Ride and a 20" Ride (5)

£60-90

1613.

Large selection of used drumsticks and beaters, to include Tama, Vater, Vic Firth etc

£50-100

1608

1607 (See page 14)

Brass & Woodwind

1801.

Cocuswood Radcliff Model flute with thinned headjoint and silver keywork, signed '(crown), RUDALL, CARTE & CO LTD, 23 BERNERS STREET, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 552, Radcliff's Model', made in 1913 (finished 10 March) by Bull, sold 16 March 1913 to Band Sgt W. Blaze, Limerick, length 65.5cm, in original leather covered case

£300-400

1802.

Cocuswood, Carte' 'Old System' flute with silver keywork, signed '(crown), RUDALL, CARTE & CO, 23 BERNERS STREET, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 1304', made in 1884 by Ounstead (finished 26 January), length 65.7cm, in original leather covered case containing cleaning rod with internal screwdriver

£250-350 1803.

Ebonite (thinned throughout) 1867 Patent flute with silver keywork, signed '(crown), RUDALL, CARTE & CO, 20 CHARING CROSS, LONDON, 524, 1867 PATENT', made in 1875 by Holland, length 65.0cm, in original leather cover case with cleaning rod and greasebox

*Thinned body and head ebonite flutes are rare

£300-400

1804.

Silver plated, Boehm system flute with engraved lip plate, signed 'BREVETTATO, A.RAMPONE, 2757 MILANO' on the barrel and 'A.RAMPONE, DITTE RIUNITE, B.CAZZANI & C.' on the headjoint, made c.1935, length 71.0cm, in original fitted, leather covered case with metal cleaning rod tenon covers for both head joint and lower body

*This is an interesting system flute, basically Boehm system with double touch for G#, plus a duplicate high C key and most unusual of all the B foot with a choice, by slight rotation of the foot joint, the long key for L4 can either give a double touch to the D# or the B key. The extended tenon to the foot joint has an oval hole enabling the D# key to have a full hole through the long tenon with either foot joint position

£400-600

1805.

Cocuswood Boehm system flute with German silver keywork, signed '(crown), RUDALL, CARTE & CO, 23 BERNERS STREET, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 1827', made in 1889 (finished 21 February) by Barker and sold on 28 March 1889 to Piddock, Manchester for £28.7.0, length 65.5cm, in original leather covered case containing cleaning rod and greasebox, metal lined to take metal headjoint tenon, the direct metal-to-metal fitting called a Piddock fitting

£300-400

1806.

Silver 1867 Patent flute, no trill keys, with silver keywork, signed 'Rudall Carte & Co, 23 Berners Street, London, 1867 patent, 3619', made in 1904 by Ounsted, sold 15 August 1904 to Rev. Z. Tamley, returned; sold again 30 November 1904 to Foster & Andrews, Hull, length 64.3cm, in original leather cover case containing cleaning rod with internal screwdriver and greasebox

£400-600

1807.

Ebonite Boehm system flute, Rockstro's Model with silver keywork, signed '(crown), RUDALL, CARTE & CO, 23 BERNERS STREET, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 1257, ROCKSTRO'S, MODEL', made in 1884, length 65.3cm, in original leather covered case containing cleaning rod with internal screwdriver and greasebox

£350-450

1808.

Silver 1867 Patent flute, no trills, with silver keywork, signed 'Rudall, Carte & Co, 23 Berners Street, London, Carte & Boehm, systems combined, 4195', made in 1908 (finished 16 September) by Ounstead, sold 22 April 1910 to J.E. Underhill, Wolverhampton, length 64.2cm

£400-600

1809.

Metal (New Metal) Boehm System flute signed 'VERNON F. HARRIS, HASTINGS, 30', with silver Rudall Carte headjoint, made circa 1930, length 66.0cm, in case

£200-250

1808 (See page 16)

1810.

Ebonite Giorgi Patent end-blown keyless flute, with folding thumb rest, signed 'JOSEPH WALLIS & SON LTD, GIORGI PATENT, LONDON', length 52.78cm, made circa 1910, in original leather covered fitted case

£200-250

1811.

Stained boxwood pitch pipe with brass slide, signed 'LIDDLE, 35 DEVONSHIRE ST, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON, 369', made circa 1875, length 17.0cm

£100-140

1812.

Silver plated metal flute with five keys, unsigned, made in France circa 1900, 61.8cm long

£100-140

1813.

Silver plate metal flute with five keys, unsigned, made in France circa 1900; also a keyless metal flute signed 'ALLAN'S, TONALIC, REGD', an English flageolet with six keys, unsigned, circa 1900 and an ebonite headjoint signed 'G.HOWARTH, LONDON'

£70-100

1814.

Box of old horn and cornet crooks with tuning slides etc

£50-80

1815.

Tutor manual entitled 'The Swannee Sax (Being a Slide Saxophone) and How to Play It', method for the Swannee Sax, 20pp

£100-140

1816.

Nine silver lip plates with risers for French flutes (9)

£200-250

1817.

Good solid silver flute by and stamped Marigaux, Made by SML Paris, France, ser. no. 1668, case

£1000-1500

1818.

English rosewood flute by and stamped Fentum, 36 Queens Row, Walworth, London, with eight silver salt spoon keys on wooden blocks, the top joint also stamped Approved by Monzani and with ivory banded embouchure, within a mahogany fitted case (key)

*Ivory submission reference ASN1R1KG

£150-250

1819.

Silver plated piccolo by and stamped Armstrong, Elkhart, in C, ser. no. R8594, case

£50-80

1820.

Good rosewood piccolo by and stamped C. Whitaker, London, within a Rudall Carte & Co fitted case

£200-300

1821.

French blackwood clarinet by and stamped Leblanc, Paris, France, ser. no. 18134, with mouthpiece and spare barrel joint, case

£250-350

1822.

Good contemporary blackwood keyless flute in D by and stamped G. Ormiston, Scotland, no. 1168, with sterling silver hallmarked ferrules, within a light ebony banded maple fitted case

*This flute has been modelled on the Rudall & Rose model

£300-500

1823.

Good contemporary Mcneela cocuswood keyless flute in D, within the original maker's fitted case

£100-150

1824.

Good contemporary Burke aluminium low D whistle, within a fitted case; also a contemporary Navajo flute (2)

£100-150

1825.

The Recorder Collection of Frans Bruggen with drawings by Frederick Morgan, within the original folio cover; also various wind instruments including a Yamaha silver plated flute head joint, three recorders and two ethnic instruments

£40-80

1826.

Two old Mahillon bassoons in need of some restoration, one cased, two crooks and a music clip

£150-250

1827.

Yamaha YTS-32 gold lacquered tenor saxophone, ser. no. 011052, within a fitted case with crook and mouthpiece

£250-350

1828.

Silver plated Mellaphone by and inscribed J.E. Olds & Son, Fullerton, Calif, within a fitted case with cleaning materials

£60-100

1829.

English boxwood and ivory single flageolet by and stamped Bainbridge & Wood, Teacher & Inventor, 35 Holborn Hill, London, with three brass keys

*Ivory submission reference E9D5R946

£150-200

1830.

Good Selmer Modele 22 silver plated alto saxophone inscribed H Selmer, 4, Place Dancourt, Paris, France, ser. no. 3255, within a modern fitted case with crook and mouthpiece

£700-1000

1831.

Good Selmer 80 Super Action Serie II soprano saxophone, gold lacquer finish, ser. no. 420707, in a fitted case

£2000-3000

1832.

Three Vandoren clarinet mouthpieces, B40, B45 and 5RV, boxed and unused (3)

£40-80

1833.

Three Vandoren clarinet mouthpieces, B40, B45 and M30, as new (3)

£40-80

1834.

Three saxophone mouthpieces, Vandoren T95, Rico Metalite M7 (both for tenor saxophone) and a Yamaha 4C, all boxed (3)

£30-60

1835.

Large quantity of assorted clarinet mouthpieces by Lucien, Yamaha and Buffet etc; also a quantity of clarinet barrels, ligatures and screws etc

£80-140

1836.

Two Vincent Bach silver plated mouthpieces, 1 1/2C and 3C; also a small quantity of alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces

£30-60

1837.

Quantity of various musical instrument stands, mostly boxed and unused; also a quantity of various flute and other instrument cases £40-80

1838.

Large quantity of unused Rico saxophone and clarinet reeds

£60-100

1839.

Quantity of unused Vandoren saxophone and clarinet reeds

£60-100

1840.

Large quantity of unused saxophone and clarinet reeds, mainly by Rico Royal

£40-80

1841.

Large quantity of instrument cleaning brushes and cloths; also a quantity of various straps, oils and creams etc

£60-100

1842.

B & M Champion gold lacquered trumpet, mouthpiece, hard case; also a F. Besson brass cornet and another brass cornet, unnamed, both cased

£40-80

1843.

Three Boosey & Hawkes clarinets, B&H 78, Emperor and another inscribed no. 36415, R.M.B., L.P, all cased (3)

£60-100

1844.

Graduate clarinet and a Sonata clarinet, both cased (2)

£40-80

1845.

Vito Reso-Tone clarinet and a Buffet Crampon Evette clarinet, both cased (2)

£30-60

1846.

Yamaha 26II clarinet, ser. no. 055205; also a Buffet B12 clarinet, both cased (2)

£60-100

1847.

Alto saxophone inscribed King Made by the H.N. White Co., low pitch, no. 63863, gold lacquer finish, crook and mouthpiece, hard case; also a Boosey & Hawkes 636 silver plated trombone, hard case (2)

£120-180

1848.

Four unused Champion instrument hard cases for: a tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet and clarinet (4)

£40-80

1849.

Ritter semi-rigid tenor saxophone case; also an alto saxophone hard case (2)

£20-40

1850.

Cocuswood flute by and stamped Rudall & Rose, 1 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London no. 4993, with eight silver salt spoon keys on wooden blocks, also inscribed Rudall & Rose Patentees enclosing the royal Coat of Arms on the screw cap, case

£500-800

1851.

Rare early 18th century tenor oboe attributed to Thomas Stainsby, with ivory mounts and three square ended brass keys. 71cm

*Ref V & A museum: Tenor oboes and were first used in the early 1690s. They were mostly played in royal processions and military marches during the 18th century. Only one other known surviving tenor oboe made by Thomas Stanesby junior (1692-1754) of London. The Stanesby family made some of the finest wind-instruments in England between about 1690 and 1754 .

Ivory sale submission reference B4VTKZ56

£1000-2000

1852.

Interesting and rare American double bell euphonium inscribed Frank Holton & Co, Chicago, in need of restoration (lead pipe missing)

£250-500

1853.

Good Hawkes & Son cornet outfit stamped 'The Clippertone, Excelsior Sonorous, Class A.Hawkes & Son, Denman Street, Piccadilly Circus, London no. 35838', within a fitted leather case containing three crooks, two slides, two mouthpieces and a music lyre shaped clip

£250-500

1854.

Johannes Adler tenor recorder (repaired); also three descant recorders, a treble recorder, mouth organ, nickel horn and a bosuns whistle (8)

£20-40

1855.

C-Melody saxophone by and inscribed Frank Holton, ser. no. 6980 LP, silver plated, crook, hard case

£100-200

1856.

Good student Buffet B12 clarinet with mouthpiece, ligature and cap, case; also an Artley Prelude clarinet with mouthpiece, ligature and cap, case (2)

£70-120

1857.

Assorted saxophone mouthpieces, including Selmer S80 alto C* and a Yamaha alto 6c (approximately thirty)

£50-100

1858.

Interesting wooden simple system clarinet by Boosey & Hawkes Ltd, with mouthpiece, ligature and cap, marked on the bell RMB LP; also with original lyre, reed pouch and cork grease pot, case

£50-80

1859.

Moeck wooden alto recorder, Aulos tenor recorder, 211AE, Aulos alto recorder, 309AE and another Aulos soprano recorder, all cased (4)

£40-60

1860.

Yamaha YTR1335 gold lacquered trumpet, ser. no. 685201, mouthpiece, hard case

£100-150

1861.

Comical metal flageolet by and stamped G. Clark's, London Make, the holes stamped with note letters and finger numbers, 11" long; also a celluloid cylindrical whistle by and stamped Hercule-U-Paris, no. 2278, R E, D, 11 3/8" long, within a black painted wooden case (2)

£30-60

1862.

Late 19th century French flageolet á Pompe stamped Rushworth & Dreaper, Islington, Liverpool, with five nickel keys (long trill keys missing, the holes plugged with cork but no key mount marks apparent); also a French Boehm system flageolet by and stamped Gyssens, Paris, nickel keywork (2)

£60-100

1863.

English flageolet by and stamped J.H. Ebblewhite, 4 & 5 High St, Aldgate, London, with five nickel keys (hairline cracks in the barrel and head joints)

£30-50

1864.

English boxwood and ivory flageolet by and stamped Bainbridge, Teacher & Inventor, 35 Holborn Hill, London, Patent Improved Octave Flageolet (crack in windpipe poorly repaired with two brass bands, one spacing stud broken)

**Ivory sale submission reference 1KMG4FME

£50-80

1865.

French flageolet á Pompe by and signed Laube, á La Couture Boussey (Eure), Brevette, S.G.D.G., with five brass keys (playable, but in need of re-padding)

£50-80

1866.

LOTS 1871-2000 NO LOTS 18631864 1866 18671868

Good boxwood and ivory tenor double flageolet with extended foot joint by and stamped Simpson, 266, Regent Street, Oxford Street, London, Improved Patent, within a flamed mahogany domed case *Ivory sale submission reference SGXGGUL6

£300-500

1867.

Good cocuswood B-flat flute with curved head joint by and stamped Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd, 23 Berners Street, Oxford Street, London, no. 4937, case (crack through the embouchure)

£2000-3000

1868.

Good cocuswood flute by and stamped Rudall & Rose, 15 Piazza, Covent Garden, London, Patent, ser. no. indecipherable, with six silver salt spoon keys on wooden blocks, sounding length 58cm, overall length 67cm, mahogany case (repaired crack on barrel joint)

£1500-2000

1869.

Rudall & Rose mahogany brass bound flute case inscribed on a shaped brass plate inset to the centre of the lid J.W. Adamson, Rochdale, 12.5" long; also two leather flute cases (3)

£80-120

1870.

Boosey & Hawkes York International trumpet, gold lacquer finish, ser. no. 078078, mouthpiece, case

£30-50

Part I Violins & Violas

2001.

Early 20th century German three-quarter size violin, 13 1/4", 33.70cm

£50-80

2002.

French Medio Fino three-quarter size violin, 12 15/16", 32.90cm

£30-50

2003.

Mittenwald Stradivari copy violin circa 1880, bearing the A/S logo below the button, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£100-150

2004.

Late 19th century Mittenwald seven-eighth size violin of the Neuner School, 13 13/16", 35.10cm

£120-180

2005.

German three-quarter size Stradivari copy violin, 12 5/8", 32cm

£60-90

2006.

French JTL violin stamped Marquis de L'air..., 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£100-150

2007.

German violin circa 1900, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£80-120

2008.

Mid 19th century violin, 14", 35.60cm

£50-100

2009.

Early 20th century German violin, 14", 35.60cm

£60-90

2010.

Early 20th century primitive viola, 16 3/8", 41.60cm

£100-200

2011.

Early 20th century violin, 14 3/16", 36cm

£50-80

2012.

19th century Lowendall violin, 14 3/16", 36cm

£80-120

2013.

German violin by and labelled Made by E.R. Schmidt & Co., Violin Makers Saxony..., and signed on the label, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£120-180

2014.

Quarter size French violin circa 1900, 10 3/8", 36.50cm

£90-120

2015.

German violin circa 1890, 14 1/16", 35.70cm, two bows; also a three-quarter size German violin, 13 3/16", 33.50cm (2)

£100-150

2016.

French violin of the Caussin School branded Duke, London below the button with wax seal, 14 3/16", 36cm

£100-150

2017.

Interesting violin in need of restoration labelled Joseph Dall'Aglio, fecit in Mantuae, anno 1814, 14", 35.60cm

£200-400

2018.

19 th century German violin stamped Hopf below the button, 14", 35.60cm

£150-200

2019.

Interesting early 19th century Markneukirchen violin, unlabelled, the two piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the head, the sides of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddishbrown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm, bow, case

£200-300

2020.

Interesting double purfled violin labelled Saul Rosenberg, New York-July 1978, the back and sides of birds eye maple, 14", 35.60cm

£150-200

2021.

Late 19th century English violin, 14 5/16", 36.40cm

£120-160

2022.

German Stradivari copy violin circa 1900, 14 3/16", 36cm

£120-160

2023.

German violin by and labelled Made by R. Schmidt & Co., ..., and signed on the label, 14 3/16", 36cm

£200-250

2024.

Four various old full size violin cases (4)

£20-40

2025.

Twelve various old violin scrolls, some at fault and in need of repair (12)

£60-100

2026.

Viola and five violins, all in need of extensive restoration (6)

£100-200

2027.

Six violins, all in need of extensive restoration (6)

£100-200

2028.

Interesting collection of incomplete old violins in need of restoration and rebuilding, including six matched fronts and backs, four separate fronts, three violins without tables and three violin bodies without necks and scrolls

£200-400

2029.

Five old full size violins in need of restoration (5)

£60-100

2030.

Four various old three-quarter size violins and two half size violins, all in need of some attention (6)

£80-140

2031.

Early 20th century Stradivari copy violin, 14 5/16", 36.40cm

£80-120

2032.

German violin circa 1920, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£100-150

2033.

German Stradivari copy violin circa 1910, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£120-180

2034.

French J.T.L. violin circa 1910, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£160-180

2035.

French viola labelled Lutherie Artistique M. Couturieux, 15 7/8", 40.30cm

£200-300

2036.

Interesting late 19th century violin in need of some restoration, 13 7/8", 35.20cm

£200-300

2037.

19th century seven-eighth size violin, unlabelled, 13 13/16", 35.10cm

£120-180

2038.

Interesting 19th century violin restored and in need of further restoration, unlabelled, but bearing two repairer's inscriptions to the inner back, 13 15/16", 35.40cm

£200-400

2039.

Interesting 19th century violin bearing the trademark stamp for Valentino De Zorzi on a label to the inside back, 13 7/8", 35.20cm (table in need of restoration)

£200-400

2040.

Riviere & Hawkes 'The Concert Violin', labelled and dated 1889, no. 576, 14 1/16", 35.70cm (table in need of restoration)

£200-400

2041.

Japanese three-quarter size violin labelled Japanese Copy of Stradivarius Model..., 13 1/4", 33.70cm

£100-150

2042.

Three-quarter size Dresden violin, labelled Manufactured in Dresden, Imitation of Antonio Stradivarius, also stamped no. 664 on the button, 13 1/4", 33.70cm

£120-160

2043.

Early 20th century German violin, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

*This violin is sold with a nickel mounted violin bow stamped W. Seifert

£120-160

2044.

Two boxes of Lark shoulder supports, some in original wrapping; also an assortment of tailpieces and other violin fittings

£40-80

2045.

M.A. Gordge oblong violin case, with plush burgundy lined fitted interior

£40-60

2046.

Good oblong double violin/viola case, with plush burgundy lined fitted interior

£20-40

2047.

Very large quantity of various size bridges and sound posts

£60-100

2048.

Large quantity of various stringed instrument fittings, including tailpieces, chin rests and bridges etc; also a quantity of strings

£40-80

2049.

Two boxes of various size wooden turned clamps

£30-60

2050.

Large quantity of Bromptons London musical instrument catalogues (from the 1990s onwards, over 100)

£20-40

2051.

Four oblong violin cases, also four shaped violin cases (8)

£40-80

2052.

Four old full size violins all in need of some restoration; also a threequarter size violin and four bows

£80-140

2053.

Three old full size violins and a three-quarter size violin, all in need of restoration (4)

£60-100

2054.

Three English full size amateur made violins by J.T. Pume, Ipswich 1924; L. Pinson and another labelled with an illegible signature..., Bristol, 1928 (3)

£80-140

2055.

Early 20th century German violin, 13 15/16", 35.40cm; also another violin circa 1930, 14 1/8", 35.90cm (2)

£80-120

2056.

Early 20th century German viola, 15 3/8", 39.10cm

£80-120

2057.

Maidstone three-quarter size violin, 13 3/16", 33.50cm, two bows, case

£20-40

2058.

Rare Stroh type violin but made in Germany circa 1930, with double aluminium horn, signed on a small oval metal plaque screwed to the back of the heel and inscribed D.R.G.M., D.R.P.a., also signed on the resonator Tiebel-Violine, D.B.W.Z. no. 355993, length 23.5" (60cm), bell diameters 6.75" (17cm) and 2

3/16" (5.5cm) respectively

£500-700

2059.

Howson phono-fiddle bearing the maker's trademark registered logo, with brass horn, 31.5" long (80cm)

£40-80

2060.

Late 19th century German made Russian style cornerless violin labelled S. Kiaposse, St Petersburg..., 14 1/8", 35.90cm, leather case

£120-180

2061.

Good modern Irish electro-acoustic violin outfit labelled Mcneela, 14", 35.60cm, bow, fitted oblong case

£100-200

2062.

Late 19th century violin labelled Nicolas Lupot..., 14 3/16", 36cm (at fault)

£60-100

2063.

Two oblong plush lined fitted violin cases, old/new stock (2)

£20-40

2064.

Three-quarter size Stradivarius copy violin, 13 3/16", 33.50cm; also a French Stradivari copy half size violin, 11 7/8", 30.10cm, three bows and a small quantity of violin fittings including bridges, chin rests, tailpieces and pegs

£50-80

2065.

Modern violin labelled Michael Poller, Producator de Viorara, Bucuresti, 14", 35.60cm, bow, case

£20-40

2066.

Modern viola labelled Stradivari Copy, Universal, Model no. 500..., 15 1/2", 39.40cm, case; also another modern violin, 14", 35.60cm, bow, case

£60-100

2067.

Late 19th century violin, 14", 35.60cm

£100-150

2068.

19th century violin inscribed Amonius Amati Cremonensis... to the inner back, also stamped G.W. on the button, 13 15/16", 35.40cm

£200-300

2069.

Modern Sandner three-quarter size violin outfit, 33.30cm, bow, case; also a modern pink coloured half size violin outfit, blue bow, case and a similar black half size violin, case (3)

£30-60

2070.

Three modern full size violins all labelled Made by B.H. Feng (3)

£100-200

2071.

Early 20th century Russian cornerless violin bearing a Russian label, 14", 35.60cm, case; also another early 20th century German violin in need of restoration, 14 3/16", 36cm, case (2)

£50-80

2072.

19th century cornerless violin labelled Gio.Maria del Bussetto..., also inscribed in German and dated 25.8.1914 below the button, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£80-120

2073.

Interesting 19th century English violin in need of some restoration, 14", 35.60cm; also a Saxon violin circa 1900, 14 1/16", 35.70cm (2)

£100-200

2074.

Interesting 19th century violin labelled Michael Platner..., 13 15/16", 35.40cm; also another violin labelled Hannibal Fagnola... in need of extensive restoration, 14", 35.60cm (2)

£200-400

2075.

Late 19th century German violin, 13 7/8", 35.20cm, two bows

£100-150

2076.

20th century Saxon violin labelled 'The Paganini' Special Orchestral Violin, Fecit in Saxony..., 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£100-150

2077.

19th century violin labelled Matthew Hardie, Edinburgh 18**, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£100-200

2078.

French Compagnon three-quarter size violin, 12 15/16", 32.90cm

£200-250

LOTS 2079 -2084 - This wood belongs to the highly regarded contemporary luthier Colin Irving and was purchased in Mittenwald. All the wood is well seasoned and over thirty-five years old

2079.

Good quality maple and spruce aged wood suitable for making one violoncello; with two matched quarter-cut glamorous (maple backs), two straight-grained spruce fronts, one neck-and-headblock and three strips of wood sufficient for the ribs

£300-500

2080.

Good quality maple and spruce aged wood suitable for making one violoncello; with two matched quarter-cut glamorous (maple backs), two straight-grained spruce fronts, one neck-and-headblock and three strips of wood sufficient for the ribs

£300-500

2081.

Good quality maple and spruce aged wood suitable for making one violoncello; with two matched quarter-cut glamorous (maple backs), two straight-grained spruce fronts, one neck-and-headblock and three strips of wood sufficient for the ribs

£300-500

2082.

Good quality maple and spruce aged wood suitable for making one violoncello; with two matched quarter-cut glamorous (maple backs), two straight-grained spruce fronts, one neck-and-headblock and three strips of wood sufficient for the ribs

£300-500

2083.

Good quality maple and spruce aged wood suitable for making one violoncello; with two matched quarter-cut glamorous (maple backs), two straight-grained spruce fronts, one neck-and-headblock and three strips of wood sufficient for the ribs

£300-500

2084.

Good quality maple and spruce aged wood suitable for making one violoncello; with two matched quarter-cut glamorous (maple backs), two straight-grained spruce fronts, one neck-and-headblock and three strips of wood sufficient for the ribs

£300-500

2085.

Box of various used stringed instrument fittings, including chin rests, pegs and tailpieces

£20-40

2086.

Good W.E. Hill & Sons oak violin case

£50-80

2087.

Late 19th century decorative violin labelled Tom.Carcasso..., the back carved with a castle and moat to the lower bouts under stylised scrolling foliage to the upper bouts and inlaid with mother of pearl and coloured stones, 15 1/16", 35.70cm

£100-150

2088.

Late 19th century decorative violin labelled Gagliano (Ferdinandino...), the back scratch carved with a castle and trees to the lower bouts and geometric motifs to the upper bouts inside a purfled border, the front inlaid with scratch carved foliate corners, 14 3/16", 36cm

£100-150

2089.

Early 20th century German violin labelled Vuillaume..., 14 3/16", 36cm

£120-160

2090.

German violin circa 1890, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£200-300

2091.

Violin circa 1930 labelled Andreas Amati..., 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£200-300

2092.

Early 20th century German violin, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£200-300

2093.

German violin circa 1920, 14 3/16", 36cm

£150-200

2094.

Twelve various oblong and shaped violin cases (12)

£40-80

2095.

Five oblong violin cases and five shaped violin cases (10)

£50-100

2096.

Late 19th century German violin branded Hopf below the button, 14 1/8", 35.90cm; also another late 19th century violin labelled Giuseppe Guarnerius..., 13 11/16", 35.5cm, another early 20th century violin, 14 1/8", 35.90cm and a silver mounted violin bow stamped L. Bausch under the frog

£100-200

2097.

Late 19th century violin, 14", 35.60cm, bow

£100-150

2098.

English violin stamped Corsby, Northampton, below the button, 14 1/16", 35.70cm, two bows

£150-250

2099.

Early 20th century German double purfled violin labelled Manufactured in Berlin, Copy of Paolo Magini, 14 1/2", 36.80cm, two bows

£200-300

2100. NO LOT

RESTORATION TOOLS, FITTINGS, MATERIALS AND TONEWOOD (LOTS

2101-2172)

The following 72 lots were contents of the violin, viola, cello and double bass restoration workshops of Hamilton Caswell Violins of Bristol. From 1964, Hamilton and his team restored instruments for about 50 years, after which he and his family decided to specialise entirely in making, restoring, and dealing in bows, nowadays trading as “Bowspeed”. Therefore, his instrument restoring tools, materials and remaining tonewood are now offered below. All of the tonewood is guaranteed to have been seasoned for at least thirty-five years

2101.

Closing clamps for violin/viola: thirty modern 'Herdim', forty modern 'Gewa' and thirty-one traditional 'Pin-reel'

£100-200

2102.

Fifteen good aluminium clamps for violin/viola studs and bassbars; also thirty-seven assorted steel repair clamps

£70-100

2103.

Thirty-seven good 'Stretcher' clamps for repairing violin/viola plate cracks; also an end-of-plate-crack clamp

£70-100

2104.

Five violin makers brass thumb-planes, various sizes (5)

£90-130

2105.

Fifteen tapered reamers from small violin peg holes to full size violin/viola peg holes to violin/viola endpin holes

£170-250

2106.

Violin/viola makers tools: dial calliper for plate thicknessing, brass thicknessing gauge, soundpost depth gauge, five various soundpost setters, a soundpost adjusting hammer, a soundpost retriever and four dentists' mirrors

£90-130

2107.

Two electric rib-bending irons and metal bending-strap

£90-130

2108.

Two electric glue pots with heat controls

£80-120

2109.

Two wooden violin plate-cradles; also several packs of heatremouldable 'Stenz' and 'Paribar' dental compound for cradling scroll, supporting soundpost-cracks during patching etc

£25-50

2110.

Tub of assorted jigs: neck cradles, fingerboard sanding/clamping blocks, support wedges and a tub of bushing-wood for peg and endpin holes

£30-50

2111.

Three bench lights, 'Anglepoise' type strip lights

£35-50

2112.

Twenty-three ebony violin fingerboards, new and good reusable

£80-120

2113.

One hundred and fifty-five violin and viola tailpieces; twenty fourintegral-tuner violin tailpieces (sixteen alloy, two ebony, two boxwood); also eight assorted viola tailpieces, mint condition (seventy-seven ebony, two rosewood, one boxwood); three good boxwood violin tailpieces and fifty-two nice old ebony violin tailpieces, many decorated

£150-250

2114.

Violin and viola bridges: eighty-eight uncut bridges, seventy-three old seasoned maple bridge-blank slabs for bridge-making, twenty-two reusable De Jaques bridges, twenty-four Old Hill's and Beare's bridges, two hundred and twenty-two bridges by other historic luthiers and violins houses and eight baroque bridges

£120-200

2115.

Powder pigments: approximately sixty traditional pigments from old established colourmen - umbers, siennas, ochres etc, non-fugitive wherever obtainable for use in expert varnish retouching

£90-150

2116.

Deluxe violin pegs: twenty-seven boxwood 'Hill pattern' pegs, a set of four silver mounted ebony pegs and forty-eight good new rosewood pegs

£90-150

2117.

Violin pegs: approximately five hundred reusable rosewood violin pegs and eighty-four ebony pegs for 4/4, 3/4 and 1/2 size violins

£90-140

2118.

Two hundred and sixty very old original boxwood kidney pattern violin pegs for 18th and early 19th century (mainly English) violins and violas

£80-130

2119.

Fitting for early instruments: set of four lute pegs, a gamba endpin, four bass viol endpins, an inlaid maple tailpiece for baroque violin; also several lengths of natural and black catgut for early tail-guts

£30-50

2120.

'E' adjusters and endpins: twenty-eight chrome 'E' adjusters, fifteen black 'E' adjusters and seventeen assorted reusable violin endpins

£30-50

2121.

Violin/viola wooden chin rests: fourteen ebony 'Dresden' and 'Teka' models, twenty-one good boxwood chin rests (various), six good maple chin rests (various) and seventeen rosewood chin rests (various)

£50-80

2122.

Violin/viola chin rests: thirteen 'Strad' and 'Guarneri' (mostly ebony), fourteen ebony 'Morowitz' and eight black plastic (various models)

£30-50

2123.

Violin/viola mutes: twelve 'Heifitz', fourteen 'Sonella', sixteen ebony 'Trident', two boxwood 'Trident', twenty ebonite 'Trident', two heavy violoncello practice mutes and nine antique mutes

£30-45

2124.

Forty-three violoncello closing clamps, modern 'Herdim' type

£90-140

2125.

Violoncello tools: a dial calliper for thicknessing plates, a scribinggauge for contouring the arching, five soundpost setters, two soundpost-adjusting hammers, three dentists' mirrors and two soundpost retrievers

£100-160

2126.

Tapered violoncello reamers: eight reamers of various types and sizes for violoncello pegholes and endpin holes

£150-250

2127.

Five old violoncello necks/scrolls of various ages and nationalities (old Mittenwald etc) (5)

£150-250

2128.

Thirteen new and/or reusable ebony violoncello fingerboards (13)

£140-200

2129.

Five sticks for checking violoncello neck/fingerboard elevation; also a quantity of vellum for making protective 'saddles' on the bridge under the string

£30-50

2130.

Eighty-four reusable old seasoned spruce violoncello soundposts

£50-80

2131.

Violoncello tailpieces and tailons: five violoncello tailpieces (two integral four-tuner boxwood, an integral four-tuner ebony, an integral four-tuner alloy and one old ebony); also fifty-two nylon violoncello tailons

£100-150

2132.

Eight uncut violoncello bridges and seven refittable 'De Jacques' (self-adjusting feet) new or reusable violoncello bridges (15)

£50-75

2133.

One hundred and forty-seven old violoncello bridges, many with historic names of luthiers and violin houses; also twenty-two very old violoncello bridges of interesting bygone patterns and styles

£70-100

2134.

One hundred and thirty-two mint condition ebony violin tailpieces

£90-150

2135.

One hundred and fourteen violoncello endpin screws, fourteen violoncello endpin metal ferrules and screws, three old violoncello endpin plugs and sixteen rubber floor-ferrules for violoncello endpins

£30-45

2136.

One hundred and twenty chrome and black (mixed) violoncello 'A' adjusters (120)

£60-90

2137.

Set of four gold mounted rosewood violoncello pegs, a set of four silver mounted ebony pegs and twenty 'Hill pattern' pegs with pips (mix of boxwood and rosewood) also thirty-seven old English boxwood violoncello pegs

£130-180

2138.

Rosewood violoncello pegs and machine-heads; fifty-five good new rosewood pegs and approximately two hundred reusable rosewood violoncello pegs, mostly in sets; also two pairs of rare old brass violoncello machine-heads

£140-190

2139.

Seven new ebony violoncello pegs; also approximately one hundred and ninety reusable ebony violoncello pegs, mostly in sets

£50-80

2140.

Two violoncello peg taper-cutters; also an aluminium string-lifter and a brass violoncello bridge leg-spreader

£40-70

2141.

Eighty 'Herdim' violoncello closing clamps adapted/extended by Hamilton Caswell's workshop for double bass (unique!)

£240-300

2142.

Twenty old 'Pin-reel' clamps for double bass with wooden handles; also twelve old steel double bass closing clamps (32)

£50-80

2143.

Eleven claps for studding double bass backs with only the table removed, two large Condit aluminium and nine beechwood clamps

£70-90

2144.

Sixteen good aluminium clamps for double bass studs and bass bars

£90-140

2145.

Ten assorted steel camps for double bass studs and bass bars (10)

£30-50

2146.

Kit for studding ribs without opening the double bass, good quantity of piano wire and three capstans for drawing wire (via F hole) through pinhole in rib crack to hold stud tight inside rib

£20-40

2147.

'Stretcher' repair clamps for repairing double bass plate cracks and edge-crack clamp, six various lengths and types for double bass and one edge-crack clamp

£70-100

2148.

Nine double bass soundpost tools: soundpost setters, rotating tongs, adjusting hammers and soundpost retrievers

£70-90

2149.

Tapered double bass reamers: one reamer for scroll pegholes and one large reamer for double bass endpin hole in bottom block

£70-90

2150.

Clamps for bass bottom-rib-to-block and bottom saddles: two clamps to re-glue loose bottom rib to bottom block without opening double bass and five ebony bottom saddles

£20-35

2151.

Twelve good assorted new and reusable ebony double bass fingerboards (12)

£250-350

2167 (See page 29)

2152.

Twelve double bass tailpieces: six new ebony (various models), five new hardwood and one old English (12)

£200-300

2153.

Eleven double bass bridges: Aubert, various models, mostly new

£100-180

2154.

Double bass bridges: seventeen assorted other makes, mostly new and twenty-nine assorted double bass bridges

£90-160

2155.

Height-adjusters for double bass bridges: tub of rotary heightadjusters for fitting into bridge legs and one bass bridge with these fitted

£50-90

2156.

Deluxe double bass endpin units: twenty-four 'Hamilton Caswell' model brass mounted rosewood units (nine with notched stainless steel 10mm rods)

£150-250

2157.

Old double bass endpin units: eight Old French model, two Old English and one German; also a number of interesting early double bass endpin plugs

£70-130

2158.

Quantity of genuine Old French double bass machine heads: tub containing many classic antique French individual brass machine heads and their winding worm gears

£200-300

2159.

Old German 'Hat Peg' double bass machine heads: tub containing many original 'Hat Peg' 1/4 plate machine heads

£50-80

2160.

Several pairs of new and reusable German full-plate double bass machine heads

£150-200

2161.

Seven old double bass scrolls, four complete with necks (7)

£200-350

2162.

Violin/viola table wood: good spruce for six tables

£60-90

2163.

Repairers' spruce and flamed maple: eleven thin sheets of spruce for half-edging, four thicker slabs of spruce for edgebuilding, twenty-three strips of highly flamed maple rib wood (including one complete set for making) and an old 75% finished carved maple violin neck and scroll

£80-120

2164.

Tubes containing a large quantity of purfling for violin, viola, violoncello and double bass; also a box containing darkwood inlay for guitars or early instruments

£25-40

2165.

Violoncello makers' wood: a pair of spruce wedges for a violoncello table and six billets for violoncello bass bars and interior blocks

£40-70

2166.

Violoncello or bass table wood: a pair of spruce wedges for a violoncello table or a double bass with a slim upper body

£40-70

2167.

Violoncello neck/scroll wood: five 80% finished flamed maple violoncello necks/scrolls

£170-250

2168.

Violoncello neck blocks: a flamed maple block for a violoncello neck/scroll and a violin neck/scroll; also a flamed maple block for a violoncello neck graft

£50-75

2169.

Double bass tonewood: a thick slab of spruce for double bass interior blocks, bass bars or table repairs and a spruce billet for bass bars for double basses

£30-50

2170.

Maple for double basses: two blocks of flamed maple for double bass neck/scroll (one can also provide an additional neck/scroll wood for a violin); also an 80% finished carved neck/scroll for a double bass

£180-230

2171.

Poplar tonewood: one thick plank of poplar wood for restoring old Italian double basses or violoncellos from the Milan area; also eleven strips of poplar double bass rib-wood (12)

£30-50

2172.

Double bass soundposts: one hundred and sixty well-seasoned spruce new and reusable soundposts

£70-100

LOTS 2173-2180 NO LOTS

Books

2181.

John Basford & Tim Toft - W.E. Hill & Sons Violin Makers 1880-1936 - Deluxe Edition no. 54/125, bound in light brown goat leather with gold leaf and within a red slip case

£160-200

2182.

Jorge Pozas - The Golden Age of Violin Making in Spain, copy no. 448-R of 1000

£140-180

2183.

Walter Hamma - Italian Violin Makers, published Stuttgart, 1964

£50-80

2186 (See page 30)

2184.

Andrew Hooker - Mr Black's Violins, the Extraordinary Obsession of Gerald Segelman, standard limited edition 471/1500

£30-60

2185.

John Basford - Index of Mirecourt Luthiers, 1886, 1896 and 1901 (3)

£40-70

2186.

Charles Beare - Antonio Stradivari, the Cremona Exhibition of 1987, published London 1993

£150-200

2187.

John Basford and Tim Toft - W.E. Hill & Sons, Violin Makers 1880-1936

£70-100

2188.

David Rattray - Violin Making in Scotland, 1750-1950

£60-80

2189.

William Henley - Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers, 1973 edition, reprinted 1997

£70-90

LOTS 2190-2200 NO LOTS

Bows

*Please check CITES regulations regarding export of bows containing elephant ivory prior to purchasing

2201.

Small bundle of violin and violoncello bows

£40-80

2202.

Bundle of various bows including one bass bow

£70-90

2203.

Bundle of bows

£55-75

2204.

German nickel mounted violoncello bow by and stamped G. Werner, 82gm; also an old nickel and ivory mounted violin bow, 54gm (without hair with partial lapping) (2)

*Ivory Sale Submission Reference FJA83D99

£60-90

2205.

Old nickel mounted double bass bow, 150gm

£30-50

(See page 31)

2206.

German nickel mounted double bass bow by and stamped Max Bergmann, made in the French style circa 1950, 131gm

£100-150

2207.

Nickel mounted violin bow stamped O.K.S., 63gm; also another nickel mounted violin bow, unstamped, 53gm (without hair) (2)

£60-100

2208.

French nickel mounted double bass bow stamped M. Laury á Paris, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes (missing) and with a nickel tap adjuster, 136gm

£300-400

2209.

Nickel mounted violin bow, unstamped, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two nickel bands, 52gm (without hair and lapping)

£60-100

2210.

Silver mounted violoncello bow by and stamped K Gliszczynski, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 85gm

£300-400

2211.

German nickel mounted violoncello bow by and stamped Gotz, 84gm

£60-90

2212.

Silver mounted violin bow stamped A. Vigneron á Paris, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 58gm (with partial lapping)

£400-600

2212

2214

2213.

German nickel mounted violin bow by and stamped Rich. Geipel, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two nickel bands, 56gm

£60-90

2214.

French nickel mounted violin bow by Auguste Husson of Paris, stamped Vtor Fetique á Paris, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with nickel rings enclosing pearl eyes and with a nickel overlaid ebony adjuster, 61gm

** This bow is sold with a certificate of authenticity from the Cabinet d'Archetiers Experts, Jean-Francois Raffin, Yannick Le Canu and Sylvain Bigot dated 19th September 2023 no. CXIFBQW-4415-C230913

£600-800

2215.

Interesting silver mounted violin bow of the Ouchard School, unstamped, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 58gm

£450-650

2216.

French nickel mounted violin bow from the C.N. Bazin Workshop stamped Lupot, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two nickel bands, 57gm

£750-950

2217.

Child's half size nickel mounted violin bow by and stamped J.E. Vickers, 48gm

£70-100

2218.

Good silver mounted viola bow stamped Jan Kudanowski, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 73gm

£800-1000

2219.

Fine English gold and ivory mounted violin bow by and stamped John Clutterbuck on both sides of the handle, the stick octagonal, the ivory frog inlaid with gold rings enclosing pearl eyes and with a foliate engraved ferrule, the ebony adjuster also overlaid with gold foliate engraving, 65gm

*Ivory Sale Submission Reference D2FAMBPE

£1800-2400

2215

2216

2218

2219

2220 (See page 32)

2221 (See page 32)

2220.

Good French silver mounted violin bow, unstamped, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 57gm

£1000-1400

2221.

Silver mounted violin bow stamped G. Cunault á Paris, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 62gm

£800-1200

2222.

Good silver mounted violin bow faintly stamped Albert Nurnberger, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 61gm

£1800-2400

2223.

Good silver mounted violoncello bow indistinctly stamped N.V.DEN.M. ADAM, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 77gm

£1200-1600

2224.

French Maillechort mounted violin bow of the Bazin School circa 1920, unstamped, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two Maillechort bands, 60gm

*This violin bow is sold with a certificate of authenticity from P. Guillaume dated 3rd April 2023, cert. no. 23600

£800-1200

2225.

English silver mounted violin bow, unstamped, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with one silver band, 57gm

£600-800

2226.

Silver mounted violin bow circa 1900, possibly French, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 60gm

£600-800

2227.

Nickel mounted violoncello bow stamped W.B. Leomar, 78gm

£150-200

2228.

German silver mounted violin bow stamped Schubert, circa 1920, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 50gm (without hair)

£400-600

2229.

Silver mounted violoncello bow stamped Roe, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 84gm

£200-300

2230.

Silver mounted violin bow stamped Alfred Teller, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 62gm

£200-250

2231.

Silver mounted violin bow stamped Meinel, the stick round, the ebony frog plain and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 57gm (without hair)

£400-600

2222

2223

2224

2225

2232.

Silver mounted violin bow in the Tubbs style, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 62gm

£500-700

2233.

Silver mounted violin bow stamped Collin-Mezin, Paris, 52gm (partially haired)

£100-140

2234.

Nickel mounted violin bow stamped Vuillaume, 61gm (partially haired)

£80-120

2235.

Nickel mounted violin bow stamped Charles Bazin, 56gm (without hair)

£120-180

2236.

Nickel mounted violin bow, unstamped, 66gm

£20-50

2237.

Nickel mounted violin bow stamped Nurnberger, the stick round, the ebony frog plain and the ebony adjuster with two nickel bands, 56gm (without hair)

£200-300

2238.

Silver mounted violin bow indistinctly stamped ...á Paris, 62gm (taped repair to the stick)

£150-250

2239.

German nickel mounted violoncello bow stamped G. Werner (repaired crack to the head)

£60-100

2240.

Silver mounted violin bow stamped C.J. Hel, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 57gm

£300-400

2241.

Modern fibreglass bow inscribed Orchestra, 55gm (without hair)

£40-80

2242.

Silver mounted violoncello bow stamped J. Hel, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 71gm

** Ivory sale submission reference 9PDV9T4L

£600-800

(See page 32)

2243.

Good English silver mounted violin bow by and stamped D.I. Newton, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 55gm (without hair)

£250-450

2244.

German silver mounted violin bow stamped *W.E. Dorfler**, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 61gm

** Ivory sale submission reference JKNUKAWY

£400-600

2245.

French silver mounted violoncello bow after the workshop of Millant and stamped R. & M. Millant á Paris, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two wide silver bands, 81gm

£600-800

2246.

French silver mounted violin bow by and stamped M. Lapierre, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 56gm (without hair)

*Ivory sale submission reference BSUTS65W

£1000-1400

2247.

French silver mounted violoncello bow probably from the workshop of N. Lapierre, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and with an silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 82gm

*Ivory sale submission reference 54DEBCVZ

£800-1200

2248.

French silver mounted violin bow stamped Louis Bazin and probably by Pierre Maline, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 61gm

*Ivory sale submission reference WVDDFFAC

£700-900

2249.

English silver mounted violin bow by W.E. Hill & Sons and stamped H & S, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 61gm

£800-1200

2250.

English silver mounted violin/viola bow by W.E. Hill & Sons and stamped W.E.H. & S., the stick round, the ebony frog plain and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 66gm

£1000-1400

2251.

English silver mounted violin bow by and stamped W.E. Hill & Sons, the stick round, the ebony frog plain and the ebony adjuster with two silver bands, 58gm

*This bow has had a professional repair undertaken to the stick and is in good playing condition

£800-1200

2252.

Silver mounted violoncello bow from the Finkle Workshop, Switzerland circa 1980, stamped Lefin, the stick round, the ebony frog plain and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 82gm

£1000-1500

2253.

Good German gold mounted violin bow by and stamped ***Gunter A. Paulus***, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with gold rings enclosing pearl eyes and the ebony adjuster with two gold bands, 63gm

£500-800

2242 (See page 33)

2244 (See page 33)

2245 (See page 33)

2246 (See page 33)

2248

2247 (See page 33)

page 34)

2254.

German nickel mounted violoncello bow by and stamped Alfred Knoll, the stick octagonal, the ebony frog plain and the ebony adjuster with one wide nickel band, 79gm

£150-250

2255.

Good English silver mounted violoncello bow by and stamped B Tunnicliffe, the stick round, the ebony frog inlaid with silver rings enclosing pearl eyes and with a silver overlaid ebony adjuster, 79gm

£1000-1400

LOTS 2256-2400 NO LOTS

Part II Violins & Violas

2401.

French violin by and labelled Lutherie Artistique G. Fournier, 14 1/8", 35.90cm (repaired table sound post crack)

£250-350

2402.

Late 19th century Bavarian violin, 14 1/8", 35.90cm (repaired table sound post crack) £200-300

2403.

French violin of the Colin-Mezzin School circa 1890, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium/ broad width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm

£500-800

2404.

French JTL violin by and labelled Adolf Durenzy, 14", 35.60cm £300-500

2249 (See

2250 (See page 34)

2251 (See page 34)

2252 (See page 34)

2253

2255

2405.

Late 19th century French Stradivari copy violin, 14", 35.60cm

£200-300

2406.

French Mirecourt violin circa 1880, 14", 35.60cm

£250-350

2407.

English violin circa 1950 labelled Joseph Guarnerius..., with geometric lozenge purfled inlay below the button, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£300-500

2408.

Early 20th century French violin labelled J.R. Lafleur, London, 14 1/8", 35.90cm (repaired table sound post crack)

£200-300

2409.

Late 19th century French Mirecourt violin, 14 1/16", 35.70cm (repaired table sound post crack)

£200-300

2410.

Interesting violin circa 1830, possible Bohemian, unlabelled, the one piece back of faint fine curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of medium curl, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm (repairs to the peg box)

£400-600

2411.

19th century French violin labelled Pillement Pere, Paris..., the two piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of an orange-brown colour, 14 1/16", 35.70cm, case

£350-450

2412.

Interesting 19th century German violin labelled Laurentius Storioni..., the one piece back of plainish wood with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain slightly narrowing to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, case

£300-400

2413.

Good French violin from the workshop of Charles Brugere and labelled fait dans l'atelier de Charles Brugere, Paris 1897, the one piece back of narrow curl with similar wood to the head, the sides of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, case

£1200-1600

(See page 35)

2403

2410

2413

2414.

Late 19th century violin labelled Caussin F.H., Luthier, Nufchateau Vosges, 1892, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£500-750

2415.

Interesting 18th century Italian composite violin labelled Franciscus de Emilianis fecit Roma Anno 1724, the two piece back of faint fine curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the later table of a medium/fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 7/8", 35.20cm

£1000-2000

2416.

Interesting Mittenwald violin of the Kloz School circa 1800, labelled George Kloz in Mittenwald an der Iser. 1775, the two piece back of faint medium curl with faint fine curl to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 13 7/8", 35.30cm, case

£1500-2500

2417.

Interesting 19th century violin labelled Gaetano Chiocchi, fecit Patavii Anno 1874, the two piece back of faint medium/fine curl, with faint medium curl to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm, bow, case

£500-800

2414

2415

2416

2417

2418.

Good violin labelled Amedee Dieudonne, no. 787, Anno 1934, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm

£1600-2000

2419.

Late 19th century violin labelled Nicolaus Amatus..., the two piece back of faint medium/fine curl with similar wood the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a golden-brown colour, 14 1/4", 36.20cm

£500-700

2420.

Good violin labelled Charles Gaillard, no. 20, Rue Notre-Dame de Rouvrahoe, no. 20, Paris 1869, the one piece back of faint broad curl and plainish wood, with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£1800-2400

2421.

Good French violin circa 1820 by and labelled Louis Moitessier, Mirecourt, the one piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/4", 36.20cm

*This violin is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Bernard Sabatier dated 11th March 2023

£1400-1800

2422.

English viola by and labelled Brian E. Bishop, Haslett, AD 1995, 15 7/8", 40.30cm

£320-380

2423.

English violin by and labelled William Heaton, Maker, Hill Top, Gomersal, NR. Leeds; also signed and dated 1895 on the label, the two piece back of broad curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of medium curl, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£600-800

2418

2420

2421

2423

2424.

Interesting English violin of the Forster School in need of restoration, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm

£500-750

2425.

German double purfled violin labelled Leopold Wittalm in Nurnberg..., 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£200-250

2426.

German violin by and labelled David Christian Hopf, Muficus Instrumentalis in Quittenbach, 1760, the one piece back of faint broad curl with faint medium curl to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm, bow, case

** This violin is sold with a purchase receipt from Rushworth & Dreaper Ltd dated 19th July 1958

£550-750

2427.

Good violin attributed to and labelled Gaibissi Giovanni Battista, Fece (Alassio) Anno 1934, Medagli d'oro Esp. Int. Torino 1911; also signed internally on the top of the back Giovanni Battista Fece in Alassio anno 1934, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain slightly narrowing to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£2500-3500

2428.

Good double purfled Dresden violin after Maggini, 14", 35.60cm

£320-380

(See page 40)

2424

2426

2427

2429

2429.

Good violin labelled Cav Rossi Giuseppe, da Cittadella (Padova), Fece in Roma, Anno 1929; also signed on the label and stamped CAV.O.Rossi, Mutaio in Roma below the button, the one piece back of faint medium/fine curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£1500-2000

2430.

Good violin labelled René Quenoil á Paris 1955, the one piece back of wild flame with faint medium curl to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£2000-3000

2431.

Interesting violin circa 1800, unlabelled, the two piece back of faint medium with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£500-700

2432.

Tyrolean violin circa 1800, the two piece back of plainish wood with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£700-900

2433.

Petite viola circa 1800, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine/ medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 15/16", 37.90cm

£700-900

2434.

Interesting violin labelled Bernard S. Fendt, London 1839, the two piece back of medium curl with faint medium curl to the sides and head, the table of a medium/broad width grain and the varnish of a light reddishbrown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm

£1000-1400

2430 2431

2432

2433

(See page 40)

2435.

English violin by and labelled H. Oldlane, 1928, the two piece back of faint medium/fine curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of faint broad curl, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£600-800

2436.

Jay Haide 101 violin labelled and dated 2002, the two piece back of faint irregular curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour, 13 15/16", 35.40cm, case

*This violin is sold with a nickel mounted violin bow stamped W.E. Hill & Sons and another nickel mounted violin bow, faintly stamped

£700-900

2437.

Seven-eighth size English violin by and labelled Alfred W. Steed, Wanstead, 1909, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a dark plum red colour on a golden ground, 13 5/8", 34.60cm

£500-700

2438.

English violin by and labelled J.A. Ashton, 1934, the two piece back of broad curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of fine curl, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm, bow

£500-700

2439.

Good Mittenwald half size violin by Neuner & Hornsteiner, the one piece back of faint medium curl with plainish wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 12 3/4", 32.40cm

£600-800

2434

2435

2436

2438

(See page 41)

2440.

Italian violin by and labelled C. Masetti, fece in Firenze, 1920, the two piece back of faint fine curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of medium curl, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of an orange-brown colour, 13 15/16", 35.40cm

£1800-2400

2441.

Good Mirecourt violin circa 1900 labelled N. Audinot, 17, Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle, Annee 1899, no. 695, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/4", 36.20cm, within a good early 20th century walnut plush lined fitted case by W.E. Hill & Sons, 140 New Bond St, London

*This violin is also sold with a nickel mounted violin bow stamped Bausch

£2500-3500

2442.

English violin by and labelled Ernest Torr, Liverpool 1924, 14 1/16", 35.70cm, case

£300-400

2443.

German violin labelled Copy of (Amati) bearing the S.M. trademark, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£200-300

2444.

Good English violin by and labelled Made by John Smith, Teddington, London, W., the two piece back of plainish wood with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm, with a good plush lined fitted oblong case labelled Thomas Smith (Violins) Ltd £800-1200

2439

2440

2441

2444

2445.

Fine Pardessus de Viole by and labelled Dietrich.M.Kessler, London, 1952, no. 4, the back and sides of medium flamed maple, the spruce table of a medium width grain narrowing towards the flanks, the peg box with foliate carved back and terminating in the head of St Cecilia, case

*Dietrich Kessler was an extremely highly regarded viol maker and instrument expert, who became an important figure for those at the forefront of early music movement and this is a very fine example of his work. He sadly passed away nearly twenty years ago aged seventy-seven

£2000-3000

2446.

Interesting violin labelled Joannes Maria Valenzano, Stensis fecit Romae 1825, the two piece back of faint medium curl with faint broader curl to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm, two bows, case

£700-1000

2447.

Good modern English violin by and labelled Christopher Rowe, Maker, Pondwell, Isle of Wight, no. 173, 1995, the one piece back of faint medium curl with faint broad curl to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a light brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm, with a good quality Musafia plush lined fitted case made in Cremona

*This violin is sold with a letter from the maker stating the replacement value at the time; also there is a purchase receipt from the maker dated 20th October 1995

£2500-3500

2448.

Interesting 18th century English viol/viola labelled Barak Norman..., with later four stringed neck, back length 15.5", 39.4cm

£200-400

2449.

English viola by and labelled Alwyne Perry, 'Danford', Linton Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, 1949, 16 3/4", 42.50cm, case

£300-500

2450.

German viola labelled Hermann Ritter invenit.privileg.Nr. 183, K.A. Horlein fecit. Wurzburg 1890, stamped H R inside a star on the button and signed Hermann Ritter below, the one piece of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 17 15/16", 45.60cm, case

£800-1200

2451.

Good late 18th century German violin by and labelled Puncraty Reber fecit, Mogonty Ao. 1786; also bearing two repairer's labels, the two piece back of faint medium curl with fine curl to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm

£1500-2000

page 43)

page 43)

2452.

Interesting early violin of narrow proportions labelled Paulus Castello fecit, Genuae Anno 1774, the one piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/8", 36.50cm

£500-700

2453.

Violin of the Derazey School circa 1880 labelled Joseph Guarnerius..., the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of fine curl, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 5/16", 36.40cm

£1000-1400

2454.

Good French violin labelled Antonius Stradivarius..., the one piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm

£2000-3000

2455.

Interesting and rare Scottish violin with inked purfling by and inscribed Alex Duncan, ..., Maker, March 24th 1876 to the inner back, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, two bows, case

£500-750

2450 (See

2451 (See

2452

2453

2454 (See page 44)

2461 (See page 46)

2456.

French violin by and labelled Charles Buthod, Luthier, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the head, the sides of finer curl, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a dark reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, case

*This violin is sold with a refurbishment receipt from the Bristol Violin Shop dated 30th June 2021

£500-750

2457.

Late 19th century German violin, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£250-350

2458.

Violin labelled Caressa & Francais, Luthiers du Conservatoire de Musique, no. 482, Paris 1916, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£2000-2500

2459.

Mid 19th century French violin by and stamped D. Nicolas A. La Ville de Cremonne to the inner back, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/4", 36.20cm

£700-900

2458

2459

2460.

Interesting late 18th/early 19th century violin, possibly Dutch, unlabelled, 13 15/16", 35.40cm

£400-600

2461.

Interesting violin labelled Giuseppe Vignali, Da Verucchio 1913, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£2000-2500

2462.

French violin circa 1925, the one piece back of fine curl with medium curl to the sides and the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddishbrown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£500-700

2463.

Interesting and rare pochette/dancing master's kit style instrument of oblong waisted form, labelled J. Grandjon á Paris, 103 Boulevard Sebastopol et Rue Reaumur, 48; also branded Grandjon Paris 31 below the button and stamped J.G. either side of a harp on the button, 23" long overall, with a nickel mounted two part bow, also stamped J. Grandjon..., within an associated rosewood case

£300-500

2464.

19th century violin labelled Andreas Amati..., 14 1/16", 35.70cm, case

*This violin is sold with a silver mounted violin bow by and stamped Archet Sonore; also another nickel mounted violin bow, unstamped

£500-750

(See page 47)

2465.

Good violin partially labelled Alfonso della...Fabbricante de Violini in Napoli..., the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm, case

*This violin is sold with a silver mounted violin bow by and stamped Archet Sonore; also another silver mounted violin bow, unstamped

£1000-1400

2466.

French violin by and labelled Audinot-Mourot & Fils, Luthiers, Paris, Annee 1925, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium/fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£1200-1600

2465

2466

2467

2467.

French violin by and labelled Ch.J.B. Collin-Mezin, Luthier, Grand PrixExposition Universelle 1900, Paris, Modele 'Selection' no. 371 and inscribed on the label no. 28...1924; also labelled to the inside back on the treble side Lutherie Artistique Entierement Feite á la Main avec de vieux bois and signed in pencil to the inside back below, the two piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

*The neck and head in need of re-gluing to the body and the fingerboard re-gluing to the neck

£1000-1400

2468.

Good English violin by and labelled Made by A.C. Lancaster, 10, Middle Street, Colne, 1898; also branded A.C. Lancaster below the button, the two piece back of faint medium/broad curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine/medium width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm, bow

*This violin maker famously made a violin to commemorate the Titanic catastrophe of 1912. On the back of this instrument, painted in oils, is a portrait of Wallace Hartley (violinist conductor of the Titanic band) and another painting depicting the Titanic. This fact is also recorded in William Henley - Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers. The instrument is also sold with a copy of an illustrated article written by Fiona Sinclair of The Lancashire Sinfonietta about the aforementioned Titanic violin, which was donated to the Burnley Music Centre in 1974

This instrument is also sold with a full service receipt detailing work undertaken on the violin by Chamberlain Music dated 20th June 2017

£800-1500

2469.

Early 20th century Stradivari copy violin, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£200-300

2470.

Hawkes & Son's 'Tyrolese Violin', labelled, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£300-400

2471.

Late 19th century German Stradivari copy violin stamped Solo Artist Violin below the button, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£250-350

2472.

Good early 20th century violin, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£250-350

2473.

Interesting violin circa 1820, unlabelled, the two piece back of faint medium/fine curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm (at fault)

£500-750

2474.

Hawkes & Son's 'Tyrolese Violin', labelled, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£300-400

2475.

Good German violin circa 1920 labelled Martin Gerans, Innspruck, Tyrol, 14 3/16", 36cm

£250-350

2476.

Early 20th century Stradivari copy violin labelled by A.A. Schloth, Saxony, Anno 1910, the sides of the peg box carved with flowering foliage, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

£250-350

2477.

Interesting violin circa 1800 bearing an old repairer's label dated 1922, the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain on the treble side and a fine width grain on the bass side, the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.50cm

£1500-2500

2468 2477

2478.

Good violin labelled Antonius Gragnani..., the one piece back of faint medium/broad curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of faint medium curl and the table of a medium width grain, 14 5/16", 36.40cm

£700-1000

2479.

Interesting 18th century violin in need of restoration, unlabelled, the two piece back of faint broad curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm

£500-800

2480.

Good late 19th century violin labelled Paul Bailly, Paris, 1885, the two piece back of faint medium curl with broad curl to the sides and plainish wood to the head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, bow, case

£500-800

2481.

French violin of the Caussin School labelled Copie de Franciscus Gobetti..., the two piece back of faint broad curl with plainish wood to the sides and head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, case

£500-700

2482.

Good modern English violin by and labelled Judith Moser, London 1997, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of plum red colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm, case

£1500-2500

2483.

Good Wolff Bros violin labelled Nicolaus Amatus fecit, in Cremona, 1613, Original Copy by Wolff Bros, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, case

£500-700

2484.

French violin by and labelled H. Emile Blondelet, Luthier á Paris..., no. B.200. Annee 1923, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium/fine width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm

*This violin is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Serge and Florent Boyer dated 22nd March 2024

£1500-2000

2485.

French violin by and labelled Atelier E. Langonet, Luthier-Nantes-l'An 1946; also stamped Nantes 1936 Grand Prix on the label, the one piece back of faint irregular medium curl with medium curl to the sides, the head of fine curl, the table of a medium/fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm

£1200-1600

2478

2482

2484

(See page 48)

2486.

Good violin labelled and probably by Giuseppe Corsi, Roma, fece anno 1924 no. 97; also stamped Roma over the maker's monogram on the button, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm

£2500-3500

LOTS 2487-2500 NO LOTS

Violoncellos & Double Basses

2501.

Four full size violoncello cases (4)

£40-80

2502.

Modern half size violoncello, soft case; also a modern Hindersine Vivente half size violoncello, case, Primavera modern quarter size violoncello, case and another three-quarter size violoncello soft case

£40-80

2503.

Early 20th century mahogany violoncello stand, upon on oval base, 40" high

£60-100

2504.

French three-quarter size violoncello labelled Mi-Fin, 27 3/8", 69.50cm; also two three-quarter size violoncello tables and five various violoncello scrolls

£100-200

2505.

Modern violoncello, 29 7/8", 75.90cm, hard case

£200-300

2506.

Early 20th century German violoncello in need of restoration, 29 3/8", 74.60cm, hard case

£50-150

2507.

Early 20th century violoncello in need of restoration, bearing an illegible label, 30 3/8", 77.20cm

£500-800

2508.

NO LOT

2509.

Interesting old violoncello with five ply purfling, unlabelled, the two piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium/broad width grain and the varnish of a reddishbrown colour on a golden ground, 29 1/4", 74.30cm

£700-1000

2485

2486

2507

(See page 49)

2510.

Interesting early English violoncello of the Kennedy Workshop in need of restoration, unlabelled, the two piece back of plainish wood with faint medium curl to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddishbrown colour on a golden ground, 28 7/8", 73.30cm

£1100-1400

2511.

Interesting early English violoncello from the Kennedy Workshop, the two piece back of plainish wood with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a reddishbrown colour on a golden ground, 29", 73.70cm

£1500-2500

2512.

19th century violoncello bearing a repairer's label dated 1938, the two piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 29 1/2", 74.90cm

£800-1200

2513.

French violoncello labelled Modele d'Apres, Victor De Moyer, Luthier d'Art á Gand. Anno 1916; also stamped V. De Moyer L á Gand to the inner back, the two piece back of faint broad curl with faint medium curl and plainish wood to the sides, the head of a medium curl, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 29 3/8", 74.60cm, hard case (table in need of restoration)

£1000-2000

2514.

Early 20th century German violoncello, unlabelled, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 29 3/8", 74.60cm, hard case

£800-1200

2510

2511

2512

(See page 50)

2515.

(See page 50)

Good modern English violoncello by William Piper and labelled The English Cello, Especially Handmade in England for Cremona House Violin Shop, Bristol 1998, William Piper and Richard Bristow Violin Makers..., the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 29 1/2", 74.30cm

£1500-2500

2516.

Good German Mittenwald violoncello circa 1880, unlabelled, the two piece back of very faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 29 5/8", 75.20cm, hard case

£1200-1800

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Good late 19th century/early 20th century violoncello, unlabelled, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a golden-brown colour, 30", 76.20cm, hard case

£2000-3000

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Interesting late 18th century violoncello indistinctly labelled Made by James...1794, no. 1, Voilincelo, the one piece back of very faint medium/fine curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a golden-brown colour, 29 1/4", 74.30cm, hard case

*This violoncello is sold with a silver mounted violoncello bow stamped Bausch. This violoncello is fitted with a Peares bridge

£1500-2500

2519.

Modern German double bass labelled Erich Grunert, Penzberg, Made in West Germany, back length 42.25", stop length 23", vibrating string length 40.5"

£800-1200

2520.

Early 20th century double bass, length of back 43.25", stop length 23.25", vibrating string length 42" approx

£200-400

2521.

Interesting old English double bass circa 1830, with violin corners and swell back, in need of extensive restoration, length of back 45" approx, stop length 24", vibrating string length 40.5" approx, light weight hard case

*There is a 6" flank of wood missing from the table on the treble side

£500-1000

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Late 19th century swell back German double bass, back length 43.5", stop length 24", vibrating string length 42" £2000-3000

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Late 19th century double bass, probably English, back length 45 1/8", stop length 24", vibrating string length 40.25" £4000-6000

2524.

Good French double bass by and stamped Paul Claudot below the button on the back, bearing a repairer's label of George Hoggett dated 1915 and a later repairer's label of C. Alexander dated 9th July 1960, the two piece back of faint medium/fine curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, back length 46", stop length 25.5", vibrating string length 42.25" £3000-5000

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CONDITIONS OF SALE

The Auctioneer acts only as agent for the Seller (unless otherwise specifically declared). Lots sold are likely to have been subject to wear and tear caused by user or the effects of age and may therefore have faults and imperfections. Buyers are given ample opportunity at viewing times to examine lots to be sold and will be assumed to have done so. They must rely solely on their own skill or judgement as to whether lots are fit for any particular purpose.

1. Bids

All bids made shall be treated as offers made upon these Conditions of Sale and all persons present and approved to bid are admitted to a sale on the basis that they have notice of these Conditions.

1A. Internet Bidding

There are no additional surcharges when bidding via our own bidding platform 'GH Live'

We also use two other online bidding platforms via the-saleroom.com and Easylive which will be subject to additional fees. Please see their respective websites for further details and terms.

‘Pre-Bidding Autobids’

'Pre-Bidding' is a new feature to our own platform and allows bidders to bid against each other prior to the start of a live auction. During the live auction the bidding will start at the current bid reached during the 'Pre-Bidding' and continues until your maximum bid is reached. All bids are anonymous, and your maximum bids are confidential. If you have been outbid, during the ‘Pre-Bidding’ then you will receive an email notifying you that you are no longer the leading bidder, however once the sale is live you will not receive any further notifications. Once bids are placed, they cannot be removed, but can be reduced, if above the current bid.

2. Ascertainment of the Buyer

The Buyer shall be the person making the highest bid which is acceptable to the Auctioneer as signified by the fall of the hammer. No bid may be retracted. In the case of a dispute the Auctioneer may either declare the purchaser or put the lot up again.

3. Auctioneer’s discretion

The Auctioneer has sole discretion, (a) to refuse any bid, (b) to advance the bidding as he may decide, (c) to withdraw or divide any lot or combine one lot with another or others, (d) to exclude any person from the auction rooms, and (e) to require pre-payment in full.

4. Reserves and Seller’s right to bid

Lots put up for sale are subject, (a) to any reserve price imposed by the Seller, (b) the right of the Auctioneer to bid on behalf of the Seller, and (c) where no reserve has been imposed (but in no other case) for the Seller to bid personally or through any one agent. It is the responsibility of the Seller to ensure any reserves are received by the Auctioneer.

5. Buyer’s Duties

The Buyer shall forthwith or as soon as possible after the sale, (a) supply his name and address, (b) supply, if so required, bank or other suitable references, (c) pay the full purchase price in a way acceptable to the Auctioneer, notwithstanding any prior arrangement for advance payment required by the Auctioneer, and (d) on proof of payment clear the lots purchased by the times specified. Lots may not be cleared during the sale except by permission of the Auctioneer.

6. Payments ALL LOTS ARE TO BE PAID & CLEARED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE AUCTION

Methods of payment include direct bank transfer, debit card, credit card, cash to a maximum of £8,500, Cheque payments are no longer accepted. For fraud protection we no longer accept payments by credit or debit cards for ‘Customer not Present’ transactions. Card payments at the saleroom will be accepted but must be supported by Chip and PIN. Card payments for live internet bidding will only be accepted if they have been AVS and 3D Secure authorised via our online platform with a maximum transaction limit of £1000 for Watch & Jewellery auctions; £2000 limit for all other auctions unless previous authorisation has been agreed. Deposit payments made direct at the bank or via telephone banking will need to be confirmed as 'cleared funds' before any goods are released.

6A. Anti-Money Laundering Policy

New clients spending over £5000 on an individual transaction must be verified, by supplying a current form of ID confirming their name and address to match the invoice. This must be supplied to complete the transaction before the release of goods

7. Liability of the Auctioneer and Sellers

Subject to Condition 8: (a) faults and imperfections (if any) are not stated in the catalogue and neither the Seller nor the Auctioneer is responsible for any defects whatsoever, (b) no warranty is given or authorised to be given by the Seller or the Auctioneer with regard to any lot other than the Seller’s right to sell it, (c) any express or implied conditions or warranties relating to description or quality, are hereby excluded.

8. Catalogue Descriptions

Descriptive statements contained in the advertisements or catalogues or made up by the Auctioneer or any member of his staff should be taken as matters of opinion only and shall not be taken as statement of fact.

i) Items in the catalogue are sold as seen. Where possible significant damage is mentioned, but this does not include all faults and imperfections. The absence of such reference does not imply that the lot is in good condition or free from restoration or repair. Condition reports are available upon request

ii) ’Inscribed’ or ‘Signed’ does not imply that the lot is wholly or partly by that maker

9. Forgeries

Notwithstanding Conditions 6 and 7, if the Auctioneer receives notice in writing from the Buyer WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE SALE that in his opinion a lot is a forgery (as defined in Condition 12) and on giving such notification the lot in question is returned to the Auctioneer at his working premises in the same condition as when bought, then if on considering such evidence as the Buyer supplies to prove his assertion, the Auctioneer decides that the lot is a forgery the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price repaid to the Buyer.

10. Property in lots and risk

The Buyer shall not become the owner of any lot, and the Auctioneer shall have a lien thereon, until the Buyer has discharged the purchase price in full together with any other charges due, but after the fall of the hammer the risk of damage or loss shall nevertheless be the Buyer’s.

11. The Premium

The Buyer shall pay to the Auctioneer a premium of 22% of the hammer price together with VAT. (26.4% inclusive of VAT)

12. Default by Buyer If the Buyer fails to make payment in a way acceptable to the Auctioneer or to remove any lot or lots bought by him within 7 days of the auction or in any other material respect fail to comply with these conditions, the Auctioneer shall have the right, (a) to resell the lot or lots by public auction or otherwise without notice to the Buyer, and if any deficiency arises on such resale, after deducting the Auctioneer’s full costs and expenses, the Buyer shall be responsible to the Auctioneer therefore (but any net surplus to be the Seller’s) or, alternatively, (b) to store the lot at the Auctioneer’s premises or elsewhere and to release the lot to the Buyer only after payment in full of the purchase price together with any other charges due. The Auctioneer reserves the right to charge storage of 50p per lot per day on any lot or lots uncleared by the time specified together with any removal expenses. In addition, interest will be charged at 2.5% per month or part thereof (34.4% APR) on any accounts that remain unpaid in part or full 1 week after the sale. Interest and storage will be charged from the date of sale. In addition, the Buyer shall be liable for all legal and court costs incurred by the Auctioneers in pursuit of payment from the Buyer. The Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse any cheques and will not release lots purchased until evidence has been received that any cheque accepted has been cleared.

13. Release of Goods

Payment and clearance should be made within seven days after the sale. Goods will not be released until full payment has been cleared and a paid invoice produced. For clients arranging courier or third-party collection: written instruction must be received by the purchaser; identification will be requested from the courier and their vehicle’s registration number taken. For security purposes our premises are monitored by 24-hour CCTV

14. Definitions and interpretation

In these conditions: (a) Reference to the ‘the Auctioneer’ shall be taken to mean the firm of Gardiner Houlgate or any director, partner or employee thereof at the time of sale; (b) Buyers shall be deemed to be the principals unless to the prior knowledge of the Auctioneer they are acting as agent on behalf of a named principal; (c) ‘Forgery’ means a lot (i) which is so constituted as deliberately to deceive when considered in the light of its catalogue description, and (ii) whose value as such is materially less that if it had complied with the catalogue description; (d) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply to the general construction of terms and expressions used in these Conditions as if contained in a statute.

15. Law and Jurisdiction

These Conditions of sale are subject to English law, which shall apply to their construction as well as their effect. The Seller and Buyer agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

16. What is Temporary Importation?

Temporary Importation is a system that applies to lots which have been imported for sale from outside the EU. It allows the point of importation to be delayed until after the sale at auction. These lots are indicated in catalogues by the use of the following symbol * Only the Hammer Price will be treated as the import price and the Buyer’s Premium will be subject to UK domestic VAT at 20%. So whilst the Hammer Price will continue to be charged with Import VAT at 5% or 20” as appropriate, the Buyer’s Premium will always be charged with domestic VAT at 20% Lots subject to Temporary Importation will be offered under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme and will be subject to import VAT of either 5% or 20% on the buyer’s Premium. Anyone who wishes to buy outside the Margin Scheme should notify us immediately. An invoice under the normal VAT rules and charging VAT at 20% on both Hammer and Premium will then be issued

Temporary Importation should affect only private individual buyers who are resident within the EU. Anyone who is registered for VAT in the EU should be able to recover the VAT on the Buyer’s Premium either on their VAT returns or through the 8th Directive Refund Scheme. Any non-EU buyer who exports the lots from the EU will be able to have the VAT refunded provided the appropriate export regulations are complied with

17. Property sold with a * Symbol These items have been imported from outside the EU to be sold at auction under temporary importation. When Gardiner Houlgate releases such property to buyers in the UK, the buyer will become the importer and must pay Gardiner Houlgate import VAT at 5% on the Hammer Price These lots will be invoiced under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme. Gardiner Houlgate must bear VAT on the Buyer’s Premium and hence charge an amount in lieu of VAT at 20% on this Premium. This amount will form part of the Buyer’s Premium on our invoice and will not be separately identified VAT registered buyers from the EU should note that the import VAT charged on property released in the UK cannot be cancelled or refunded by Gardiner Houlgate VAT registered buyers from the UK should note that the invoice issued by Gardiner Houlgate for these items is not suitable evidence in respect of import VAT VAT registered buyers from the EU countries may be able to seek repayment of the import VAT paid by applying to HM Revenue and Customs. On request, immediately after the sale, the office can either ask HM Revenue and Customs to generate a C79 certificate (for UK buyers), or obtain a copy of the import C88 (for other EU VAT registered buyers), which may be used to claim recovery of the VAT. Otherwise Gardiner Houlgate may re-invoice the lot and charge VAT at 20% on both the Hammer Price and the Premium and provide a tax invoice to the buyer

18. CITES Restrictions

Any lots containing any amount of Brazilian rosewood and endangered species may be subject to restrictions when exporting outside of the EU. It will be the buyer’s responsibility to make sure that the relevant paperwork is in place before shipping. Some lots are sold with CITES article 10 certificates, allowing the commercial use of an item containing an endangered species. Lots subject to this are marked in the catalogue

Import/Export

It is the buyer’s responsibility to obtain the correct import/export licenses and CITES licenses for items which they have purchased. Gardiner Houlgate take no responsibility for the export of goods.

19. Gemstones

Many gemstones have been treated in various ways to enhance their appearance. For example, sapphires and rubies are routinely heat treated and emerald treated with oils and resins. Some stones may require re-treating or oiling periodically. Enhancement affects market value, and all Gardiner Houlgate estimates assume that gemstones may have been enhanced.

20.Artists Resale Rights (or Droit de Suite)

On certain lots marked in the catalogues and which are sold for a hammer price of £1000 or greater (converted into the currency of the sale using The Design and Artists Copyright Society threshold calculator on the date of the Sale) the Additional Premium will be the percentage of the amount of the Hammer Price calculated as follows:

£0-£50,000 4%

£50,000.01 to £200,000 3%

£200,000.01 to £350,000 1%

£350,000.01 to £500,000 0.5%

Exceeding £500,000 0.25%

* Gardiner Houlgate is a trading name of Bath Auction Rooms Limited, registered in England and Wales No. 5228635.

G ARDINER H OULG ATE

THE SPECIALIST AUCTIONEERS

DIRECTIONS TO OUR CORSHAM HEADQUARTERS

On the A4 from Bath or Chippenham turn off at the mini roundabout by the Hare & Hounds Pub towards Corsham town centre, turn immediately right at the next mini roundabout into Valley Road. After one mile cross narrow railway bridge and round right angle bend. Turn left after 600 yards into Leafield Industrial Estate.

Go straight through the estate and take the last turning on the right beforemeeting the public road again, just past Linpac and opposite Corsham Print. The Bath Auction Rooms are at the end of the road facing you.

Total time from Junction 17 - 10-15 minutes

Total time from central Bath - 15 minutes

Travelling by Train - we recommend Chippenham Station

Gardiner Houlgate, 9 Leafield Way, Corsham, Nr Bath SN13 9SW

Telephone: 01225 812912

Fax: 01225 811777

E-mail: auctions@gardinerhoulgate.co.uk

www.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk