Fine Musical Instruments | Skinner Auction 2501

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Fine Musical Instruments April 25, 2010

Sale 2501

Boston

Fine Musical Instruments SPECIALIST IN CHARGE

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Auction & Specialist Information

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Lots 1-331

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List of Makers

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American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, 1971, Style D-28, stamped D-28, 286907 at the upper block, width of lower bout 15 3/4 in., with case. $1,600-2,000

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American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, 1927, Style 000-18, stamped 33328 at the upper block, width of lower bout 15 1/8 in. $4,000-6,000

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American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, c. 1950, Model L-50, width of lower bout 15 1/4 in. $800-1,200

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American Tenor Banjo, Bacon Banjo Company, Groton, 1934, Model B&D Silver Bell Montana Special, serial number 23703 stamped to the dowel stick, diameter of head 11 in., with case. $1,500-1,800

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American Mandolin, Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, 1918, Style A-4, serial number 50865, length of back 13 3/4 in., with original case. $2,000-3,000

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American Mandolin, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, c. 1950, Style A-40, length of back 13 9/16 in., with case. $800-1,000

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American Mandolin, Lyon & Healy, Chicago, c. 1925, Washburn Style A, serial number 1674, with original case. $1,500-2,500

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American Mandolin, Vega Company, Boston, c. 1920, width of body 8 in., with case. $150-250

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American Ukulele, C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, c. 1930, Style 3K, stamped internally CF MARTIN & CO, NAZARETH PA, length of back 9 7/16 in., with original case. $3,000-4,000

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American Tenor Banjo, Bacon Banjo Company, Groton, c. 1928, Model B&D Silver Bell No. 4, serial number 22185 stamped to the dowel stick, diameter of head 11 in., with original case. $3,000-5,000

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American Arch Top Tenor Banjo, William Lange, New York, c.

1922, Paramount Style A, serial number 4305, diameter of head 11 1/4 in., with original case. $400-600

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American Tenor Banjo, Bacon Banjo Company, Groton, c. 1929, Model B&D Silver Bell Montana Special, serial number 27326 stamped to the dowel stick, diameter of head 11 in., with original case. $2,000-3,000

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Hawaiian Ukulele, Kamaka, Honolulu, c. 1970, the koa body, width of lower bout 7 in., with case. $100-200

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American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, 1946, Style 000-28, stamped 000-28, 97405 at the upper block, width of lower bout 15 3/16 in., with period Martin case. $6,000-8,000

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American Mandolin, Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, c. 1917, Style A-4, serial number 17307, length of back 13 5/8 in., with later case. $300-500

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American Mandolin, Bacon Manufacturing Company, Groton, 1921, Model Artist, serial number 210, the label signed by William Place Jr., length of back 14 5/16 in., with case. $100-200

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German Guitar, Karl Hofner Company, Schonbach, c. 1965, Model Senator E1, width of lower bout 16 1/4 in., with case. $400-600

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German Arch Top Guitar, Karl Hofner Company, Schonbach, 1967, Model President, serial number 3018, length of back 20 1/4 in. $400-600

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American Arch Top Tenor Banjo, Epiphone Banjo Corporation, New York, 1928, Model Deluxe Recording, serial number 7036 stamped to inside of pot, diameter of head 11 in., with case.

Letter of Appraisal: John Bernunzio, Penfield, 1989 (photocopy only). $3,000-5,000

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American Electric Guitar, Rickenbacker Company, Santa Ana, 1963, Model 1000, stamped CE, 498 at the bridge plate, with case. $400-600

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American Mandolin, Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, c. 1917, Style F-4, serial number 34644, length of back 13 in., with case. $2,200-2,800

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American Bass Guitar, Fender Electric Instruments, Fullerton, 1962, Model Precision Bass, serial number 76415, length of back 16 3/8 in., with original case. $1,600-2,000

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American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company, 1932, Style R-18, stamped R-18, 54367 at the upper block, width of lower bout 14 3/8 in. $1,000-1,200

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American Guitar, The National Valco Company, Model New Yorker, c. 1941, serial number 4160, width of lower bout 15 1/2 in., with case. $600-800

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American Electric Guitar, Fender Electric Instruments, Fullerton, 1968, Model Telecaster, serial number 229000 stamped to the neck plate, length of back 15 3/4 in., with case. $3,000-4,000

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American Electric Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1970, Model ES-335, serial number 619180 stamped to the back of the peghead, length of back 18 1/4 in., with case. $1,400-1,800

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American Bass Guitar, Fender Electric Instruments, Fullerton, 1965, Model Precision Bass, serial number L15225 stamped to the neck plate, length of back 16 1/2 in., with case. $5,000-6,000

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American Electric Guitar, Fender Electric Instruments, Fullerton, 1958, Model Stratocaster, serial number 30554 stamped to the neck plate, length of body 15 3/4 in., with original case.

Note: Sold with letter of authenticity from Lark Street Music, Teaneck, New Jersey. $12,000-16,000

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American Electric Guitar, Mosrite of California, c. 1964, “The Ventures Model,� length of back 15 3/4 in., with case. $2,000-3,000

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American Electric Guitar, Rickenbacker Company, Santa Ana, 1961, Model 365, stamped AG 553 at the output jack, width of lower bout 15 in., with case. $2,200-2,800

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American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1959, Model ES-175, serial number A28697, width of lower bout 16 in., with original case, strap, cord, and hang tags. $6,000-9,000

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Czech Violin, Mathias Heineke, Wildstein (Eger), 1930, branded internally, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 359 mm. $3,500-4,000

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French Violin, Claude Miremont, Paris, 1865, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm. $8,000-10,000

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Violin, Possibly Italian, c. 1900, labeled ...LANDOLFI..., length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case and bow. $4,000-6,000

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American Violin, George Gemunder, New York, 1858, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 359 mm. $6,000-10,000

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Modern Italian Violin, Pedrazzini Workshop, Milan, 1950, bearing the maker’s signed label and interior brand, length of two-piece back 359 mm.

Certificate: Stefano Conia, Cremona, July 25, 2009. $8,000-12,000

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American Violin, Ignatz Lutz, San Francisco, c. 1920, branded to the lower rib, length of one-piece back 356 mm. $5,000-7,000

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American Violin, Orin Weeman, Boston, c. 1880, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 356 mm, with case. $4,000-6,000

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French Violin, Paul Kaul, Paris, 1907, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of one-piece back 357 mm. $12,000-16,000

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Italian Violin, Antonio Gragnani Workshop, Livorno, c. 1780, unlabeled, branded to the upper button, length of two-piece back 349 mm, with case. $16,000-20,000

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French Violin, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, c. 1840, labeled ...GASPARD DAIFFOPRUGGA..., and branded internally VUILLAUME, length of back 362 mm. $14,000-18,000

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Italian Violin, Lorenzo Bellafontana, Genoa, 1976, bearing the maker’s signed label and interior brand, length of back 357 mm. $12,000-16,000

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Italian Violin, Riccardo Antoniazzi, Milan, 1907, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case. $24,000-28,000

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Italian Violin, Pietro Guarneri, Venice, 1734, bearing the original label PETRUS GUARNERIUS FILIUS JOSEPH, CREMONENSIS FECIT VENITIIS, ANNO 1734, the back of strong curl, the ribs and scroll of fine to medium curl, the top of fine to medium grain, the varnish of a red-brown color, length of one-piece back 354 mm, (the scroll possibly by another hand).

Certificates: W.E. Hill and Sons, London, December 22, 1905; R.S. Williams & Sons, Toronto, April 23, 1907. $30,000-50,000

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Italian Violin, Domenico Rossi, Piacenza, 1907, bearing the maker’s signed label and labeled MODELLO PIETRO GUARNERI, length of back 360 mm. $30,000-40,000

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Italian Violin, Gennaro Gagliano, Naples, c. 1755, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 354 mm, with case.

Certificates: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, September 26, 1980; William Lewis & Son, Chicago, July 31, 1948. $30,000-50,000

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Italian Violin, Ferdinando Alberti, c. 1740, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 354 mm. $50,000-60,000

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Italian Violin, Giulio Degani, Venice, 1909, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm. $28,000-32,000

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Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Franz Albert Nurnberger II, c. 1920, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NURNBERGER* at the butt, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 63 grams. $2,000-2,500

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French Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Eugene Cuniot-Hury, c. 1890, the round stick stamped JJ MARTIN at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 58 grams. $1,200-1,600

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Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Franz Albert Nurnberger II, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NURNBERGER* at the butt, the ebony frog with Stanhope image embedded in a four-point silver star, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 58 grams. $2,400-3,000

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Child’s French Violoncello Bow, Charles Bazin Workshop, the round stick unstamped, weight 64 grams. $500-700

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Eugene Nicolas Sartory, c.

1930, the round stick stamped E SARTORY A PARIS at the butt, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 60 grams. $6,000-8,000 52.

French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Joseph Alfred Lamy, the round stick stamped A LAMY A PARIS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 61 grams. $5,000-7,000

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French Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Louis Morizot, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 57 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, June 26, 2006. $1,200-1,400

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French Nickel Mounted Bow, Louis Bazin, the round stick stamped LOUIS BAZIN, weight 59 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, June 17, 2007. $800-1,000

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Eugene Cuniot, E.F. Ouchard, c. 1915, the round stick stamped TOURTE at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 58 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, December 10, 2009. $1,600-1,800 54.

Child’s French Nickel Mounted Violoncello Bow, Charles Alfred Bazin, the frog by Roger Gerome, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the plain maillechort adjuster, weight 61 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, June 20, 2009. $900-1,000

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French Silver Mounted Viola Bow, Eugene Cuniot-Hury, c. 1890, the round stick stamped CUNIOT HURY at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 75 grams. $2,800-3,200

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English Gold Mounted Viola Bow, Michael Taylor, the round stick stamped EALING STRINGS and MICHAEL TAYLOR at the butt, the mastodon ivory frog with pearl eye, the plain gold adjuster, weight 60 grams. $1,800-2,400

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Etienne Pajeot, c. 1835, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 55 grams. $9,000-12,000

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Silver Mounted Viola Bow, Ernst Heinrich Roth Workshop, the octagonal stick stamped *ERNST HEINRICH ROTH*, weight 68 grams. $800-1,200

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French Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Franรงois Bazin, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the maillechort and ebony adjuster, weight 63 grams. $1,400-1,600

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English Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 62 grams. $1,000-1,200

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French Silver Mounted Viola Bow, Victor Thomassin, the round stick stamped T VICTOR at the butt, the plain ebony frog, the plain silver adjuster, weight 68 grams. $4,500-5,500

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 60 grams. $3,800-4,200

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French Silver Mounted Viola Bow, Emile-Auguste Ouchard, stamped EMILE A OUCHARD twice at the butt, and 61 50 under the frog, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 70 grams. $6,000-8,000

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French Silver Mounted Viola Bow, Eric Grandchamp, the round stick stamped E GRANDCHAMP at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 70 grams. $1,200-1,800

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Silvestre & Maucotel, stamped SILVESTRE & MAUCOTEL at the butt, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 58 grams. $1,600-1,800

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A Quartet of Gold Mounted Bows, the round sticks unstamped, the ebony frogs with parisian eye, the plain gold adjusters. $2,400-2,800

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Roger-Francois Lotte, the round stick stamped FRANCOIS LOTTE at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 63 grams. $1,200-1,600

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Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick unstamped, weight 59 grams. $3,000-4,000

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Modern Italian Viola, Probably Sderci Workshop, unlabeled, length of two-piece back 41 cm. $4,000-6,000

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American Viola, Marten Cornellisen, Northampton, 1989, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 16 7/16 in., 418 mm. $7,000-10,000

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Italian Viola, Stelio Rossi, Siena, 1954, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 40.8 cm.

Provenance: Property of a Professional Musician. $6,500-7,500

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Italian Viola, Romeo Antoniazzi, Cremona, 1909, bearing the maker’s signed label and interior brand, branded to the upper back, length of two-piece back 41.4 cm. $38,000-42,000

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Italian Violin, Attributed to and Probably by Enrico Ceruti, Cremona, 1846, bearing the maker’s label and labeled JOSEPH GUARNERIUS FILIUS ANDREAE, FECI CREMONAE SUB TITULO S TERESIAE 1736, the back cut on the half-slab of wide irregular curl, the matching ribs, the top of medium grain, the varnish of a brown color, length of one-piece back 354 mm. $50,000-70,000

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French Violin, François Pique, Paris, c. 1790, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 14 in., 355 mm. $25,000-30,000

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Italian Violin, Giovanni Grancino, Milan, c. 1690, labeled GIOVANNI GRANCINO IN CONTRADA, LARGHA DI MILANO AL SEGNO DELLA CORONA, the back of fine curl, the ribs of faint curl, the scroll of fine curl, the top of medium grain, the varnish of a golden color, length of two-piece back 353 mm, with case.

Certificate: Etienne Vatelot, Paris, December 12, 1991. $90,000-110,000

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French Violin, Hippolyte ChrÊtien Silvestre, Paris, 1896, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 359 mm. $15,000-20,000

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Italian Violin, Marino Capicchioni, Rimini, 1940, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm. $25,000-35,000

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Italian Violin, Spirito Sorsana, Cuneo, c. 1720, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 14 1/16 in., 357 mm, with case. $40,000-60,000

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Italian Violin, Giulio Degani, Venice, c. 1930, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case. $20,000-28,000

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Italian Violin, Giovanni Baptista Ceruti, Cremona, 1803, bearing the original label JO BAPTISTA CERUTI CREMONENSIS, FECIT CREMONAE AN 1803, GBC, and stamped 8549 at fingerboard end, the back, ribs, and scroll of matching fine curl, the top of fine to medium grain, the varnish of a brown color, length of two-piece back 359 mm, with case.

Certificate: W.E. Hill & Sons, London, July 12, 1905. $80,000-120,000

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Modern Italian Violoncello, Natale Carletti, Pieve di Cento, 1951, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 71.4 cm. $18,000-22,000

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French Violoncello, Emile Laurent, Brussels, c. 1900, branded internally, length of two-piece back 75.6 cm. $10,000-14,000

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Northern Italian Violoncello, Storioni School, c. 1800, labeled LAURENTIUS STORIONI FECIT, CREMONAE 1775, the top of fine to medium grain, the half-slab cut back of fine curl, the ribs and matching scroll of fine curl, length of one-piece back 72.3 cm.

Note: Sold with dendrochronology analysis by John Topham, Red Hill, Surrey, February 20, 2010, stating that the “most significant cross-matching date obtained for the youngest rings measured on the bass and treble sides of the front was AD1717 and AD1713 respectively.� $120,000-140,000

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Eugene Sartory, c. 1910, the round stick stamped E SARTORY A PARIS at the butt, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 60 grams. $11,000-14,000

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French Nickel Mounted Violoncello Bow, Pierre Cuniot, c. 1870, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the maillechort and ebony adjuster, weight 78 grams.

Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, June 13, 2007. $3,400-3,800

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English Silver Mounted Violin Bow, James Tubbs, the round stick stamped JAS TUBBS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 57 grams. $3,200-4,000

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French Ivory Mounted Violin Bow, Francois Jude Gaulard, c.

1830, the octagonal stick stamped GAULARD at the butt, the ivory frog with pearl star, the plain ivory adjuster, weight 52 grams (without hair or grip). $2,000-3,000

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French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, François Nicolas Voirin, the round stick stamped FN VOIRIN A PARIS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 59 grams, (repaired lift in the stick). $2,000-4,000

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French Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Jerome ThibouvilleLamy Workshop, the round stick stamped JB VUILLAUME at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 80 grams. $1,200-1,400

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Silver Mounted Viola Bow, the octagonal stick unstamped, weight 67 grams. $300-500 96.

French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Marcel Lapierre, the octagonal stick stamped M LAPIERRE twice at the butt, weight 66 grams. $600-800 97.

French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Marcel Lapierre, the octagonal stick stamped LAPIERRE, weight 65 grams. $1,200-1,600 98.

French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped ???? A PARIS, weight 51 grams (without hair or grip). $800-1,200 99.

French Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Morizot Frères, the round stick stamped L MORIZOT, weight 60 grams. $800-1,200 100.

French Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Eugene Sartory, the octagonal stick stamped E SARTORY A PARIS at the butt, the later ebony frog with parisian eye, the nickel and ebony adjuster, weight 63 grams. $2,000-3,000

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American French Horn, Carl Geyer, Chicago, 1958, the double horn, the bell inscribed MADE BY, CARL GEYER, CHICAGO, IL, with case. $2,500-3,500

104B. Four-Keyed Flute, Possibly English, c. 1840, rosewood, with nickel mounts, length 22 7/8 in., with case. $300-500

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Three Reproduction Crumhorns, one stamped O STEINKOPF, another stamped MOECK STEINKOPF, and the third stamped MOECK. $200-300

104C. Czech Six-Keyed Flute, V. Kohlert's Sons, Graslitz, 1908, cocuswood, with nickel mounts, stamped with the maker's mark, length 24 1/4 in., with case. $300-500

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American One-Keyed Boxwood Flute, Firth, Hall and Pond, New York, c. 1850, boxwood, with ivory mounts, length 23 5/8 in. $200-300

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American Eight-Keyed Flute, Allen R. Jollie, New York, c. 1850, rosewood, with silver mounts, length 26 5/16 in. $80-120

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Four Dolmetsch Recorders. $100-200 104A. English Eight-Keyed Flute, Jonathan Fentum, London, c. 1850, rosewood, with silver mounts, stamped J FENTUM, LONDON, length 25 1/2 in., with case. $300-500

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American Silver Flute, Christensen and Company, Boston, c.

1920, serial number 538, length 26 1/4 in., with original case. $600-800

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American Silver Flute, William S. Haynes Company, Boston, 1961, serial number 30768, length 27 in., with original case. $1,200-1,600

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Modern Violin, labeled ...GIUSEPPE SARETTA..., length of two-piece back 356 mm. $3,000-4,000

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American Flute, Gemeinhardt, Elkhardt, c. 1970, serial number 404452, length 26 1/4 in. $200-400

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American Violin, Roscoe Hall, Portland, 1908, bearing the maker’s monogram, length of two-piece back 356 mm, case. $800-1,000

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French Violin, Charles Bailly Workshop, Mirecourt, 1919, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 360 mm, with case. $1,800-2,200 110.

Czech Violin, Alfons F. Vavra, Prague, 1952, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 358 mm. $2,500-3,500 111.

Tyrolean Violin, c. 1850, Ascribed to Matteo Albani, labeled ...ALBANI..., length of two-piece back 356 mm, with case and two bows.

Certificate: Lyon & Healy, Chicago (undated, photocopy only). $800-1,200 112.

Markneukirchen Violin, Wilhelm Durrschmidt Workshop, 1922, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm, with case and bow. $600-1,000 113.

American Violin, John Morse, Putnam, 1912, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 354 mm, with case. $1,000-1,500 114.

American Violin, Milton O. Wickes, Northampton, 1905, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 356 mm, with case. $1,000-1,500 115.

Violin, Possibly Composite, labeled ...CAMILLI..., length of twopiece back 356 mm. $1,800-2,200 116.

Modern French Violin, Possibly Delanoy Workshop, Bordeaux, c.

1910, labeled ...CELANI..., length of one-piece back 358 mm. $3,000-5,000 117.

French Violin, Charles Buthod Workshop, Mirecourt, c. 1880, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 362 mm. $2,000-2,400

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German Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...CAPPA..., length of two-piece back 360 mm, with case and bow. $800-1,200

121.

Markneukirchen Violin, Ernst Heinrich Roth Workshop, c. 1923, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 355 mm, with case. $800-1,200

122.

French Violin c. 1860, labeled ...MAGGINI..., length of one-piece back 354 mm, with case. $1,000-1,400

123.

German Violin, Wolff Brothers, Kreuznach, c. 1895, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 356 mm. $800-1,000

124.

French Violin, Paul Blanchard Workshop, Lyon, 1899, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 359 mm. $1,500-2,000

125.

French Violin, c. 1900, Possibly Auguste Falisse, branded internally FALAISE, A PARIS, length of one-piece back 362 mm. $1,500-2,500

126.

French Violin, Francois Gavinies, Paris, 1769, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case. $1,200-1,800

127.

Markneukirchen Violin, 1923, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of two-piece back 358 mm, with case. $1,000-1,500

128.

Modern Violin, labeled ...FIORINI..., length of one-piece back 359 mm, with case. $800-1,200

129.

French Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Eugene Sartory, c. 1930, the round stick stamped E SARTORY A PARIS at the butt and under the lapping, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 79 grams.

Certificate: Salchow and Sons, New York, May 21, 2008 (with the opinion that the frog and adjuster are by Sartory, c. 1895). $14,000-18,000

130.

English Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, W.E. Hill & Sons, stamped WE HILL & SONS at the butt, and 2 at the silver faceplate, the shell frog with parisian eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 69 grams (without hair or grip). $1,800-2,600

131.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 65 grams (without hair, adjuster, and pearl slide). $300-500

132.

French Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Emile François Ouchard, the round stick stamped EMILE OUCHARD at the butt, ebony frog (possibly later) with parisian eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 78 grams. $3,600-3,800

133.

German Silver Mounted Contrabass Bow, the round stick stamped GERMANY, weight 145 grams. $200-400

134.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Albert Nurnberger, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NURNBERGER* at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 77 grams. $2,200-2,800

135.

Gold Mounted Violoncello Bow, Albin Hums, the octagonal stick stamped ALBIN HUMS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain gold adjuster, weight 76 grams (with baleen grip). $2,200-2,800

136.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Richard Grunke, the octagonal stick stamped RICHARD GRUNKE at the butt, and with the maker’s mark on the frog, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 81 grams. $1,000-1,200

137.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Richard Grunke, the octagonal stick stamped RICHARD GRUNKE at the butt, and with the maker’s mark on the frog, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 78 grams. $1,000-1,200

138.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Rudolf Dotschkail, the round stick stamped R DOTSCHKAIL*** at the butt, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 78 grams. $1,000-1,200

139.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Lynn Hannings, the round stick stamped LYNN HANNINGS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 81 grams. $1,200-1,600

140.

Gold Mounted Violoncello Bow, the octagonal stick unstamped, the ebony frog with parisian eye, the plain gold adjuster, weight 72 grams (with tinsel grip). $1,000-1,200

129

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131

132

129

130

131

132

141.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, stamped *ALBERT NURNBERGER*, weight 59 grams. $600-800

153.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped LEON PIQUE, weight 58 grams. $300-500

142.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped P FRACALOSSI BRASIL, weight 61 grams. $200-400

154.

French Nickel Mounted Violoncello Bow, Bazin School, the round stick unstamped, weight 81 grams. $800-1,000

143.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Otto Durrschmidt, the octagonal stick stamped OTTO DURRSCHMIDT, weight 55 grams (with tinsel grip). $80-100

155.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 76 grams. $800-1,200

144.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped GA PFRETZSCHNER, weight 62 grams. $300-500

156.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, the octagonal stick stamped RUDOLF WURLITZER, weight 76 grams. $400-600

145.

Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Bausch Workshop, the round stick stamped L BAUSCH LEIPZIG, weight 52 grams (without hair). $300-400

157.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick stamped E SARTORY A PARIS, weight 76 grams. $200-300

146.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped LUPOT, weight 46 grams (without hair or grip). $300-500

158.

Silver Mounted Contrabass Bow, the octagonal stick stamped *ALBERT NURNBERGER*, weight 133 grams. $500-700

147.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Egid Dorfler, the octagonal stick stamped E DORFLER, weight 64 grams. $300-500

159.

German Violin, c. 1920, labeled ...CARLO MICELLI..., length of twopiece back 360 mm. $400-600

148.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped A ARNOLD, weight 63 grams. $300-500

160.

German Violin, Carl Sandner, Mittenwald, c. 1930, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm. $600-800

149.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped PH DECOMBE, weight 61 grams. $600-800

161.

German Violin, c. 1920, unlabeled, length of two-piece back 360 mm. $200-300

150.

Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped BAUSCH and GERMANY, weight 46 grams (without hair, with tinsel grip). $300-400

162.

Markneukirchen Violin, Albin Ludwig Paulus, Jr., 1913, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $600-800

151.

Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, Probably Eugene Cuniot, the round stick stamped G TOURNIER, weight 52 grams (without hair or underslide). $600-800

163.

German Violin, c. 1920, length of one-piece back 358 mm, with case and bow. $300-500

152.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped VTOR FETIQUE A PARIS, weight 55 grams (without hair). $600-800

164.

Saxon Violin, c. 1760, unlabeled, length of one-piece back 350 mm, with case. $400-600

165.

German Violin, c. 1840, labeled ...PIERAY..., also bearing repair label of August Gemunder, length of two-piece back 364 mm. $400-600

177.

Markneukirchen Violin, c. 1920, labeled ...CARLO MICELLI..., length of two-piece back 360 mm, with case. $600-800

166.

German Violin, labeled ...ANTON WOLFF..., length of back 359 mm. $400-600

178.

French Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...BARZONI..., length of one-piece back 360 mm, with case. $300-500

167.

French Violin, Jacques Leclerc Workshop, Mirecourt, c. 1920, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm. $400-600

168.

Modern Violin, labeled ...FAROTTI CELESTES..., and branded A LANINI CA internally and at the lower rib, length of back 357 mm. $600-800

169.

French Violin, Marc Laberte Workshop, Mirecourt, c. 1910, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $300-500

170.

Modern Violin, c. 1920, Possibly Italian, labeled ...SCARAMPELLA..., and branded GD internally, length of two-piece back 361 mm. $800-1,200

171.

German Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...AMATUS..., length of one-piece back 359 mm. $300-500

172.

Violin, c. 1880, labeled ...MAGGINI..., length of one-piece back 367 mm. $500-700

173.

French Violin, Probably Nicolas Workshop, Mirecourt, c. 1890, branded internally C CHEVRIER, length of back 362 mm, with case and bow. $300-500

174.

Violin, c. 1880, labeled ...CALCANIUS..., length of one-piece back 347 mm. $300-500

175.

Contemporary American Violin, Christine Linsenmeyer, Boston, 1995, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of two-piece back 355 mm. $600-800

176.

Modern Violin, c. 1950, unlabeled, length of two-piece back 358 mm. $400-600

179.

Czech Violin, c. 1940, labeled ...HERCLIK,.., length of one-piece back 361 mm. $400-600

180.

Modern Violin, c. 1940, labeled LETTI DINO, CESANA 1939, length of one-piece back 361 mm. $600-800

181.

Mittenwald Violin, c. 1900, unlabeled, length of one-piece back 355 mm. $600-800

182.

Modern Japanese Violin, c. 1925, labeled ...PAOLO FALCO..., length of two-piece back 357 mm. $400-600

183.

Markneukirchen Violin, Schonfelder Workshop, c. 1920, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 354 mm, with case. $600-800

184.

Modern Violin, c. 1935, labeled ...SGARABOTTO..., length of twopiece back 353 mm. $400-600

185.

Modern Czech Violin, Juzek Workshop, Prague, c. 1926, bearing the maker’s label, signed and dated 10 October, 1926, length of twopiece back 353 mm, with case. $600-800

186.

Violin, c. 1880, labeled ...PAZARINI..., length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case. $600-800

187.

Markneukirchen Violin, c. 1930, labeled ...AMATUS..., length of two-piece back 353 mm, with case. $600-800

188.

Saxon Violin, c. 1800, labeled ...KLOZ..., length of one-piece back 356 mm, with case and two bows. $400-600

189.

Child’s Japanese Violin, c. 1930, labeled ...NIPPON..., length of two-piece back 317 mm, with case and bow. $100-200

201.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 61 grams (without hair). $500-700

190.

German Violin, c. 1880, labeled ...OTTO BAUSCH, LEIPZIG..., length of one-piece back 360 mm. $200-250

202.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the octagonal stick stamped G LOZER BRAZIL, weight 62 grams. $200-300

191.

French Violin, Nicolas Emile Cherpitel, Paris, c. 1891, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 360 mm, with case and bow. $800-1,200

203.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped ALBERT SCHUSTER, weight 60 grams (without hair). $300-400

192.

Modern Violin, c. 1920, labeled ...POGGI..., length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case. $200-300

204.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, Otto Hoyer, the round stick stamped OTTO HOYER PARISER, weight 58 grams. $600-800

193.

Markneukirchen Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...GUARNERIUS..., length of two-piece back 360 mm. $400-600

205.

French Nickel Mounted Violin Bow, JTL, the octagonal stick stamped N LEMAIRE A PARIS, weight 50 grams (without hair or grip). $500-700

194.

English Violin, c. 1840, labeled ...PANORMO..., length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $800-1,200

206.

Six Violoncello Bows, various makers and mounts.

195.

Modern Violin, labeled ...RAFFAELE BOZZI..., length of two-piece back 357 mm. $600-800

196.

Modern German Violin, Julius Heinrich Zimmerman, Berlin, c.

1925, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 359 mm, with case. $400-600

197.

German Violin, Edward Reichart, Dresden, 1913, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 360 mm, with case. $300-500

198.

Tyrolean Violin, c. 1830, labeled ...FRANZ ??? SCHUSTER..., length of two-piece back 357 mm. $400-600

199.

Silver Mounted Viola Bow, A. Meisel, c. 1950, the round stick stamped A MEISEL, weight 74 grams. $600-800

200.

Silver Mounted Violin Bow, the round stick stamped DUPUY A PARIS, weight 57 grams. $400-600

$200-300

207.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, Egid Durfler, the octagonal stick stamped E DURFLER***, weight 81 grams. $400-600

208.

Silver Mounted Violoncello Bow, the round stick unstamped, weight 87 grams. $800-1,000

209.

German Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...GUARNERIUS..., length of twopiece back 360 mm, with case and bow. $300-500

210.

German Violin Labeled “William of Paris,” branded to the upper back and labeled ...WILLIAM OF PARIS..., length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $300-500

211.

Modern Viola, labeled ...DOMENICO CERRONE..., length of back 40.3 cm. $600-800

212.

Modern Violin, labeled ...DE LUCCIA..., length of two-piece back 355 mm. $600-800

213.

German Violin, Schuster Brothers Workshop, Markneukirchen, c.

1910, bearing the makers’ signed label, length of one-piece back 356 mm, with case. $300-500

214.

Modern Violin, labeled ...RAFFAELE BOSSI..., length of two-piece back 356 mm. $600-800

215.

Violin, c. 1880, bearing the repair label of George Kschier, Pittsburgh, 1900, length of two-piece back 360 mm, with case and bow. $300-500

216.

Modern Violin, labeled ...SANDRO CAVAZZA..., length of one-piece back 354 mm. $600-800

217.

Tyrolean Violin, c. 1860, labeled ...HORNSTEINER..., length of twopiece back 355 mm, with case. $600-800

218.

Markneukirchen Violin, Karl Herrmann, labeled ...ANDREAS MORELLI..., length of two-piece back 354 mm, with case. $600-800

219.

American Violin, Joseph Cross, Lebanon, c. 1910, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 360 mm. $200-300

225.

German Violin, c. 1925, labeled ...JOSEPH BAUSCH..., length of two-piece back 356 mm, with case. $600-800 226.

Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...DECONET..., length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $600-800 227.

Modern German Violoncello, Anton Schroetter, Mittenwald, 1970, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 75.3 cm. $400-600 228.

French Violin, JTL, c. 1900, labeled ...BARNABETTI..., length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $400-600 229.

English Violoncello, Attributed to Peter Walmsley, c. 1750, unlabeled, length of back 75.4 cm. $3,500-5,000 230.

Modern Violoncello, labeled MARIO BEDOCCHI..., length of back 75.5 cm. $1,000-1,400 231.

Modern Violoncello, labeled E MARCHAND..., length of back 75.5 cm. $1,000-1,400 232.

Four Child’s Violins. $300-500

220.

Modern Violin, labeled ...RAVIZZA CARLO..., length of back 352 mm. $600-800

221.

German Violin, c. 1900, labeled ...STRADIVARIUS..., length of twopiece back 358 mm, with case and two bows. $300-500

222.

German Violin, Benedict Wagner, Ellwangen, 1779, bearing the maker’s label, branded to the upper back and to the lower rib, length of back 362 mm, with case. $400-600

232A. Child’s German Violin, c. 1910, labeled ...TECHLER..., length of two-piece back 334 mm. $300-500 233.

Three Violins, one German, one French, and one Czech. $400-600 234.

Child’s French Violin, Mirecourt, c. 1900, labeled ...COUTURIEUX..., length of one-piece back 332 mm, with case. $300-500 235.

Two Violins, one by JTL, the other Saxon. $300-500

223.

German Violin, c. 1880, labeled ...STRADIVARIUS..., length of twopiece back 358 mm, with case and bow. $300-500

224.

Modern Viola, c. 1930, labeled LUIGI DE LORENZIZI, MILANO ANNO 1931, length of two-piece back 41 cm. $400-600

236.

Child’s German Violin, c. 1920, unlabeled, length of one-piece back 338 mm. $300-500 236A. Child’s French Violin, labeled ...GAILLARD..., length of back 260 mm, with case. $200-300

237.

Child’s Czech Violin, labeled ...JOHN JUZEK..., length of two-piece back 335 mm. $200-400

251.

Comas, Ramon Pinto, Los Luthiers Espanoles, 1988. $60-80

252.

Doring, Ernest N., The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, 1949. $60-80

238.

Violoncello Wood - Four Quarter-sawn Spruce Tops. $150-200

253.

Ealing Strings, The Retford Centenary Exhibition, 1975.

239.

Violoncello Wood - Two Quarter-sawn Spruce Tops.

$20-30 $100-150

240.

Violoncello Wood - Two Quarter-sawn Spruce Tops. $100-150

241.

Violoncello Wood - Two Quarter-sawn Spruce Tops. $100-150

242.

Violoncello Wood - Two Quarter-sawn Spruce Tops. $100-150

254.

Editrice Turris, Gaetano e Pietro Sgarabotto: Liutai- Violin Makers 1878-1990, 1991. $40-60

255.

Ente Triennale Internazionale degli Strumenti ad Arco, Strumenti Di Antonio Stradivari, 1991. $50-70

256.

Gindin, Dmitry, The Late Cremonese Violin Makers, 2002. $200-300

243.

Violoncello Wood - Three Maple Backs. $300-400

257.

Hamma, Walter, Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, 1964. $80-100

$100-200

258.

Hill, W.H., A.F., and A.E., Antonio Stradivari His Life and Work (16441737), London, 1902. $40-60

244.

Maple Violoncello Rib Stock - Five Pieces.

245.

Three Wood Billets - Poplar, Willow, and Sycamore. $100-200

246.

Maple Violoncello Back, One Piece, Slab Cut.

259.

Hill, Alfred, Arthur, and W. Henry, The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, 1965. $30-50

$100-200 260.

Hutchins, Carleen, Research Papers in Violin Acoustics, Vols. 1, 2. $80-120

247.

Fourteen Violin Scrolls. $240-280

261.

Jalovec, Karel, Italian Violin Makers.

248.

Accornero, Giovanni, Ivan Epicco, and Eraldo Guerci, Liuteria Piemontese: Annibale Fagnola, 1999, second edition. $80-100

$40-60

262.

Jalovec, Karel, German and Austrian Violin Makers, 1967. $30-50

249.

Baruzzi, Arnaldo, La Casa Nuziale, 1962. $20-30

250.

Beare, Charles; Hill, W.H., A.F., and A.E., Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari; The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family. $20-30

263.

Jalovec, Karel, Encyclopedia of Violin Makers, 1968, Vols. 1, 2. $40-60

264.

Jalovec, Karel, German & Austrian Violin Makers, 1967, with original dust jacket. $40-60

265.

Magrini, Cesare, Augusto e Gaetano Pollastri, Liutai in Bologna 1877-1960, 1990. $30-50

278.

Schuler Berlagsgesellshaft Stuttgart, Loan Exhibition - Stringed Instruments and Bows, 1966. $40-60

266.

Magrini, Cesare, Augusto e Gaetano Pollastri, Liutai in Bologna, 1877-1960, 1990. $20-30

279.

Schuler Berlagsgesellshaft Stuttgart, Loan Exhibition - Stringed Instruments and Bows, 1966. $40-60

267.

Millant, Roger, Vuillaume; Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre, 1972.

280.

Vettori, Carlo, I Maestri Del Novecento, number 358 of an edition of 1000, and signed by the author. $10-20

$40-60

268.

Mucchi, A. M., Gasparo Da Salo, La Vita e L’Opera, 1540-1509, 1940. $30-40

269.

Nicolini, Gualtiero, The International School of Cremona, Two Score Years of Violin-Making. $10-20

281.

Vannes, Rene, and Lebet, Claude, Dictionnaire Universel Des Luthiers, (vol. I and II), 1986, together with Dictionnaire Universel Des Luthiers: Tome Troisieme, Complement des Tomes I et II, 1985. $60-80

282.

Vinicio, Marco, Francesco Bissolotti, 1999. $10-20

270.

Poidras, Henri, Dictionnaire Des Luthiers, vol. I and II, 1930, leatherbound. $20-30

283.

Harry S. Wake: Four Books on Violin Making and Repair.

271.

Roda, Joseph, Bows for Musical Instruments, Chicago, 1959, Library Edition No. 1752. $300-500

284.

Weisshaar, H., and Shipman, M., Violin Restoration, 1988, First Edition, No. 1781 of 2000. $100-150

272.

Sacconi, Simon Ferdinando, The “Secrets” of Stradivari, 1979. $50-70

285.

Wenberg, Thomas James, The Violin Makers of the United States, 1986. $60-80

273.

Sacconi, Simone F., I “Segreti” Di Stradivari, 1972, with original dust jacket, (Italian text). $60-80

$30-50

286.

The Henry Hottinger Collection, 1967, Rembert Wurlitzer Incorporated, in original dust jacket. $30-50

274.

Alte Meistergeigen, Band I, 1977. $60-80

287.

The Henry Hottinger Collection, 1967, Rembert Wurlitzer Incorporated, in original dust jacket. $30-50

275.

Alte Meistergeigen, Band II, 1978. $60-80

288.

Five Volumes of Violin-Related Literature. $30-50

276.

Schuler Berlagsgesellshaft Stuttgart, Loan Exhibition - Stringed Instruments and Bows, 1966. $40-60

289.

Nine Volumes of Violin-Related Literature. $10-20

277.

Schuler Berlagsgesellshaft Stuttgart, Loan Exhibition - Instruments and Bows, 1966. $40-60

290.

Twelve Volumes of Violin-Related Literature. $10-20

291.

Two Volumes on Violin-Related Subjects. $20-30 292.

Three Volumes on Violin-Related Subjects. $20-30 293.

Two Volumes on Violin Making, Violin Making; Violin and ‘Cello Building and Repairing. $30-50 294.

German Violin, George Winterling, Hamburg, 1912, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 355 mm. $2,800-3,200 295.

Swiss Violin, Hans Franze, Basel, 1924, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 356 mm. $3,400-3,800 296.

French Violin, George Apparut, Mirecourt, 1940, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 13 15/16 in., 355 mm. $1,800-2,400 297.

French Violin, c. 1860, labeled ...CERIN..., length of two-piece back 14 1/8 in., 359 mm. $3,000-5,000 298.

Modern German Violin, Hans Trautner, Ansbach, 1928, bearing the maker’s label and interior brand, length of two-piece back 14 in., 355 mm. $2,000-3,000 299.

Violin, c. 1760, bearing the repair label of John Carroll, Manchester, length of two-piece back 353 mm, with case. $2,600-3,000 300.

Modern Violin, labeled WALTER HAMMA, STUTTGART 1951, length of two-piece back 14 in., 355 mm, with bow and case. $2,000-3,000 301.

Modern Italian Violin, Luigi Mozzani, Cento, 1921, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm. $4,000-6,000 302.

Modern Violin, Mateo Bruni, Buenos Aires, 1950, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case. $3,000-5,000

303.

Violin, c. 1920, labeled ...GAETANO CIOCCHI..., length of two-piece back 357 mm. $3,000-5,000

304.

Violin, Probably English, c. 1830, labeled ...FERDINANDUS GAGLIANO..., length of two-piece back 358 mm. $2,800-3,200

304A. Modern Viola, Attributed to Giuseppe Lucchi, labeled GIUSEPPE LUCCHI DA BAGNACAVALLO, FECE IN ROMA 1969, length of back 16 1/2 in., 420 mm.

Note: With certificate of participation and award, City of Bagnacavallo, October 5, 1969. $3,000-5,000

305.

Modern Italian Violin, Reale Puglisi, Catania, 1908, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm. $3,000-5,000

306.

Italian Violin, Aldo Zani, Cesena, 1949, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 359 mm.

Letter of appraisal: J.P. Guivier & Co., Ltd., London, February 22, 1979; Bill of Sale: February 10, 1972. $4,500-5,000

307.

Modern English Violin, labeled ...JANUARIUS VINACCIA..., length of two-piece back 355 mm. $3,000-5,000

308.

French Violin, Auguste Delivet, Paris, 1920, bearing the maker’s label and interior brand, length of one-piece back 356 mm, with case. $2,400-2,800

309.

Violin c. 1840, Ascribed to Joseph Dall’Aglio, labeled ...DALL’AGLIO..., length of two-piece back 357 mm, with case.

Letter: Wilson Violin Shop, Las Vegas, January 20, 1984. $10,000-15,000

310.

Violin, c. 1850, Ascribed to Guadagnini School, labeled ...GAETANO GUADAGNINI..., length of two-piece back 354 mm, with case.

Certificate: Dario D’Attili, Dumont, April 16, 1981. $8,000-12,000

311

311

311.

Pochette (Dancing Master’s Fiddle), Possibly Florentine, c. 1800, labeled ???ANTONIO, FLORENCE ???, length of body 260 mm. $300-500

312

312

312.

Czech Violoncello, Ferdinand August Homolka, Prague, 1876, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 75.7 cm, with case. $3,000-5,000

313

313

313.

Czech Violin, Otakar Spidlen, Prague, 1935, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of one-piece back 354 mm. $4,000-6,000

314

314

314.

Italian Violin, Enrico Piretti, Bologna, 1931, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of back 356 mm. $1,800-2,000

315

315

315.

French Violin, Emile Bonnel, Rennes, 1891, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm. $5,000-8,000

316

316

316.

Italian Violin, Rodolfo Tramonti, Forli, 1947, bearing the maker’s label and interior brand, length of two-piece back 13 7/8 in., 354 mm. $8,000-12,000

317

317

317.

Modern Italian Violin, Vincenzo Cavani, Modena, 1951, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 353 mm.

Certificate: Fritz Reuter, Lincolnwood, January 16, 2008. $8,000-10,000

318

318

318.

Modern Italian Violin, Giuseppe Castagnino, Chiavari, 1913, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of two-piece back 356 mm, with case. $10,000-14,000

319

319

319.

Czech Violin, Julius Hubicka, Prague, 1943, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm. $1,200-1,800

320

320

320.

Modern Italian Violin, Bisiach Workshop, Milan, 1962, bearing the maker’s signed label, “COPIA DI GB ROGERI,” length of two-piece back 359 mm. $4,000-6,000

321

321

321.

Italian Violin, Raffaele Giusquiani, Arezzo, 1929, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of two-piece back 351 mm. $5,000-7,000

322

322

322.

Czech Violin, Johann Kulik, Prague, 1860, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 358 mm, with case. $4,000-6,000

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323

323.

Italian Violin, Enzo Lassi, Faenza, 1954, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 356 mm. $4,000-6,000

324

324

324.

German Violin, Friedrich Christian Edler, Frankfurt, 1861, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 354 mm. $3,000-4,000

325

325

325.

French Violin, for Paul Bisch, Mirecourt, 1938, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of one-piece back 354 mm. $3,200-3,800

326

326

326.

Modern Italian Violin, Otello Bignami, Bologna, 1953, bearing the maker’s signed label, length of one-piece back 355 mm.

Certificate: Horacio Pineiro, New York, September 9, 2008: Gaetano Pollastri, Bologna, September, 1956; Bill of Sale: J.H. Edler, Boston, March 26, 1959. $10,000-12,000

327

327

327.

Czech Violin, Caspar Strnad, Prague, 1807, bearing the maker’s label, length of one-piece back 354 mm, with case. $5,000-7,000

328

328

328.

American Violin, Jerome Bonaparte Squier, Boston, 1888, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 359 mm, with case and two bows. $4,000-6,000

329

329

329.

American Violin, Giuseppe Martino, Boston, 1922, bearing the maker’s label, length of two-piece back 355 mm, with case. $2,600-3,200

330

330

330.

Swiss Violin, Gustave Lutsch, Zurich, 1894, bearing the maker’s label and interior brand, length of two-piece back 360 mm. $2,000-4,000

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331

331.

American Violin, Ladislav Kaplan, New York, 1901, bearing the maker’s label, length of back 356 mm, with case. $2,000-2,400

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List of Makers Violins & Violas

Bows

Alberti, F. ..........................................................................................47 Antoniazzi, R. ............................................................................43, 76 Bailly, C...........................................................................................109 Bignami, O. ....................................................................................326 Bisiach, Workshop..........................................................................320 Blanchard, P. ..................................................................................124 Bellafontana, L. ................................................................................42 Bonnel, E. ......................................................................................315 Cappicchioni, M. ..............................................................................81 Castagnino, G. ..............................................................................318 Cavani, V.........................................................................................317 Ceruti, E. ..........................................................................................77 Ceruti, G.B. ......................................................................................84 Degani, G. ..................................................................................48, 83 Edler, F.C. ......................................................................................324 Gagliano, G. ....................................................................................46 Gemunder, G. ..................................................................................35 Giusquiani, R. ................................................................................321 Gragnani, A. ....................................................................................40 Grancino, G. ....................................................................................79 Guarneri, P. ......................................................................................44 Hall, R.............................................................................................119 Heineke, M. ......................................................................................32 Hubicka, J. ....................................................................................319 Kaplan, L. ......................................................................................331 Kaul, P. ............................................................................................39 Kulik, J. ..........................................................................................322 Lassi, E. ........................................................................................ 323 Lutsch, G. ......................................................................................330 Lutz, I. ..............................................................................................37 Martino, G. ....................................................................................329 Miremont, C. ....................................................................................33 Morse, J. ........................................................................................113 Pedrazzini, G. ..................................................................................36 Pique, F. ..........................................................................................78 Piretti, E. ........................................................................................314 Rossi, D. ..........................................................................................45 Rossi, S. ..........................................................................................75 Silvestre, H.C. ..................................................................................80 Sorsana, S. ......................................................................................82 Spidlen. O.......................................................................................313 Strnad, C. ......................................................................................327 Squier, J.B. ....................................................................................328 Tramonti, R. ....................................................................................316 Vavra, A. ........................................................................................110 Vuillaume, J.B. ..................................................................................41 Weeman, O. ....................................................................................38 Wickes, M. ....................................................................................114

Bazin, C.A. ................................................................................54, 56 Bazin, F.............................................................................................62 Bazin, L. ..........................................................................................58 Cornellisen, M...................................................................................74 Cuniot-Hury, E. ....................................................................55, 58, 59 Cuniot,P. ..........................................................................................94 Dotschkail ......................................................................................138 Gaulard, F.J. ....................................................................................91 Grandchamp, E. ..............................................................................17 Grunke, R. ..............................................................................136, 137 Hannings, L. ..................................................................................139 Hill, W.E. & Sons ............................................................................130 Hums, A. ........................................................................................135 JTL ..................................................................................................93 Lamy, J.A. ........................................................................................52 Lapierre, M. ................................................................................96, 97 Lotte, R.F. ........................................................................................66 Morizot, L. ........................................................................................57 Nurnberger, A. ....................................................................49, 50, 134 Ouchard, E.A. ..................................................................................64 Ouchard, E.F...................................................................................132 Pajeot, E...........................................................................................61 Sartory, E. ..................................................................51, 89, 100, 129 Taylor, M. ..........................................................................................60 Thomassin, ....................................................................................V.63 Tubbs, J. ..........................................................................................90 Voirin, F.N. ........................................................................................92

Violoncelli Carletti, N ........................................................................................85 Homolka, F.A. ................................................................................312 Laurent, E. ........................................................................................86 Storioni (school of) ............................................................................88

Fretted Instruments Bacon Banjo Company, and Mfg. Co. ..............................4, 10, 12, 17 C.F. Martin & Company ..................................................1, 3, 9, 14, 23 Epiphone ..........................................................................................19 Fender Electric Instruments ............................................22, 25, 27, 28 Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, and Inc. ..............................2, 5, 6, ......................................................................................15, 21, 26, 31 Hofner, Karl ................................................................................16, 18 Kamaka ............................................................................................13 Lange, William ..................................................................................11 Lyon & Healy ......................................................................................7 Mosrite ............................................................................................29 National Valco ..................................................................................24 Rickenbacker Co. ......................................................................20, 30 Vega Company ..................................................................................8

Winds Christiansen & Co...........................................................................106 Fentum, Jonathan ........................................................................104A Firth, Hall & Pond............................................................................103 Gemeinhardt ..................................................................................108 Haynes, W. S. Co. ..........................................................................107 Jollie, A...........................................................................................105 Geyer, C. ........................................................................................101 Kohlert ........................................................................................104C

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Glossary of Terms

All items in the catalogue are described according to the following table of terminology. Please note that all statements in this catalogue as to Authorship, Period, Origin, are qualified statements subject to the Conditions of Sale. All weights and measurements are approximate.

Authorship will be described in the follow ways: Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work is by the maker.

Ascribed to Joseph Guarneri: The work is believed to be by the named maker, in the opinion of the authors of the accompanying certificates or letters.

Attributed to Joseph Guarneri: A traditional attribution with which we may not agree.

Probably Joseph Guarneri (also possibly): A work which we have no definitive opinion on.

School of Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work of a follower executed in the style of the maker or area stated.

Workshop of Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work is executed in the style of the named maker and possibly under his supervision.

Labeled Joseph Guarneri (also stamped, branded, etc.): In our judgment the instrument is not necessarily the work of this maker, but bears the maker’s mark.

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2. All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

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6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number.

Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. Except for property purchased via on-line Live Auctions, a premium equal to 18.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus 10% of the final bid over $200,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer as part of the purchase price. The buyers premium on property purchased via on-line Live Auctions will be in the amount equal to 22.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus 15% of the final bid over $200,000.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalogue. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalogue, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

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