Sale - 2pm, 27th June 2012

Fine & Rare Instruments 

Sale - 2pm, 27 th June 2012

Sale Date: 2pm, Wed 27 th June 2012 

Viewing Dates 

Tuesday 26th June: 9am – 7pm 

Wednesday 27th June: 8am - 12pm 

Peter Horner 

Director 

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peter@bromptons.co 

Juliet Cook 

Auction Administrator 

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juliet@bromptons.co 

Eckhard Kropfreiter 

Consultant 

020 7580 8828 

eckhard@bromptons.co 

Anne Bastille 

Auction Administrator 

020 7670 2916 

anne@bromptons.co 

Viewing & Sale Location 

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21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS 

Rebecca Titcombe 

Auction Manager 

020 7670 2932 

rebecca@bromptons.co 

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auditorium offers Brompton’s buyers a chance to try 

our instruments in a real concert environment.

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2 

3 

4 

Italian and French Violin Makers, Volumes 1 

& 2, by Jost Thoene, Dubai June 2008 

First edition limited run of 2,000 

Still in wrapping 

£200 - £300 

Italian and French Violin Makers, Volumes 3 

& 4 by Jost Thoene, Dubai June 2008 

Numbers 374 and 411 of a first edition limited 

run of 2,000 

£200 - £300 

Antonius Stradivarius, Volumes 1 & 2 by 

Jost Thoene, Germany October 2010 

Number 1,447 of a first edition limited run 

of 2,000 

Still in wrapping 

£300 - £500 

Antonius Stradivarius, Volumes 3 & 4 by 

Jost Thoene, Germany October 2010 

Number 1,447 of a first edition limited run 

of 2,000 

£300 - £500 

5 

6 

7 

7A 

A Collection of Sixteen Musical Instrument 

Catalogues, from various auction houses 

£100 - £200 

2 Books 

The Classic Lines of Italian Violin Making 

Carlo Vettori 

Pisa, 1979 

I Maestri Del Novecento. Carlo Vettori. 

Florence, 1993 

£150 - £200 

Various Books 

10 in 1 Lot 

£200 - £400 

A Wooden Viola Case 

£30 - £50 

9


10 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

A Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

C. Thomassin 

Stamped: Gustave Bernadel 

Octagonal stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 * 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by J.S. Finkel 

Stamped: Siegfried Finkel, Swiss Made 


Weight: 62g. 

£900 - £1,200 * 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow 

Stamped: M.G. Duff 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£500 - £800 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Nurnberger 

Stamped: Albert Nurnberger 

Round stick 

Weight: 58g. 

£1,200 - £1,800 * 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by 

Till Kulla, Cologne 

Stamped: Till Kulla, Koln / RH 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£500 - £800 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

H.R. Pfretzschner 

Stamped: H.R. Pfretzschner 

Round stick 

Weight: 65g. 

£800 - £1,200 

A Gold and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Violin 

Bow by Garner Wilson 

Stamped: Garner Wilson 


Weight: 60g. 

£700 - £1,000 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by 

C.H-K. Schmidt 

Stamped: C.H-K Schmidt Dresden 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. 

£500 - £800 


Bow by Gotthard Schuster 

Stamped: Gotthard Schuster 


60g. 

£1,200 - £1,800 


Stamped: Jerome-Deboivre 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

£200 - £400

Lot 8 Lot 11 Lot 14 Lot 16 11


12 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 


Bernard Millant 

Stamped: Bernard Millant A Paris 


Weight: 60g. 

£4,000 - £6,000 * 


Faintly stamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 56g. 

The later nickel button 

£300 - £500 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by Morth 

Stamped: Morth 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£400 - £600 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by K V D Meer 

Branded: K. V. D. Meer, Amsterdam 


Weight: 59g. 

£1,500 - £2,000 

Two Violin Bows 

A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by 

Cuniot-Hury 

Stamped: Cuniot Hury Mirecourt 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. 

£600 - £1,000 

24 

25 

26 

27 

A Good Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow, 

Workshop of Maire 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£3,000 - £5,000 

A Silver-Mounted Experimental Violin Bow 

Stamped: J.B. Vuillaume a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£300 - £500 

A Fine and Interesting Silver-Mounted Bow, 

After Peccatte 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£3,000 - £5,000 

A Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

Simon F.R. 

Stamped: Simon. FR 

Round stick 

Weight: 55g. 

Sold with the Certificate of Jean-Francois 

Raffin, Paris 2010 

£8,000 - £12,000

Lot 18 Lot 24 Lot 26 

Lot 27 13


14 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 

School of Bazin 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£700 - £1,000 


Pfretzschner 



Weight: 53g. 

£80 - £120 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Dodd 

Stamped: Dodd 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£600 - £1,000 

A Good Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by 

Otto Hoyer 

Stamped: Otto A. Hoyer, Pariser 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. 

£700 - £1,000 


Stamped: Dodd 


Weight: 53g. 

£1,000 - £1,500 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 


Stamped: Jean Werro. Berne 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£700 - £1,000 

A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 


Stamped: L. Michel 

Round stick 

Weight: 58g. 

£500 - £800 

A Good Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 

School of Peccatte 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

£1,500 - £2,000 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, After J.V.B 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

Repairs to handle 

£500 - £700 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by E. Tubbs 

Stamped: E Tubbs 

Round stick 

Weight: 58g. 

Damage to the head 

£1,500 - £2,000



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38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

A Violin Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons 

Stamped: W.E. Hill & Sons 

Round stick 

Weight: 56g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 

Possibly School of Bazin 

Stamped: Lupot a Paris on both sides of the handle 

Round stick 

Weight: 57g. 

£1,200 - £1,500 

A Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by John Dodd 

Stamped on the frog: Dodd 

Weight: 63g. 

The semi-swan head 

The handle fitted with a silver end cap 

£1,200 - £1,800 

A Good French Violin Bow, Paris circa 1830 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 40g. (no frog or mounts) 

Spliced at the handle 

£600 - £1,000 


W.E. Hill & Sons 

Stamped: H&S. 

Round stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£1,400 - £1,800 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Barbe 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 55g. (original lapping) 

Sold with the certificate of 

Jean-Francois Raffin, Paris 2012 

£2,500 - £3,500 

A Violin Bow, After Maline 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

The open trench frog, the ivory button 

£800 - £1,200 


Stamped: Chanot & Chardon a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£800 - £1,200 

A Gold and Tortoiseshell-Mounted 

Violin Bow by John Clutterbuck 

Stamped: J.S. Rameau 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. 

£1,500 - £2,000 


Victor Fetique, Paris 

Stamped: Vctr Fetique a Paris 

Round stick 

The frog and button later 

Weight: 60g. 

£2,000 - £3,000



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48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Paul Jombar 

Stamped: Paul Jombar Paris 

Round stick 

Weight 61g. 

£700 - £1,000 

A Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 

Attributed to E. Sartory 

Stamped: E. Sartory a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£3,000 - £5,000 

A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by Cuniot-Hury 

Stamped: Cuniot-Hury 

Round stick 

Weight 59g. 

£500 - £700 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by P. Serdet 

Stamped: P. Serdet a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Gold and Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow by 

William Watson 

Stamped: W. D. Watson, London 

Round stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 

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54 

55 

56 

57 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by E.W. Bryant 

Stamped: E.W. Bryant 


Weight: 72g. 

£600 - £1,000 


Stamped Ch. Enell a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 55g. (no hair) 

£800 - £1,200 


Bow by Arthur Bultitude 

Stamped: A. R. Bultitude 

Round stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£1,500 - £2,000 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, After Peccatte 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£500 - £700 

A Very Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

Francoise Peccatte, Paris circa 1840 

Stamped: Vuillaume a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

Sold with the Certificate of Bernard Millant, 

Paris 2010 

£15,000 - £20,000



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58 

59 

60 

A Fine Italian Violin by Giuseppe Rossi, Rome 1921, After Gagliano 

Labelled: Rossi Giuseppe da cittadella (Padova) fecet en Roma anno 1921 

Signed on the label 

Length of back: 14ins, 356mm 

£7,000 - £10,000 * 

An English Violin, Probably by Joseph Anthony Chanot 

Labelled: Made by Joseph Anthony Chanot, no. 136 London 1900 

Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 356mm 

£1,500 - £2,500 

An Interesting Composite Violin 

Labelled: Angelo Molia fecit in Genova 1756 


£1,500 - £2,000

Lot 58 

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22 

61 

62 

63 

64 

A Fine Italian Violin, Probably by Francesco Ruggieri, Cremona circa 1680 and later 

Labelled: Francesco Ruger detto il per in Cremon 

Further labelled: Nicolas Amati... 


The later table probably by a member of the Fendt family 

£15,000 - £18,000 

A Fine French Violin by C.H. J.B. Colin-Mezin, 1896 

Bearing an original label dated 1896 

Signed internally 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A Violin by M. Neuner, 1801 

Labelled: Mathias Neuner Geigenmacher in Mittenwald 1801, NRO. 94 

Printed on the back: JN Silvis Viva Silui, Canora, Jam Mor Tua Cano 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A Violin, School of Juste Derazey, Mirecourt circa 1880 


£1,500 - £2,000

Lot 61 Lot 62 

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24 

65 

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Annibale Fagnola, Turin 1930, After Cappa 

Labelled: Jofredus Cappa fecit, Salutiis. 1714 

Inscribed on the upper rib: Annibale Fagnola Fecit Torino 1930 


Sold with the certificate of Florian Leonhard, London 2012. 

£40,000 - £60,000 

The owner of this violin by Annibale Fagnola, made in Turin in 1930, last saw his violin in 1958 when he 

locked the case after playing it for the last time. Moving forward over fifty years to the day he brought a 

locked case to one of our UK appraisal days, the owner explained that he had lost the key to his rather 

battered but heavy old wooden case, and did I have any way of opening it? Upon being asked what 

was inside he couldn’t remember, only that it had been given to him whilst at school. French? English? 

German - Italian? - he simply couldn’t recall. Brompton’s accepted the case and promised to open it. 

Over a month later a key was finally found that worked (after much jiggling and cajoling) and hey 

presto! A superb Fagnola and one very happy and surprised owner.

Lot 65 

25


26 

66 

67 

68 

A Fine French Violin, circa 1830 

Labelled: N. Lupot fils, luthier.. 


£12,000 - £15,000 * 

An Interesting Violin, Attributed to Gaetano Gadda 

Labelled: Gaetano Ganno Mantova...dated 1925 

Length of back: 14 ins, 355mm 

£3,000 - £5,000 

A Good French Violin 

Labelled: Leonidas Nadegini, 205 rue de Vanves Paris 1928 


£1,500 - £2,000

Lot 66 

27


28 

69 

70 

70A 

71 

A Very Interesting Violin, Probably Italian circa 1750 

Labelled: Giovanni Sturioni filio dell fu Andrea fece in Cremona 17.. 


The later scroll 

The fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons Registration number 3580 

£7,000 - £10,000 

A Violin, School of Kloz, Mittenwald circa 1790 

Labelled: Georg Kloz in Mittenwald....1791 


£2,000 - £3,000 

A Violin, Probably by J. Derazey circa 1870 

Labelled: Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonenfis, Faciebat Anno 1791 


Sold with the certificate of A. Delanoy, Bordeaux 1914 

£1,500 - £2,000 

An English Violin, Attributed to Richard Duke 

Branded twice on the back and again on the button: Duke 


£700 - £1,000

Lot 69 

29


30 

72 

73 

74 

A Fine Italian Violin by Enrico Orselli, Ferrara 1912 

Signed and dated internally 


Sold with the certificate of Eric Blot, Cremona 2011 

£12,000 - £18,000 

An Interesting Violin, First Half of the Eighteenth Century 

Labelled: Pesaro 1693 



£1,800 - £2,500 

A Violin by Henry Harday 

Labelled: Made by, Henry Harday, near Grays Inn Gate, Holborne 


£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 72 

31


32 

75 

76 

77 

78 

79 

An English Violin by Bernard Simon Fendt, London circa 1825 and later 

Unlabelled 

The later table 


£4,000 - £6,000 

A Good French Violin by Juste Derazey 

Labelled: H. Derazey a Mirecourt, Medaille de premiere classe, Exposition Universelle 1855 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A Violin by Gustav Vuillaume, 1937 



Length of back: 14 1/16ins 357mm 

£1,000 - £1,500 

A Good French Violin from the Atelier of Rene Jacquemin, 1927 

Labelled: Fait Sous La direccion da 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin by Neuner and Hornsteiner, Mittenwald circa 1916 



£500 - £800

Lot 75 Lot 76 

33


34 

80 

A Fine Italian Violin Probably by Allessandro Mezzardri, Ferrara First Half of the Eighteenth Century 

Unlabelled 


The fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons Registration number 7260 

£30,000 - £50,000 *

Lot 80 

35


36 

81 

82 

83 

An Interesting Violin, Attributed to Eugenio Degani, 1891 

Labelled: Degani, Eugenio quattrodici medaglie di merito fece Venezia-anno 1891 copia di GB Guadagnini 


Sold with the certificate of John Rossi, New York 2001, stating the instrument to be made by 

Eugenio Degani circa 1900 

£3,000 - £5,000 * 

A Good Violin, Probably by a Member of the Thir Family 

Labelled: Matthias Thir 


£1,200 - £1,800 

A Violin by Nicola Aine 

Inscribed internally: Per Nicolas aine luthier a Mirecourt 1879 

Branded internally: A La Ville de Cremonne D. Nicolas Aine 


£800 - £1,200

Lot 81 

37


38 

84 

A Very Fine French Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1869, After Stradivarius 

Labelled: Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a Paris, 3 rue Demours-Ternes 

Numbered internally and on the upper back: 2801 

Signed internally on the upper treble back 


Previously sold through Bonhams as lot 134 in July 2000 

This violin is in an exceptional state of preservation 

£80,000 - £120,000

Lot 84 

39


40 

85 

86 

87 

88 

89 


Labelled: “Le Victorieux” type grande Soliste, par Ch. J.B. Colin-Mezin 1905, Maitre Luthier Nos 106, Grand 

Prix Exposition Universelle 1900 Paris 

Length of back: 14 1/8 ins, 359mm 

£1,000 - £1,500 

A Violin by Nicolas Duchene 

Branded internally: A la Ville de fadoue, Nicolaus Duchene 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin 

Labelled: Sacchetti Giannetto & F. llo, Liutai, S. Martino in Rio (Reggio E) 


£800 - £1,200 

A German Violin, Mittenwald 

Labelled: Neuner and Hornsteiner Mittenwald... 

Length of back 14 1/8ins, 359mm 

£500 - £700 

A Violin 

Labelled: Ten Medals gold silver and bronze, Paul Bailly Violin Maker, Pupil of, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume 86 

Wardour St. London W 

Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

A Good Violin, Probably English circa 1800 

Labelled: Sebastian Pasta ... 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A French Violin 

Labelled: 2 premiers prix exp. Melbourne Geronimo Grandini senior, 140, rue St-Charles, Paris 

Length of Back: 14 1/8ins, 358mm 

£700 - £1,000 

A Violin 

Labelled: H. Robert Pfretzschner Dresden ani 1934 No. 998 


£700 - £1,000 

A Violin, School of Caussin 

Unlabelled 


£600 - £800 

A Violin by W. Sutherland, circa 1910 

Labelled: W Sutherland violin maker and repairer Stirling date 191.. 


£400 - £600 

41


42 

95 

96 

97 

98 

99 

A German Violin, Attributed to Sebastian Kloz 

Labelled: Sebastian Kloz, in Mittenwald, An 1780 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A Violin 

Labelled: Veragnolo Ferruccio Veneziano, alunno di Leandro Bisiach, fece in Milano anno 1913 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin, Attributed to Paul Bish, 1947 

Labelled: Paul Bish luthier, 1947 


£700 - £1,000 

A Violin 

Labelled: Modele D’Apres, Nicolaus Gagliano filius, Alexandri fecit Neap 1715, Par G. Apparut 


£400 - £600 

A French Violin circa 1850, After Maggini 

Unlabelled 


£300 - £500

100 

101 

102 

103 

104 

A French Violin by Juste Derazey, Mirecourt circa 1880 

Branded internally 


£800 - £1,000 

An Interesting Violin, After Del Gesu 

Unlabelled 


£600 - £800 

A French Violin, Mirecourt circa 1900 

Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius... 


£500 - £800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Copy of Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a Paris 


£400 - £600 

A German Violin 

Labelled: Joseph Rieger, Instrumenten macher in Mittenwald.... 


£300 - £500 

43


44 

105 

106 

107 

A Fine French Violin by Paul Blanchard 

Labelled: Fait par Paul Blanchard Lyon 1906 No. 563 

Branded internally: Blanchard 

Branded on the lower rib: B 


£4,000 - £6,000 

An Interesting Violin 

Labelled: Cav. Rossi Giuseppe, da Cittadella (Padova) Anno 1926 



£2,000 - £3,000 


Branded: Breton Brevete de Sarm 


£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 105 

45


46 

108 

109 

109A 

110 

A Fine Italian Violin by Enrico Rocca, Turin 1901 

Bearing an original label 


The fingerboard bears the W.E. Hill & Sons registration number: 6417 

£35,000 - £45,000 * 

A Violin, Tyrolean circa 1780 

Labelled: Caspar da Salo in Brescia 1651, Repariert, Georg Tiefenbrunner, in Munchen 1853 

Inlaid back with geometric patterns 


£4,000 - £6,000 

A Violin, Attributed to L. Rosana 

Unlabelled 

Branded on the button: Rosana. L 


£2,000 – £3,000 

A French Violin by Jerome Thibouville-Lamy 

Further labelled: Ch. Buthod & Grandini 


£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 108 

47


48 

111 

112 

113 

114 

A Fine Modern Violin, After H. Fagnola 

Labelled: Hannibal Fagnola, fecit Taurini anno domini 1924 

Further labelled: Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael fecit Taurini anno domini 1827 

Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355m 

£5,000 - £8,000 

A Violin by Antonio Lechi, 1923 

Labelled: Antonio Lechi, Cremona 1923 



£1,200 - £1,800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Gebaut v. A. Specht, Jena. 1923 No. 21 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A German Violin, After Del Gesu circa 1900 

Labelled: Joseph Guarnerius Filius... 


£800 - £1,200

Lot 111 

49


50 

115 

116 

117 

118 

119 

A Fine English Violin, School of Panormo 

Unlabelled 


£5,000 - £7,000 

An Italian Violin by Alfio Batelli, Florence circa 1930 

Unlabelled 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A Violin by Amedee Dieudonne, Mirecourt 1936 



£1,800 - £2,500 

A Violin by Walter H. Mayson, Manchester 1888 

Labelled: Deus adsit, obsit Mundus Walter H. Mayson, Manchester, 1888 


£1,200 - £1,800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Franz Kessler, Geigen und Lautenmacher in.....anno 17.. 


£800 - £1,200

Lot 115 Lot 116 

51


52 

120 

121 

122 

A Fine Violin, Probably Turin circa 1910 

Labelled: Joseph Rocca... 


£7,000 - £10,000 * 

An Italian Violin by Maurizio Catellani 

Labelled: Maurizio Catellani, fece in Pieve Modelena L’Anno 1997 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A French Violin, Probably by Honore Derazey, Paris circa 1855 

Labelled: Gustav Duffprugger... 

The back set with inlay depicting a walled city 

The corners with raised fleur de lis 

The ribs inscribed: Viva Fui Ivi Sylvis Deo Vi Mort Va Dulce. 

The pegbox terminating in a man’s head 


£1,500 - £2,000 *

Lot 120 

53


54 

123 

124 

125 

A Fine and Interesting Violin circa 1780 

Labelled: Pietro Johannes Mantegatia fecit Me. Mediolani...1786 


£12,000 - £18,000 * 

A Violin, Austrian School circa 1770 

Labelled: Carolus Claudius Darche, reparavit Bruxelles Anno Domini 1864 


£1,500 - £2,000 * 


Labelled: ANCne Mon Vuillaume-Darte, Albert Cunin, Mirecourt 1893 


£700 - £1,000

Lot 123 

55


56 

125A 

A Fine Italian Violin by Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan circa 1770 

Unlabelled 


Sold with the certificate of Andreas Woywod, London 2002 

A very similar example can be seen on page 460 of Maester Italianischer Geigenbaukunst by 

Walter Hamma 

£50,000 - £70,000

Lot 125A 

57


58 

126 

127 

128 

129 

130 

A Violin by Frederick Channon 

Labelled: Frederick Channon, fecit Weybridge 1935, IV Medals, Emperor Francais 


£1,800 - £2,500 

A Good German Violin by Hermann Todt, Markneukirchen, circa 1920 

Branded internally: Herm Todt, Markneukirchen 


£800 - £1,200 

An English Violin by Charles & Samuel Thompson, London circa 1780 



£800 - £1,200 

A French Violin, circa 1900 

Labelled: Antonius Straduvarius Cremonenfis, Faciebat Anno 1721 


£500 - £700 

A Violin by JTL, France 

Labelled: Qualite Dulcis et Fortis JTL 


£400 - £600

Lot 126 Lot 127 

59


60 

131 

132 

133 

A Fine Italian Violin, School of Gaetano Antoniazzi, Cremona circa 1880 

Labelled: Jo Batista Ceruti Cremonensis fecit Cremonae anno 1809 


£12,000 - £18,000 * 

A French Violin by Leon Mougenot Gauche, After Del Gesu, Mougenot 1912 

Bearing the original label dated 1912 


£1,500 - £2,000 

A Violin, Germany circa 1780 

Unlabelled 


£1,200 - £1,800

Lot 131 

61


62 

134 

135 

136 

137 

138 

A Fine English Violin, School of Joseph Hill, London circa 1780 

Labelled: Nathaniel Cross, London 1746 


£2,000 - £3,000 

An Interesting Violin, Attributed to Ageo Castaldini 

Labelled: Castaldini Ageo Fece in Bologna, l’anno 1953 



£800 - £1,200 

A Violin, Atelier Charles Resuche 

Labelled: Fait sous La Direction de Bourdeaux, Charles Resuche, Eleve de Gand et Bernardel, Fecit Anno 

1912, No. 073 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin, France circa 1900 

Labelled: Nicholas Claude 


£500 - £800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Leon Mougenot Gauche and dated 1925 


£200 - £400

Lot 134 

63


64 

139 

Property of the Late Alfred Knopf 

A Fine Italian Violin by Eugenio Degani, 

Venice 1896 



£18,000 - £25,000 * 

Alfred Knopf 1920 - 2012

Lot 139 

65


66 

140 

141 

142 

Various Properties 

A Fine English Cello by Joseph Hill, circa 1770 

Labelled: Joseph Hill & Sons Makers, at the Harp and Flute, in the Hay Market, London 1770 

Faintly branded on the upper back: Longman & Co, Cheapside London 


£10,000 - £15,000 * 

An Interesting Cello, Naples First Half of the Nineteenth Century 

Labelled: Johannes Gagliano Nepos Januarii fecit Neapoli 1808 


£5,000 - £7,000 * 

A Good German Cello by Neuner and Hornsteiner, Mittenwald 1914 



£3,000 - £5,000

Lot 140 

67


68 

143 

144 

145 

A Fine Italian Cello, School of Bisiach, First Half of the Twentieth Century 

Labelled: Joseph Dallaglio, Facit, Anno 1816 


This cello was formerly the property of the renowned Hungarian cellist Thomas Igloi (1947 - 1976) 

£15,000 - £25,000 

A French Cello 

Labelled: Lutherie Artistique Francaise, Acoulon & Blondelet, Luthiers, 68 Rue Reaumur Paris 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A 7/8 Size Cello, Germany circa 1900 

Unlabelled 

Length of back: 3/8ins, 695mm 

£800 - £1,200

Lot 143 

69


70 

146 

A Superb Italian Cello by Francesco Guadagnini, Turin 1898 

Labelled: Casa Fondata Nel 1690, Francesco Guadagnini fu Antonio, Fece Torino Anno 1898 

Branded internally: F. Guadagnini Torino 

Signed internally on the centre back: F. Guadagnini Torino 1898 

Further branded in the peg box 


Sold with the certificate of Florian Leonhard, London 2012. 

This remarkable cello is in almost perfect condition, liberally covered in a rich red varnish. The cello 

even retains its original tailpiece and pegs and is sold with a bridge made by Paulo Guadagnini 

£90,000 - £120,000

Lot 146 

71


72 

147 

148 

An Italian Cello by Ernesto Pevere, Ferrara 1921 



Sold with the certificate of Florian Leonhard, London 2010 

£12,000 - £18,000 

An English Cello by Lockey-Hill, London circa 1790 

Labelled: Lockey Hill, Violin and Violoncello maker Boro’ London 1792 


£3,000 - £5,000

Lot 147 

73


74 

149 

150 

A Very Fine French Cello by Jerome Thibouville Lamy, France 

Labelled: depres A. Stradivarius, J. Thibouville Lamy 

Signed on the label: Thibouville Lamy 

Branded internally: JTL 


£5,000 - £7,000 

A Cello by Bohuslav Lantner, Prague 1894 

Labelled: Bohuslav Lantner Fecit Prague 1894 


£2,000 - £2,500

Lot 149 

75


76 

151 

152 

A Fine Italian Cello, School of Testore, Milan circa 1750 

Labelled: Carlo Antonio Teftore, Figlio maggiore, del fu Carlo Giufeppe in Contrada lar, al Fegno dell’ Aquila 

Milano 1748 


£40,000 - £60,000 

An English Cello by Preston of London, circa 1770 

Bearing the original maker’s label 


£3,000 - £5,000

Lot 151 

77


78 

153 

154 

155 

A Fine and Rare Childs Cello by Sebastian Bernadel, 1846 

Labelled: Medailles D’Argent 1837 et 1844, Bernadel, Luthier Eleve du Lupot, Rue Croix des Petits Champs, 

No. 23 a Paris 

Signed on the label: Bernadel and dated 1846 

Further signed on the upper back and dated 1846 


Sold with a letter from John and Arthur Beare, London 1942 

£4,000 - £6,000 

A French Cello, School of Guersan, Paris circa 1780 

Labelled: Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi... 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A German Cello, circa 1860 

Unlabelled 


£2,000 - £3,000

Lot 153 

79


80 

156 

157 

Property of a Musician 

A Fine Cello by Camillo Mandelli, Buenos Aires 1917 

Labelled: Camillo Mandelli, Fidibus, fide, fidis, Camillus Calcensis Fecit, Anno Domini 1917 


According to Eric Blot who writes in his excellent book Liuteria Italiana 1860 - 1890 Camillo Mandelli 

was a pupil of Leandro Bisiach between 1890 - 95 before emigrating to Argentina in 1899. He returned 

to Italy in 1920 where he collaborated with the Bisiach family. Finally moving to Sesto San Giovanni, 

where he worked until his death in1956. This cello was made in Buenos Aires in 1917 

£25,000 - £35,000 


A Cello by L. Milton, Bedford circa 1920 

Labelled: Louis F. Milton, Bedford England 

Further labelled: Francifcus Stradivarius Cremonenfis, Filius Antonii faciebat Anno 1748 


£4,000 - £6,000

Lot 156 

81


82 

158 

159 

160 

A Fine English Cello, School of Peter Walmsley, London circa 1750 

Unlabelled 


The fingerboard bears the number: E965 

£8,000 - £12,000 

An Interesting Composite Italian Cello 

Labelled: Giovanni Baptista Grancino... 

The early eighteenth century Italian table 

The back, ribs and scroll later and possibly not Italian 


£7,000 - £10,000 

A Cello, Germany circa 1890 

Labelled: Leon Bernadel Luthier, 40 Faub Poissonnieres, anne 1898 Paris no. 3 


£2,000 - £3,000

Lot 158 

83


84 

161 

162 

A Fine Italian Cello, School of Marchetti, Turin circa 1880 

Labelled: Joseph Rocca fecit, Cremiato di Medaglie alle Esposizioni, di Torino, Genova, Londre, Parigi, 

Taurini, anno Domini 1860 


£18,000 - £25,000 

A Good German Cello, circa 1880 

Unlabelled 


£3,500 - £5,000

Lot 161 

85


86 

163 

164 

A Fine Italian Cello probably by Enricus Catenar circa 1700 

Labelled: Henricus Catenar fecit Taurini 

The later ribs 


A very similar cello was sold through our rooms in October 2011 lot 103 

£15,000 - £20,000 

A Cello, Turin 1947 

Labelled: Luigi Azzola fece in Torino, Anno Domini 1947 


£4,000 - £6,000

Lot 163 

87


88 

165 

166 

167 

168 

An English Cello, School of Thomas Kennedy, London circa 1820 

Unlabelled 


£4,000 - £6,000 

An Interesting Childs Cello, England circa 1800 

Labelled: Ferdinand Alberti...Milano 17.. 


£3,000 - £5,000 * 

A 1/2 Size Cello, England circa 1800 

Unlabelled 


£800 - £1,200 

A Viol by Rowland Ross, circa 1972 

Labelled: Michael Heale, Guildford 1976, no 113 R 

Signed on the Label: R H Ross 


£500 - £700

Lot 165 Lot 166 

89


90 

169 

170 

171 

172 

173 

A Silver and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Violin 

Bow by Otto Durrschmidt 

Stamped: Otto Durrschmidt 


Weight: 60g. 

£1,800 - £2,500 


Stamped: L. Morizot 

Round stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£700 - £1,000 


Stamped: Dodd 


Weight: 56g. 

£1,200 - £1,800 


Bow by Garner Wilson 

Stamped: Garner Wilson 


Weight: 62g. 

£1,200 - £1,800 


C. Thomassin 

Stamped: C. Thomassin a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight 58g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 

174 

175 

176 

177 

178 


Stamped: Leon Bernadel Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£700 - £1,000 


Chanot and Chardon 

Stamped: Chanot & Chardon Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 


by Charles Nicholas Bazin 

Branded: A. Lamy a Paris 


Weight: 59g. 

Sold with the certificate of Isaac Salchow, 

New York 2009 

£3,000 - £5,000 

A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow, 


Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

£500 - £700 

A Fine French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

Charles Peccatte 

Stamped: J.B Vuillaume a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

£8,000 - £12,000 *

Lot 169 Lot 172 Lot 175 Lot 178 91


92 

179 

180 

181 

182 

183 


William Watson, London circa 1960 

Stamped: W. D. Watson London 

Octagonal Stick 

Weight: 57g. (No hair) 

£1,500 - £2,000 ** 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by F.N. Voirin 

Stamped: F.N. Voirin 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. 

Head Broken 

£500 - £800 * 

A German Gold and Tortoiseshell-Mounted 

Violin Bow 

Faintly stamped: A.T. ... 


Weight: 63g. 

£1,000 - £1,500 

A Very Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

James Tubbs 

Stamped: Jas Tubbs 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£3,000 - £5,000 


K. Gerhard Penzel 

Stamped: K. Gerhard Penzel 


Weight: 61g. 

£400 - £600 

184 

185 

186 

187 

188 

An Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow, 

School of Dodd circa 1800 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 51g. 

Mounts broken 

£80 - £120 


W. E. Hill & Sons, 1926 

Stamped: Hill 


Weight: 62g. 

£1,500 - £2,000 


Gustav Prager 

Stamped: Gustav Prager GR pierced by an 

arrow 


Weight: 59g. 

£600 - £800 

A Gold and Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow by 

J. Da Cunha, circa 1960 

Stamped: J.L Da Cunha N.Y 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£2,500 - £3,500 ** 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Lupot 

Stamped: Lupot 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

The later mounts 

£4,000 – 6,000

Lot 179 Lot 182 Lot 186 Lot 188 93


94 

189 

190 

191 

192 

193 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Victor Fetique 



Weight: 59g. (whalebone lapping) 

Sold with the certificate of Andre Levi, Paris 2011 

£6,000 - £10,000 * 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 52g (whalebone lapping) 

Sold with another bow 

£300 - £500 


Otto Durschmidt 

Stamped: Otto Durschmidt 


Weight: 60g. 

£400 - £600 

A Silver and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Violin 

Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons 

Stamped: W.E. Hill & Sons. 


Weight: 57g. 

Whalebone lapping 

£1,000 - £1,500 * 

A Silver and Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow by 

H. Byrom 

Branded: H. Byrom Canterbury 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. 

£400 - £600 

194 

195 

196 

197 

198 

A German Gold-Mounted Violin Bow 

Stamped: FN Voirin a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£1,200 - £2,000 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Mirecourt 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 58g. 


£150 - £200 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by Barbe 

Stamped: Jerome Thibouville Lamy 

Round stick 


The later button 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Violin Bow by P. Hoyer, Germany 

£200 - £400 


Victor Fetique 


Round stick 

Weight: 62g. 

£4,000 - £6,000 *

Lot 189 Lot 192 Lot 196 Lot 198 95


96 

199 

200 

201 

202 

203 

A Silver and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Viola 



Round stick 

Weight: 64g. (whalebone lapping and sparse 

hair) 

£3,000 - £5,000 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by 

August Nurnberger 

Stamped: August Nurnberger, Suess 


Weight: 72g. 

£700 - £1,000 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by J.E. Vickers 

Stamped: J.E. Vickers 

Round stick 

Weight: 68g. 

£250 - £350 


Charles Claude Husson, France circa 1880 

Stamped: Husson A Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 74g. 

Sold with the certificate of Jean-Francois 

Raffin, Paris 2012 

£3,500 - £5,000 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow 

Stamped: Pierce 


Weight: 72g. 

£250 - £350 

204 

205 

206 

207 

208 

A Silver and Ebony-Mounted Viola Bow by 

C. E. Tubbs 

Stamped: C. E. Tubbs 

Round stick 


Repairs to the lower head cheek 

£700 - £1,000 

A Good Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by 

Cuniot-Hury 

Stamped: Cuniot-Hury 

Round stick 

Weight: 72g. 

£1,200 - £1,800 

A German Viola Bow by H. R. Pfretzschner 

Stamped: H.R Pfretzschner 


Weight: 72g. 

£1,000 - £1,500 

A Fine Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by 

Otto Hoyer 

Stamped: Hoyer-Pariser-Orgl 



£500 - £700 

A Very Fine Gold and Ebony-Mounted Viola 

Bow by James Tubbs 


Round stick 

Weight: 74g. 

£7,000 - £10,000

Lot 199 Lot 202 Lot 205 Lot 208 97


98 

209 

210 

211 

212 

213 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by Hart & Son 

Stamped: Hart & Son 

Round stick 

Weight: 81g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 75g. (with original lapping) 

£700 - £1,000 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow, Possibly by a 

Member of the Bazin Family 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 88g. 

The button possibly later 

£1,000 - £1,500 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons 

Faintly stamped: Hill 

Round stick 

Weight: 74g. 

£1,200 - £1,800 


Stamped: E Sartory a Paris 


Weight: 88g. 

£400 - £600 

214 

215 

216 

217 

218 

A 1/2 Size Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow 

Stamped: VJ Ferelli 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£400 - £600 * 

A Very Fine and Rare Silver-Mounted Cello 

Bow by G.F. Schwarze, Strassbourg circa 1820 


Round stick 

Weight: 79g. 

Sold with the certificate of Andreas Woywod, 

London 2009 

£12,000 - £18,000 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by Barjonnet 

Stamped: A. Deblaye 

Round stick 

Weight: 88g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Good Nickel-Mounted German Cello Bow, 

in the style of JBV 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 75g. 

Later button 

£400 - £600 * 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by Victor Fetique 

Stamped: Vct Fetique a Paris 

Further stamped on the shaft under the frog 

Round stick 

Weight: 81g. 

£4,000 - £6,000

Lot 209 Lot 212 Lot 215 Lot 218 99


100 

219 

220 

221 

222 

A Very Fine English Viola by Richard Duke, London 1770 

Bearing the original label: Richard Duke maker Holborn London anno 1770 

Branded on the upper back: Duke London 


This viola is in almost perfect condition 

£6,000 - £10,000 

A Viola, Attributed to Franco Caponi 

Labelled: Capponi Franco, Costrui in Roma A.D. 1974 


£3,000 – £5,000 

A Viola by Lionel Rosen, England 1956 

Unlabelled 


£1,500 - £2,000 

A Viola, School of J.T. Lamy, France circa 1900 

Unlabelled 


£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 219 

101


102 

223 

224 

225 

226 

227 

An Interesting Viola, Possibly Italian circa 1760 

Labelled: Andreas Guarnerius cremonensis, faceibat 15.. 



This viola has been reduced in size 

£4,000 - £6,000 

An English Viola, circa 1770 

Unlabelled 


£1,500 - £2,000 

A Viola 

Labelled: George Hancock Violin maker, 1 Wilson Street Stoke on Trent Staffs, No. 1 19?6 


£600 - £1,000 

A Modern Viola by C.F. Selmes 

Labelled: C.F. Selmes 


£500 - £800 

A Viola 

Labelled: Celebre Vosgien 


£300 - £500

Lot 223 

103


104 

228 

A Very Fine Italian Viola by P.J. Mantegazza, Milan 1772 

Labelled: Petrus Joannes Mantegatia fecit Mediolani in Via S. Margaritae 1772 


Sold with the original fingerboard, bearing the W.E. Hill & Sons Registration No. P128 and with the 

certificate of Peter Biddulph, London 2012 

Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza is an important figure in Italian violin making, between the great masters 

of the classical period, and the renaissance led by Pressenda and Rocca in Turin in the next generation. 

Evidently the pupil of Carlo Ferdinando Landolphi, his work is more consistent and disciplined, but 

retains the fluidity of earlier makers. He also retained something of the great varnishes of the 17th 

century, maintaining a soft, deeply coloured recipe of depth and richness. He made a relatively large 

number of violas, of which this is a striking and characteristic example. The slightly elongated, slender 

soundholes show Landolphi’s influence, as does the strongly defined and distinctive head. The strong 

arching, of medium height but considerable fullness, is typical of Mantegazza’s work, and seems to be 

his own development. Although slightly reduced in the upper bouts, this viola is a very original and 

authentic instrument. 

£80,000 - £120,000

Lot 228 

105


106 

229 

230 

231 

232 

A Fine French Viola by Augustine Chappuy, Paris 1750 

Bearing an original dated label 


This viola was formerly the property of General Baron Treuille de Beaulieu 

Sold with three Napoleon III medals (two bronze, three silver) from the Universial Exposition 1862 

where General Treuille de Beaulieu was a judge. 

£6,000 - £10,000 * 

No Lot 

A German Viola 

Labelled: Samuel Gilkes, fecit London 1813 


£700 - £1,000 

A Viola by A.Rope 

Labelled: A. Rope, Woolwich, Kent 1920 


£500 - £700

Lot 229 

107


108 

233 

234 

235 

A Fine Italian Viola, Workshop of Vincenzo Postiglione, Naples circa 1900 

Labelled: Premiata Liuteria Italiana, Scuola Cremonese di Riccardo Antoniazzi, Copia di Stradivari, Fatto nel 

Laboratorio di Antonio Monzino e Figli in Milano, nell, anno 1912 

Signed on the label: Antonio Monzino 


Sold with the certificate of Eric Blot, Cremona 2012 

£18,000 - £25,000 

A Viola 

Labelled: Giovanni Carlo Sarreri, fece in Chiavari Anno 1977 


£2,000 - £3,000 

An English Viola by Eric Voigt 

Labelled: Eric Voigt, Manchester, Made in the year 1963 


£500 - £700

Lot 233 

109


110 

236 

237 

238 

239 

240 

An Interesting Viola 

Labelled: Franciscus Maurizi, Apponeani 

Length of back: 15 5/8 ins, 396mm 

£3,000 - £5,000 * 

A Viola, Probably by Georgios Ullman 

Labelled: Georgios Ullmannius fecit.. 1921 


£1,800 - £2,500 

A Viola by Matthias Neuner, circa 1860 

Labelled: Matthias Neuner Geigenmacher in Mittenwald... 


£500 - £700 

A Viola by Alan R. Payne 

Labelled: Alan R. Payne, Glanrafon, Glasbwl...1973 


£300 - £800 

A Viola 

Labelled: Made by J. W. Nemes Violin Maker London Op: 16 1981 

Length of back: 16ins, 407mm

Lot 236 

111


112 

241 

242 

243 

244 

A Fine and Rare Italian Viola by Jacopo Brandini, Pisa circa 1800 

Unlabelled 


Sold with a certificate of Dmitry Gindin, 2012 

£30,000 - £40,000 

An English Viola by Joseph Hill, circa 1780 

Labelled: Joseph Hill maker at the Harp and Flute in the Haymarket, London 


£2,000 - £3,000 

No Lot 

A Viola 

Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius Cremonenfis, Faciebat Anno 1736 


£400 - £600

Lot 241 

113


114 

245 

246 

247 

Property of a Lady 

A Very Fine Violin by Silvestre and Maucotel, Paris 1900 

Labelled: Silvestre et Maucotel Paris, 1900 No. 457 Grand Prix Exposition 



£8,000 - £12,000 * 


An Interesting Violin, After Del Gesu, circa 1890 

Labelled: Vuillaume 


£2,000 - £3,000 

A Violin by J.E. Harris 

Labelled: J.E. Harris, Violin Maker, Nile St, Gateshead, No. 35 Oct 1910 


£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 245 

115


116 

248 

249 

250 

251 

252 

An Interesting Violin, after G.B. Guadagnini 

Labelled: Fatto da me Enrico Bacco Liutaro L’Anno 1831 

Further labelled: Jean Baptiste Guadagnini 


£4,000 - £6,000 

A Violin by J. Werro, Bern 1905 

Labelled: J. Werro, fecit a Berne 1905 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A Violin, Attributed to Antonio Lechi, Cremona 1923 

Labelled: Antonio Lechi, fece Cremona 1923 



£1,000 - £1,500 

A Violin by Wolff Brothers, Germany 1889 

Labelled: Wolff Bros., Violin Manufacturers, No. 379 1889 


£600 - £800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Sold by Thomas Craig, 369 George street Aberdeen 


£400 - £600

Lot 248 

117


118 

253 

Property of a Lady 

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Giovanni Pistucci, Naples circa 1900 

Labelled: Joseph Gagliano filius Nicolai fecit Neap 1789 


Sold with a certificate of Jacques Francais, New York 1976, attributing the violin to Antonio Gagliano II 

£30,000 – 50,000 **

Lot 253 

119


120 

254 

255 

256 

257 


A Very Interesting Violin, Probably Cremona circa 1790 

Labelled: Landolphi... 


£12,000 - £15,000 


Labelled: Jacobus Horil, Rome 1759 


£1,200 - £1,800 

A Violin, After Maggini, Germany circa 1900 

Unlabelled 


£700 - £1,000 

A Violin, Germany 

Labelled: Joseph Guanerius fecit, Cremonae anno 1735 


£200 - £400

Lot 254 

121


122 

258 

259 

260 

261 

262 

An English Violin, circa 1760 

Lablled: Lor & Tom Carcassi 


£1,500 - £2,000 * 

A Fine English Violin, circa 1740 and Later 

Labelled: Made by Peter Wamsley at the Harp and Hautboy in Piccadilly London 1745 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A Violin, School of Chanot, England circa 1900 

Unlabelled 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin, Norway 1938 

Branded internally: H. Oyen 1938 


Sold with a letter from Albert Sammons, London 1948 

£700 - £1,000 


Labelled: Giovan Paolo Maggini brefcia 1630 


£400 - £600

Lot 258 Lot 259 

123


124 

263 

264 

265 

An Italian Violin by Anselmo Gotti, Ferrara circa 1929 

Labelled: A. Gotti Alunno di Ettore Soffritti fece in Ferrara l’anno 19.. 


Sold with the certificate of Dario D’Attili, New York 1990 

£7,000 - £10,000 

A Violin, Mirecourt 

Labelled: Lafleur, Paris and London 


£1,200 - £1,800 

A German Violin by Neuner and Hornsteiner, circa 1880 

Labelled: Antonius Straduvarius Cremona, faciebat Anno 1690 


£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 263 

125


126 

266 

267 

268 

269 

270 

A Violin, Probably German circa 1750 

Unlabelled 


£400 - £600 

A Good Violin 

Labelled: Anton Hertel 1929 


£300 - £500 

A Violin, Attributed to William Robinson 

Labelled: Made by William Robinson, 2 Silverdale Terrace, Garmoyle Road, Liverpool July 1924 


£300 - £500 

A Violin 

Labelled: JTL 


£300 - £500 

A Violin 

Labelled: Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano 1946 

Branded on the bottom rib 

Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm

271 

272 

273 

274 

275 

A Violin, Austria circa 1770 

Labelled: Jacob Weiss Lauthen und Geigenmacher in Saltzburg 17.. 


£700 - £1,000 * 

An Interesting Violin, circa 1780 

Unlabelled 


The fingerboard bears the no. 4650 

£400 - £600 


Unlabelled 


£400 - £600 

A Violin, After Maggini 1890 

Unlabelled 


£200 - £300 


Labelled: L. Bernier 


127


128 

276 

277 

278 

279 

280 

281 

A Violin, After Del Gesu, Germany circa 1920 

Unlabelled 


£600 - £1,000 

A Violin 

Labelled: Francesco Ruggieri detto, il per Cremona 1675 vitus moro Catania Anno 1929 


£400 - £600 

A Violin, circa 1900 

Labelled: Nicholas Amatus, fecit in Cremona 1636 


£300 - £500 

A 1/2 Size Violin, Probably French 

Unlabelled 


£150 - £200 

A Violin 

Unlabelled 


A Violin 

Labelled: Modele d’apres Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis, faciebat anno 1721 


£100 - £150

282 

283 

284 

285 

286 

287 

A Violin 

Labelled: Carl Gottlob Schuster jun, Markneukirchen 1912 


£600 - £1,000 

A French Violin, Probably Mirecourt 

Labelled: Antonius Straduvarius Cremonenfis, Faciebat Anno 1721 


£500 - £700 

A Violin by Neuner & Hornsteiner, Mittenwald 


£400 - £600 

A Bohemian Violin 

Labelled: Jacobus Stainer in Absam, prope Oeniponium 1765 


£300 - £500 

A 1/2 Size Violin 

Unlabelled 


£30 - £50 

A Childs Violin 

Unlabelled 


£150 - £200 

129


130 

288 

289 

290 

291 

A Violin, Attributed to Augustus Pollastri 

Labelled: Augustus Pollastri...fiorini alumnus fecis bononiae an. 1916 

Branded internally and again on the lower rib 


Sold with the certificate of Walter Hamma & Co., Stuttgart 1977 

£6,000 - £8,000 * 

A French Violin, Atelier Rene Marichal, Paris 1929 

Labelled: Atelier Rene Marichal rue Generux morris-alyer 1929 sanctus Seraphin... 


£1,500 - £2,000 

An English Violin by George Hancock, circa 1922 



£400 - £600 

A German Violin, circa 1880 

Faintly labelled 


£200 - £400

Lot 288 

131


132 

292 

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Michael Platner, Rome 1735 

Labelled: Michael Platner fecit Roma Anno 1735 


Sold with the certificate of Peter Biddulph, London 2012 

£70,000 - £90,000

Lot 292 

133


134 

293 

294 

295 

296 

297 

A Modern Violin by Christophe Landon, After Del Gesu, New York 

Labelled: Jos. Guanerius fecit Cremone anno 1756 


This violin was formerly the property of Norman Brainin 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Violin By F.N. Caussin, France circa 1870 

Labelled: Jos. Guarnerius 


£1,200 - £1,800 


Unlabelled 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin by James Wood, Perth 1928 

Labelled: James Wood, Perth 1928 


£800 - £1,200 

A German Violin, School of Mittenwald circa 1900 

Labelled: Repariert von Franz X. Reindl, Mittenwald ad. Isar 1972 


£600 - £800

Lot 293 Lot 294 

135


136 

298 

299 

300 

301 

A Fine French Violin by J.B. Collin-Mezin, Paris 1887 

Labelled: Ch. J. B. Collin Mezin Luthier a Paris, Rue du Faub Poissoniere No. 10 1887 

Signed on the treble side of the back: Collin-Mezin 


£4,000 - £6,000 

A Good Violin 

Labelled: Umberto di Peccati fece in Milano 1932 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A Violin by Pailliot 

Branded internally: Pailliot a Paris 


£700 - £1,000 


Unlabelled 

Branded on the back of the scroll: Concert Violin R. Sch 


£100 - £150

Lot 298 

137


138 

302 

303 

304 

305 

306 

A Good French Violin by D. Nicholas Aine, circa 1830 

Branded internally: A La Ville De Cremonne D. Nicolas Aine 


Sold with a certificate of William E. Hill & Sons, London 1942 

£2,000 - £3,000 

A Violin, Germany 1929 

Labelled: Andreas Renisto, fecit Italia, Anno 1929 


£1,500 - £2,000 

A Violin by Bruno Callsen, Zittau 1924 



£800 - £1,200 

A Violin by Anton Starlmann, Germany 1773 

Labelled: Antoni Starlmann, Hof-und Lauden Instrumenten Macher, in Wein Anno 1773 


£700 - £1,000 

A French Violin, Caussin School 

Labelled: Deconeti (Michel), Venise 1742 


£400 - £600

Lot 302 Lot 303 

139


140 

307 

308 

309 

310 

A Good Italian Violin by Costantanus Celanus, 1938 

Labelled: Constantinus Celanius Emidii frater volgo il Turco Asculi in piceno fecit An 1938 

Signed by the maker 


Sold with the certificate of Pietro Trimboli, Bologna 2003 

£5,000 - £7,000 ** 

A French Violin by J. Grandjon, Mirecourt circa 1890 

Labelled: J Grandjon a Paris, Fabrique de Mirecourt, 105 Boulevard Sebastopol et Rue Reaumur 74 


£1,500 - £2,000 


Labelled: Jean Baptiste Vuillaume a Paris, Rue Croix des Petits Champs 


£500 - £700 


Unlabelled 


£200 - £300

Lot 307 

141


142 

311 

Property of a Deceased Musician 

An Italian Violin, Probably by G. B. Ceruti, Cremona 1801 

Labelled: Jo Baptista Ceruti Cremonensis fecit Cremonae An 1801 

The later Italian scroll 

The Wurlitzer registration number 0233 is on the inside back 


Sold with the certificate of Wurlitzer, New York 1946 stating the violin to be by G.B.Ceruti and bearing 

an original label. 

Also sold with a letter from J. Stern, New York 1962 

£20,000 - £30,000 *

Lot 311 

143


144 

312 

313 

314 

315 


A Dutch Violin, School of Joannes Cuypers 

Labelled: Johannes Cuypers, fecit Hague, 1720 


£3,000 - £5,000 

A Violin, School of Ducheron, Paris circa 1730 


£1,500 - £2,000 

A Violin 

Bearing a manuscript label of Jonathan Allen 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin 

Labelled: Heinrich Schwartz, Geigenmacher, Leipzig, 1894 

14 1/8ins, 359mm 

£250 - £350

Lot 312 

145


146 

316 

317 

318 

319 

An Extremely Fine French Violin by Honore Derazey, circa 1855 

Labelled: Honore Derazey pere a Mirecourt 

Branded Internally: H Derazey 


The superb varnish seen on this violin is a clear indication, if any were needed, that Honore Derazey 

had worked for J.B. Vuillaume 

£14,000 - £18,000 

A Good German Violin, circa 1750 

Unlabelled 


£1,500 - £2,000 


Labelled: Buthod luthier 


£600 - £1,000 

A Violin 

Labelled: Francois Barzoni, Manufacture speciale de la Maison Beare et fil a Londres 


£150 - £200

Lot 316 

147


148 

320 

321 

322 

323 

324 

An Interesting Violin, circa 1780 

Labelled: Carlo Antonio Testore...1746 


£2,000 - £3,000 * 

An Interesting Violin, circa 1780 and Later 

Unlabelled 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin 

Labelled: Anton Hoffman 1502 


£600 - £1,000 

A Violin 

Labelled: Joh Bapt. Schweitzer, fecit at forman Amati Pestini 1813 


£400 - £600 

A Violin 

Labelled: D. Soriot 


£300 - £500

Lot 321 

149


150 

325 

326 

327 

A Fine French Violin by Honore Derazey, Mirecourt circa 1870 

Branded internally: H. Derazey 


£4,000 - £6,000 

A Good French Violin, circa 1830 

Labelled: F. Gobetti... 


£2,000 - £3,000 * 


Labelled: Peregrino Zanetto in Brescia 1642 


£600 - £1,000

Lot 325 

151


152 

328 

329 

330 

331 

332 

A Good Italian Violin by Antonius Lucca, Verona 1915 

Labelled: Antonius Lucca fecit Veronae 1915 


£10,000 - £15,000 

An Interesting Violin, Possibly Italian circa 1910 

Labelled: Johanna Baptista Guadagnini... 


£2,000 - £3,000 * 

A Good Violin, circa 1880 

Labelled: George Chanot a Paris Guai Malaquais Anne 1809 

Bearing a repairer’s label 


£1,600 - £2,800 * 

A German Violin, After Amati circa 1860 

Unlabelled 


£800 - £1,200 


Unlabelled 


£500 - £700

Lot 328 

153


154 

333 

334 

335 

A Fine and Interesting Violin, circa 1750 



£4,000 - £6,000 * 

A German Violin, Attributed to a Member of the Kloz Family, circa 1735 

Labelled: Aegidius Kloz Mittenwald an der iser 1735 


£1,500 - £2,000 * 


Labelled: Ch Simonin, Luthier a Toulouse...1890 


£600 - £1,000

Lot 333 

155


156 

336 

337 

338 

339 

340 

A Violin by Leon Mougenot Gauche, 1937 

Labelled: Leon Mougenot Gauche...1937 


£1,500 - £2,000 


Labelled: Aegidius Klotz Mittenwald an der Iser... 


£1,200 - £2,000 

A French Violin, First Half of the Twentieth Century 

Labelled: Montagnana 


£600 - £1,000 

A Violin by Neuner & Hornsteiner, Mittenwald 1889 



£500 - £700 


Labelled: Stradivarius 


£400 - £600

Lot 336 Lot 337 

157


158 

341 

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Stefano Scarampella, Mantua 1910 

Labelled: Stefano Scarampella di Brescia, Premiato Con Medaglie D’Argento, Fratello Ed Allievo Del 

Giuseppe, Fece in M... anno 1910 


Sold with the certificate of Carlson & Neumann, Cremona 2010 

£70,000 - £90,000

Lot 341 

159


160 

342 

A Very Fine Gold and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Violin Bow by Emil A. Ouchard, New York 1948 

Stamped on both sides of the handle: Emile A.Ouchard New York 

Stamped on the central facet under the frog: 48 


Weight: 64g. 

Sold with the original descriptive invoice addressed to a Mr Wilson of Orange County and signed and 

dated Sept 14th 1948 

£15,000 - £20,000 *

Lot 116 

161


162 

343 

344 

345 

346 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by James Tubbs 

Probably stamped under the leather handle 

lapping 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

£1,500 - £1,800 




Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£4,000 - £6,000 * 


Stamped: ..Pfretszchner 



£300 - £500 * 

A Nickel-Mounted German Violin Bow 

Stamped: Dodd 

Round stick 

Weight: 53g. 

£100 - £150 

346A 

347 

348 

349 

A Fine Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by 

C. Thomassin 

Stamped: C. Thomassin a Paris 


Weight: 53g. (foil lapping) 

£1,500 - £2,000 

A Nickel-Mounted French Violin Bow, 



Round stick 

Weight: 50g. (no hair, foil lapping) 

£200 - £300 

A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by James Tubbs 


Round stick 

Weight: 55g. (leather lapping) 

The head-plate is silver, later frog and button 

£1,500 - £2,000 

A Nickel-Mounted French Violin Bow 

Stamped: G. Glesel a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 52g. (sparse hair, no lapping) 

£300 - £500

Lot 343 Lot 344 Lot 346A Lot 348 163


164 

350 

351 

351A 

352 

353 

A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow 

Stamped: Collin-Mezin, Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£800 - £1,000 




Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

£400 - £600 * 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons 


Round stick 

Weight: 58g. 

£3,000 - £4,000 * 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by E. Sartory 

Stamped: E. Sartory A Paris 

Round Stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£10,000 - £15,000 * 


Otto A. Hoyer 

Stamped: Otto A Hoyer 

Round stick 

Weight: 61g. 

£800 - £1,000 

354 

355 

356 

356A 

357 

358 


Arthur Thoma, Germany 

Stamped: Arthur Thoma 


Weight: 60g. 

£100 - £200 


Guillaume Maline 


Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 56g. 

£4,000 - £6,000 

A Silver-Mounted German Violin Bow 

Unstamped 


Weight: 57g. 

£200 - £300 


A. Nurnberger, France 


Weight: 62g. 

£1,800 - £2,200 

Two Nickel-Mounted Bows 

One stamped Lowendahl 

£100 - £150 

A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow 

Stamped: Colin Mezin, Made in France 

Round stick 

Weight: 57g. (leather lapping) 

£300 - £400

Lot 351A Lot 352 Lot 355 Lot 356a 165


166 

359 

360 

361 

361A 

362 

A Fine Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 

by W.E Hill & Sons 

Stamped: Hill 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

Bow was made by William Grieve Johnston for 


£2,000 - £3,000 

An Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow 

Stamped: Dodd 

Round stick 


£150 - £200 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow Probably by 

Claude Thomassin 

Stamped: ...Bernadel 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£3,000 - £4,000 

A French Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by 

C. N. Bazin 

Faintly stamped: C. Bazin 

Round stick 

Weight: 60g. 

Sold with a certificate from Jean-Francois 

Raffin, Paris 1996 

£1,500 - £2,000 

A Good Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, 

School of Pfretzschner 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£600 - £1,000 

363 

364 

365 

366 

367 


E. Sartory, Paris 

Stamped: E Sartory a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 65g. 

£8,000 - £10,000 


Probably by Ludwig Bausch 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 55g. (leather lapping, no hair) 

£500 - £800 

A French Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by 

M. Millant, Paris 

Stamped: M. Millant a Paris 



£2,000 - £3,000 * 


Robert Pierce 

Stamped: Robt Pierce 


Weight: 62g. 

£250 - £350 


Stamped: Vuillaume a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£300 - £500 *

Lot 359 Lot 361 Lot 363 Lot 365 167


168 

368 

369 

370 

371 

372 


James Tubbs 


Round stick 


Weight: 59g. 

£800 - £1,200 * 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons 

Stamped: W.E. H & S 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£1,500 - £1,800 

A Nickel and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Violin 

Bow, Germany 

Unstamped 


Weight: 60g. 

£200 - £300 

A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by Emil Miguel 

Stamped: Emil Miguel 

Round stick 

Weight: 59g. 

£500 - £700 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow By 


Stamped: W.E. H&S. 

Round stick 



£1,500 - £2,000 

373 

374 

375 

376 

377 

A Fine Silver and Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow 

by R & M Millant 

Stamped: R.A. ... 


Weight: 57g. 

Possibly the work of Morizot Pere who 

worked for Millant at this time 

£500 - £700 

A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons 

Stamped: W. E. H & S 


Weight: 59g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 * 

A Silver and Ivory-Mounted Violin Bow by R 

& M Millant 

Stamped: R&M Millant a Paris 

Round stick 

Weight: 66g. 

Possibly the work of Morizot Pere 

£2,500 - £3,800 * 


W.E. Hill & Sons, London 

Stamped: Hill 

Round stick 

Weight: 63g. 

£2,000 - £3,000 * 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow, 

Probably by Dodd 

Unstamped 


Weight: 70g. 

Later button 

£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 372 Lot 374 Lot 375 Lot 376 169


170 

378 

379 

380 

381 

382 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by Brian Alvey 

Stamped: Brian Alvey 


Weight: 71g. 

£1,000 - £1,500 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow 

Stamped: Apres Pecatte 

Round Stick 

Weight: 68g. 

£800 - £1,200 * 


Emile Dupree, circa 1970 

Stamped: Emilee Dupree 


Weight: 76g. 

£700 - £1,000 * 

A Silver-Mounted German Viola Bow by 

Willy Roth 

Stamped: Willy Roth 

Round stick 

Weight: 64g. (sparse hair) 

£300 - £500 ** 

A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by J. Finkel 

Stamped: Finkel, set between three stars on 

either side 


Weight: 70g. 

£1,500 - £2,000 

383 

384 

385 

386 

387 

A German Viola Bow, School of Knopf circa 1900 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 74g. 

£400 - £600 

A Very Fine Ivory-Mounted Cello Bow by 

John Dodd, circa 1790 

Stamped on the frog: Dodd 

Round stick 


The swan head 

£3,000 - £5,000 * 

A Gold and Tortoiseshell-Mounted Cello 


Stamped: W.E Hill & Sons 



£3,000 - £5,000 

A Cello Bow by Alex Hermann, Germany 

£400 - £600 * 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by 

John Clutterbuck 

Stamped: John Clutterbuck 

Round stick 

Weight: 82g. 

£1,000 - £1,500

Lot 377 Lot 384 Lot 385 Lot 387 171


172 

387A 

388 

389 

390 


Faintly stamped: Henry a Paris 

Weight: 76g. 

Later frog probably by W.E. Hill & Sons 

£500 - £700 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by J.E. Vickers 

Stamped: J.E. Vickers 

Round stick 


£300 - £500 


Stamped: F.N Voirin a Paris 


Weight: 76g. 

£700 - £1,000 

A Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow, 

School of Bazin circa 1900 

Stamped: E. Blondelet 

Round stick 

Weight: 75g. 

£800 - £1,200 * 

391 

392 

393 

394 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by J. Reynolds 

Stamped: J. Reynolds 

Round stick 

Weight: 83g. 

£600 - £800 

A Fine Ivory-Mounted Cello Bow by John Dodd 

Stamped on the frog and handle: Dodd 

Round stick 

Weight: 81g. 

£2,500 - £3,500 

A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by 



Round stick 

Weight: 76g. 

£700 - £1,000 

A Good Silver-Mounted Bass Bow, 

Probably by James Tubbs 

Unstamped 

Round stick 

Weight: 149g. 

£3,000 - £5,000

Lot 390 Lot 392 Lot 393 Lot 394 173


174 

395 

396 

397 

A Fine Austrian Violin by Franciscus Geissenhof, Vienna circa 1808 

Bearing an original label: Franciscus Geissenhof, fecit, Viennae Anno 1808 (indistinct) 


£8,000 - £12,000 

A Violin Attributed to Vincenzo Panormo 

Labelled: V. Panormo, London 1783 


£2,500 - £3,800 * 

A Violin by Leonard Mougenot Gauche, 1926 



£1,500 - £2,000

Lot 395 

175


176 

398 

399 

400 

401 

A Fine English Violin by William Prior, Newcastle 1739 



The fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons registraton number T239 

Sold with an original letter from W. E. Hill & Sons, London 1957 

£2,000 - £3,000 


Labelled: Nicolaus Kittel, Faber instrumentorum caesarianus, Petropoli Anno 1842 


£1,000 - £1,500 

A Fine 3/4 Size Violin, Mirecourt 1840 

Unlabelled 


£600 - £1,000 


Labelled: Akerman Dresden 


£200 - £300

Lot 398 

177


178 

402 

A Fine Italian Violin by David Tecchler, Rome 1735 

Bearing an original label: David Tecchler fecit Romae anno Dni 1735 


Sold with the certificate of Ealing Strings, London 1975 

A similar example can be seen on Messers Sotheby’s “Four Centuries of Violin Making” pages 570-571 

£50,000 - £70,000

Lot 402 

179


180 

403 

404 

405 

406 

A Fine German Violin, circa 1740 

Labelled: Jacobus Stainer...1675 


£4,000 - £6,000 * 

A Violin by Joseph Chevriere, circa 1900 

Labelled: Joseph Chevriere Luthier, Mirecourt, Exposition Universelle Paris 1889, Medaille D’Or 


£800 - £1,200 

A German Violin by a Member of the Ficker Family 

Branded internally: ICF 


£400 - £600 


Unlabelled 


£300 - £500

Lot 403 

181


182 

407 

408 

409 

410 

411 


Labelled: Jacobus Stainer in Ablam, ....prope Oenipontum 16.. 


£1,500 - £2,000 


Labelled: Due de Seine, No. 71... Aldric Luthier a Paris An. 1818 


£1,200 - £1,800 

A Violin, School of Dresden, Germany circa 1900 

Unlabelled 


£600 - £1,000 


Labelled: Barrel D’Apres Stradivarius 


£400 - £600 

A Good German Violin, Probably Berlin circa 1890 

Unlabelled 


£300 - £500

Lot 407 Lot 408 

183


184 

412 

413 

414 

415 

An Italian Violin, Probably Milan circa 1760 

Indistinctly labelled 


£7,000 - £10,000 

A Violin by A. Kreuzinger 

Labelled: A. Kreuzinger Geigenmacher Znaim, Fecit 1924 A.K 


£800 - £1,200 


Bearing a repairer’s label dated Paris 1885 


£600 - £1,000 


Unlabelled 


£300 - £500

Lot 412 

185


186 

416 

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Celeste Farotti, 1899, After Del Gesu 

Bearing the original manuscript label, dated 1899 


£25,000 - £35,000

Lot 416 

187


188 

417 

418 

419 

420 

421 

A Violin by Paul Lorange 

Labelled: Paul Lorange Marseilles 1922, N. 36 


£1,500 - £2,000 

An Interesting Violin, Possibly Tyrolean circa 1770 

Unlabelled 


£800 - £1,200 * 

A Violin 

Labelled: B. Ruggeri 


£300 - £500 

A Violin by Louis Lowendahl, circa 1900 

Labelled: Manufactured in Berlin, Special copy of Antonius Stradivarius (the letter L decorated by a garland 

of flowers) 


£300 - £500 

A Violin 

Labelled: Modele Joseph Bassot, Luthier, Lyon Anno 1929 


£200 - £300

Lot 417 Lot 418 

189


190 

422 

423 

424 

425 

426 

427 

A Violin, Southern Germany circa 1840 

Unlabelled 


£600 - £800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Artists Model, Oil Varnished Violin, Thomas Craig Aberdeen No. 222 1905 


£200 - £300 

A Violin 

Labelled: Saluzzo, fecit Anno 1646 


£200 - £400 


Labelled: Copie de Antonius Stradivarius Fecit Saxony Fu Anno 


£100 - £200 

A Violin 

Labelled: H.C Millier 


£100 - £200 


Labelled: Mansuy 


428 

429 

430 

431 

432 

433 

A German Violin, Probably by Neuner and Hornsteiner, circa 1880 

Unlabelled 


£400 - £600 

A French 3/4 Size Violin 

Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius... 


£300 - £500 

A Violin 

Labelled: Paolo Maggini me Fecit, in Brelot Anno 1680 


£200 - £400 

Two Violins, One by Maidstone 

£200 - £400 

A 1/2 Size Childs Violin 

Unlabelled 


£200 - £300 

A Violin 

Labelled: Manufactured in China Antoni Model ACV31, Exclusively distributed by John Hornby Skewes: Ltd 


191


192 

434 

435 

436 

437 

438 

A German Violin by G. A Wunderlich 

Branded internally: G. A. Wunderlich 


Sold with another violin 

£300 - £500 

A Violin 

Labelled: George Cloz Mittenvald in Bayern 1820 


£250 - £350 


Labelled: The Quartet, John Scheerer, Violin, Registered Trade Mark, Made 1890 N77 


£100 - £150 


Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1713 


A Violin, Possibly English 

Unlabelled 

Indistinctly branded beneath the button 


439 

440 

441 

442 

443 

A 3/4 Size Violin, Probably by Neuner and Hornsteiner, circa 1880 

Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius 


£250 - £350 

A Violin 

Labelled: Richard Gareis 


Sold with another violin 

£80 - £120 

A Childs Violin 

Unlabelled 


£50 - £80 

A 1/2 Size Violin, German 

Unlabelled 


A German 3/4 Size Violin 

Labelled: Joseph Guarnerius fecit fecit Cremonae anno 1786 


Sold with a second violin 

193


194 

444 

445 

446 

447 

448 

A Fine French Violin by Nestor Audinot, Paris 1879 

Labelled: N. Audinot, Boulevard Bonn-nouville Anne 1879, No. 694 


£2,000 - £4,000 

A Violin by Oscar Prager 

Labelled: Oscar Prager, No. 127 Mittenwald 1927 


£600 - £1,000 

A Swedish Violin by P.J Strom, 1890 

Labelled: P. J. Strom, Fabricavit, Helsingborg 1890 


£400 - £600 

A Violin 

Labelled: Guiseppe Erminio, in Contrada Largha di Milano, Al Signo della Corona 1885 


£200 - £400 

No Lot

Lot 444 

195


196 

449 

450 

451 

452 

A Fine English Violin, School of Hill, London circa 1800 

Unlabelled 


Original neck and fingerboard 

£1,500 - £2,000 

A Violin 

Labelled: Plinio Michetti...1950 


£500 - £800 

A Violin 

Labelled: Julius A. Hubicka Prague anno 1922 


£400 - £600 


Labelled: Manufactured in Berlin, Special Copy of Antonius Stradivarius 


£200 - £300

Lot 449 

197


198 

453 

454 

455 

456 

457 

An English Violin After Amati, Possibly by a Member of the Fendt Family, circa 1830 

Unlabelled 


£4,000 - £6,000 

A Violin by Jaques Boquay, France circa 1780 

Labelled: Jacques Boquay, Rue d’Argenteuil a Paris 17.. 


£800 - £1,200 

A Violin by Herman Jordan, 1893 

Labelled: Herman Jordan fecit 1893 


£700 - £1,000 

A Violin, Probably by Louis Dolling 

Labelled: Louis Dolling Jr, Markneukirchen Anno 1911 


£300 - £500 

A Violin, Germany circa 1900 

Labelled: Guarini 


£150 - £200

Lot 453 199


200 

458 

459 

460 

461 

462 

An Interesting Violin, Attributed to Jofredius Cappa 

Labelled: Jeofredius Cappa...1688 


£2,000 - £3,000 * 


Branded: Couterieux... 


£500 - £700 


Unlabelled 


£300 - £500 


Unlabelled 


£150 - £200 

A Violin 

Labelled: Antonius Straduarius Cremonensis, fecit Anno 1715 


£150 - £200

Lot 458 

201


202 

463 

464 

465 

466 

A Very Interesting Violin, Possibly Italian circa 1850 

Labelled: H. Derazey a Mirecourt Medaille de Premiere Classe Exposition Universelle 1855 


£5,000 - £8,000 * 

An Interesting Violin circa 1840 



£2,000 - £3,000 

A Violin, Probably German circa 1890 

Unlabelled 

Branded beneath the button: Conservatory Violin 


£300 - £500 


Unlabelled 


£200 - £300

Lot 463 

203


204 

467 

468 

469 

470 

471 

A Fine and Interesting Italian Violin, circa 1850 

Labelled: Andrea Guarneri.... 


£2,000 - £4,000 

A Violin, Germany 1851 

Bearing a repairer’s label 


£300 - £500 


Unlabelled 


£300 - £500 

A Violin, After Maggini 1890 

Labelled: Giovan paulo Maggini, Brefcia 16.. 


£200 - £300 

A Violin 

Branded internally: Breton-Brevete De S. A. R. M 


£200 - £300

Lot 467 

205


206 

472 

473 

474 

475 

A Fine Violin, Attributed to Stefano Scarampella 

Labelled: Stefano Scarampella di Brescia Premiato Con Medaglie D’Argento Fratello ed Alievo del Giuseppe 

fece in Brescia anno 1903 


£5,000 - £7,000 

A Violin by John Barton, 1786 

Labelled: Made by John Barton, 1786 


£300 - £500 


Labelled: Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonenfis, Faciebat Anno 1716 


£300 - £500 

An English Violin, circa 1780 

Unlabelled 


£200 - £400

Lot 472 

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208 

476 

A Very Fine Violin, Probably Florence circa 1760 

Labelled: Bartolomeo Bimbi…1767 


This violin is in a very fine state of preservation 

£25,000 - £35,000 *

Lot 476 

209


210 

477 

478 

479 

480 

A Fine Violin by Auguste Falisse, Brussels 1928 

Bearing an original label dated Bruxelles 1928 

Signed internally on the upper back 


£5,000 - £7,000 

A Violin by James Hardie, 1888 



£1,200 - £1,800 


Labelled: Medio Fino 


£300 - £500 

A Violin 

Unlabelled 


£150 - £200

Lot 477 

211


212 

481 

482 

483 

484 

A Fine Violin by CH. J.B. Colin-Mezin, Paris 1891 


Signed internally 


£5,000 - £7,000 

A Mirecourt Violin 

Unlabelled 


£200 - £400 

A Violin 

Unlabelled 


£300 - £500 

A Violin, School of Dresden 

Unlabelled 


£200 - £300

Lot 481 

213


214 

485 

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, Naples 1927 

Labelled: Vincenzo Sannino, fecet in Napoli 1927 


£18,000 - £25,000

Lot 485 

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Additional Information


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Conditions of Business 

The conditions set out below are the terms on which we contract, as 

auctioneers, with sellers and, as agent acting on behalf of sellers, with buyers. 

Buyers and sellers should read the conditions carefully. Buyers’ attention is 

drawn in particular to clause 16 which limits our liability. For ease of reference, 

the conditions are divided into sections: Section A gives a background to some 

of the terms that are used in the Conditions generally; Section B is of particular 

relevance to sellers; Section C to buyers; and Section D to both sellers and 

buyers. 

A. Background to Terms used in 

these Conditions 

1. In the conditions set out below, some terms are used regularly that need 

explanation. 

They are as follows: 

• “the Buyer” means the person with the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer; 

• “the Lot” means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in 

particular, the item or items described against any lot number in any 

catalogue; 

• “the Hammer Price” means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the 

auctioneer in relation to a Lot; 

• “the Buyer’s premium” means the charge payable by the Buyer as a percentage 

of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 15(a) in Section C; 

• “the Reserve” means the amount below which we agree with the Seller that 

the Lot cannot be sold; 

• “Forgery” means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and 

executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, 

origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such 

matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the 

date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it 

had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, 

no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or 

restoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling). 

• “The Insured Value” means the amount that Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited 

in its absolute discretion from time to time shall consider to be the value for 

which a Lot should be covered by insurance (whether or not insurance is 

arranged by us). 

B. The Seller 

2. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s Role as Agent. 

Our sales at public auction are undertaken as agent, on behalf of the Seller. The 

contract for the sale of the Lot will be between the Seller and the Buyer. 

3. Commission 

We shall charge the Seller commission at a rate agreed between the Seller and 

Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited. VAT at the appropriate rate will be charged on 

the commission. We shall also collect from the Buyer a premium in addition to 

the Hammer Price. We shall be entitled to retain this premium. 

4. Expenses 

Bromptons will charge the Seller for all its out of pocket expenditure over and 

above its agreed fee, in particular: 

a) all costs of Packing and shipping the Lot to us for sale; 

b) all applicable transit insurance costs; 

c) all costs relating to packing and shipping the lot if it is returned to the Seller; 

d) all applicable customs duties; 

e) all restoration of the Lot agreed in advance with the Seller 

f) all examination costs incurred by external experts we believe appropriate, if 

agreed in advance with the Seller 

g) photography charges of £35 per lot advertised online, and where previously 

agreed charges for the catalogue photography. 

h) all Storage costs of the lot after the sale; 

i) all applicable VAT. 

Bromptons will on request provide advance estimates of such expenditure and 

the Seller is directed to www.bromptonsauctioneers.com where applicable 

rates for the more routine of these expenses are posted from time to time. The 

Seller is aware that Bromptons will not have control of the level of such third 

party charging and the Seller is advised, if concerned, to make his/its own 

direct advance enquiries of, for example relevant insurance, customs and vat 

authorities. 

5a. Where the Lot is included under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s Policy 

a) Unless we agree otherwise, the Lot will be automatically included as 

consigned or entrusted goods under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s 

Fine Art Policy for the amount that we from time to time consider to be its 

appropriate value. This Value is not an undertaking by us that the Lot will be 

sold for this amount. 

b) We shall charge the Seller a fee for the inclusion of the Lot under our policy at 

the rate of 1.5% of the Hammer Price. If we arrange transport, we may charge 

the Seller an additional fee based on the value of the Lot and the particular 

circumstances of the requirements for the transport to maintain the benefit of 

the inclusion of the Lot under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s policy during 

such transport. Although we shall suggest carriers if specifically requested, we 

cannot accept any liability in this respect. 

c) The Lot will retain the benefit of inclusion under Brompton’s Auctioneers 

Limited’s policy until the expiry of seven days after the sale. If the Lot has not 

been sold, it will be at the Seller’s risk after that time. 

d) We are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm, 

changes in atmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism. 

5b. Owner’s Insurance 

If the Seller specifically instructs us not to insure the Lot, it will remain at the 

Seller’s risk at all times until the Buyer has made payment in full. The Seller will 

indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where applicable) 

against any claim made against us or them in respect of the Lot, however that 

claim may arise. The Seller will also reimburse us and them on demand for any 

expenses we or they may incur as a result of such a claim, even if we or they are

found to have been negligent and even where such reimbursement is required 

of a payment made without any legal liability being proved. The Seller must 

notify the Seller’s insurers of the terms of this clause. 

6. The Seller’s Undertakings regarding the Lot 

This clause sets out the basis on which we shall handle the Lot and which will 

govern the Seller’s relationship with the Buyer. If that basis proves incorrect in 

any way, either we or the Buyer may take legal action against the Seller. 

We shall handle the Lot, and the Buyer will purchase, on the basis of the Seller’s 

undertakings that: 

a) the Seller is the sole owner of the Lot with an unrestricted right to transfer 

title to the Buyer free from all third party rights or claims (including copyright 

claims); 

b) the Seller has complied with all requirements, legal or otherwise relating to 

any export or import of the Lot and has notified us in writing of any failure 

c) by third parties to comply with such requirements in the past; and 

d) the Seller has notified us in writing of any material alterations to the Lot of 

which the Seller is aware and of any concerns expressed by third parties in 

relation to the ownership, condition or attribution of the Lot. If any of (a), (b) 

and (c) above is incorrect, the Seller will indemnify us and/or the Buyer in full 

on demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Buyer as 

a result, whether arising in relation to the Lot or the proceeds of sale. 

7. Sale Arrangements 

a) We shall have complete discretion as to the way the Lot is described and 

illustrated in the catalogue or any condition report; the place and manner 

of sale; the decision as to which persons should be admitted to the auction, 

and as to which bids should be accepted; whether expert advice should be 

sought, and the combination or division of goods for sale. 

b) Any estimate given, orally or in writing, is a matter of opinion only and is not 

an assurance in relation to the price the Lot will eventually fetch. 

c) The Seller may not withdraw the Lot from sale without our consent. However, 

we reserve the right to withdraw the Lot from sale at any time if (i) we have 

any doubt as to its attribution or authenticity or as to the accuracy of the 

statements made in clause 6 (a), (b) or (c) above or (ii) there is any breach 

of these Conditions of Business or (iii) we believe it would be improper to 

include the Lot in the sale. 

d) If either we or the Seller withdraw the Lot, we shall charge the Seller a fee 

equal to 20% of the Reserve or, if no Reserve has been agreed at that time, 

20% of the Insured Value, together with any applicable VAT and insurance and 

other expenses. 

8. Conduct of Sale 

a) The Lot will be sold subject to the Reserve, which cannot be above the low 

estimate printed in the catalogue unless the Reserve is agreed to in a currency 

other than pounds sterling and the exchange rates fluctuate between 

the time the Reserve is agreed and the day of the sale. In this case, unless 

we agree otherwise, the Reserve shall be an amount equal to the pound 

sterling equivalent based on the closing exchange rate on the business day 

immediately preceding the sale. We shall in no circumstances be liable if bids 

are not received at the level of the Reserve. We shall however be entitled to 

sell the Lot below the Reserve. If we do so, we shall be obliged to account to 

the Seller as if the Hammer Price was equal to the Reserve. 

b) The Seller may not bid for the Lot nor employ any person to do so on the 

Seller’s behalf, although we shall have the right to bid on the Seller’s behalf up 

to the amount of the Reserve. 

9. After the Sale 

a) Accounting 

After the sale, we shall require payment in full from the Buyer, including 

payment of the Buyer’s premium. Provided this has occurred, we shall remit to 

the Seller an amount equal to the Hammer Price less all charges due from the 

Seller, 35 days after the date of the sale, unless we have received notice that 

the Lot is a Forgery (as defined in Clause 1 of these Conditions of Business). 

In the event of late payment by the Buyer we shall make such remittance to 

the Seller within seven days of that payment by the Buyer. If for any reason we 

make payment to the Seller of the amount due before payment by the Buyer, 

we shall acquire complete ownership of and title in the Lot, save only that in 

the event that we are obliged to accept the Lot back from the Buyer on the 

basis that it is a Forgery, the Seller will refund to us the proceeds of sale paid 

to the Seller. 

Payment will be made in sterling unless the Seller instructs otherwise in 

writing. If the Seller requires payment other than in sterling, we shall charge 

the Seller for any currency costs incurred. Sale proceeds will be calculated 

at the one month forward rate of exchange quoted to us by Coutts & Co. 

prevailing 35 days after the date of the auction. Our certificate as to such rate 

will be conclusive. 

b) Non-Payment by the Buyer 

If the Buyer fails to pay the full amount due within 35 days after the date 

of sale, we shall be entitled to agree special terms on the Seller’s behalf for 

payment, storage and insurance, and to take any steps we consider necessary 

to collect the amount due from the Buyer. However, we shall not be obliged 

either to remit the price due to the Seller ourselves, nor to take any legal 

proceedings on the Seller’s behalf. We shall discuss with the Seller the 

appropriate course of action to be taken to recover the purchase price from 

the Buyer. 

c) Forgeries 

If within seven days of the date of the auction the Buyer satisfies us that the 

Lot is a Forgery (as defined in Clause 1 of these Conditions of Business), then 

(i) if the Buyer at that time has not yet paid the full amount due, we shall have 

the right to cancel the sale and/or (ii) if we have at that time paid the Seller 

the whole or part of the full amount due to the Seller, then the Seller must 

refund to us, on demand, the total amount paid. In the latter case we shall 

exercise a lien over any property of the Seller under our control as security for 

the amount due 

d) Unsold Lot 

If any Lot is unsold, or is not included in a sale, or is withdrawn from sale 

for any reason, it must be collected from us within 35 days after we send 

the Seller a notice requiring the Seller to collect it. If any such Lot remains 

uncollected for a period exceeding 35 days, a storage charge of £1 per item 

per day will apply and an additional charge will be made for insurance. The 

Seller will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are 

met. If any such Lot is not collected within 90 days after the date of the sale 

or the date of the notice referred to above (whichever occurs first), it may 

be disposed of by us as we see fit, which may involve its removal to a third 

party warehouse at the Seller’s expense and its sale by public auction on such 

terms as we consider appropriate, including those relating to estimates and 

reserves. We shall then account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale, having 

deducted all amounts due. If any Lot is bought in or otherwise unsold by 

auction, we are authorised as the exclusive agent for the Seller for a period 

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of two months following the auction to sell such Lot privately for a price that 

will result in a payment to the Seller of not less than the net amount – i.e. after 

deduction of all charges due from the Seller – to which the Seller would have 

been entitled had the Lot been sold at a price equal to the Reserve, or for 

such lesser amount as we and the Seller shall agree. In such event the Seller’s 

obligations to us with respect to such a Lot are the same as if it had been sold 

at auction. 

10. Photographs and Illustrations 

We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or 

otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong to 

us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. 

11. Other Matters 

VAT The Seller will give all relevant information about his VAT status and that of 

the Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues. Once 

printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost or 

expense as a result of the information being incorrect, the Seller will reimburse 

to us on demand the full amount incurred. 

C. Buyers 

12. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited as agent 

As auctioneers, we act as agent for the Seller. Unless otherwise agreed sales of 

goods at our auctions result in contracts made between the Seller, through our 

agency, with the Buyer. 

13. Before the Sale 

a) Examination of goods 

Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in 

which they are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports 

are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to the Buyer other 

than in relation to Forgeries, as explained in clause 1 of these Conditions of 

Business. 

b) Catalogue descriptions 

Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in 

writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium, 

attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price 

of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as 

statements of definitive fact. Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only, 

and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any 

item or to reveal imperfections. Estimates of the selling price should not be 

relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot 

will sell or its value for any other purpose. Many items are of an age or nature 

which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in 

the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage 

and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the 

absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects 

or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of 

any others. 

c) Buyers Responsibility 

Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition of 

the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description. 

14. At the Sale 

a) Refusal of admission 

Our sales take place on our own premises or premises over which we have 

control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete 

discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction. 

b) Registration before bidding 

Every prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form and 

provide identification before making a bid at auction. Prospective buyers 

should be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check. 

c) Bidding as Principal 

When making a bid, prospective buyers will be accepting personal liability, 

unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that a bidder is 

acting as agent on behalf of a third party acceptable to us. 

d) Commission Bids 

If a prospective buyer gives us instructions to bid on his behalf, by using 

the form provided, we shall use reasonable efforts to do so, provided these 

instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the sale. If we receive 

commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction 

these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose 

bid was received first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to other 

commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the sale may be 

such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free 

service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability 

for failure to make a commission bid. Prospective buyers should therefore 

always attend personally if they wish to be certain of bidding. 

e) Telephone Bids 

If prospective buyers make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours 

before the sale, we shall use reasonable efforts to contact the bidders to 

enable them to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances 

will we be liable to either the Seller or any prospective buyer as a result of 

failure to do so. 

f) Currency Converter 

At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the one 

month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Coutts and Co at opening 

on the date of the auction. Bidding will however take place in sterling. The 

currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our 

control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, 

or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to 

the Buyer for any loss suffered as a result of the Buyer following the currency 

converter rather than the sterling bidding. 

g) Video images 

At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in 

its operation, and we cannot be liable to the Buyer regarding either the 

correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the image 

as a reproduction of the original. 

h) The auctioneer’s discretion 

The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid to 

advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divide 

any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of error or dispute, 

to put an item up for bidding again. 

i) Successful bid 

Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks 

the acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale 

between the Seller and the Buyer. 

j) Online Bidding 

Bromptons Auctioneers offer an online bidding service via thesaleroom. com 

for bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the bidder registration

on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless 

alternative arrangements are agreed with Bromptons Auctioneers you: 

i. authorise Bromptons Auctioneers, if they so wish, to charge the credit 

card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully 

purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and 

ii. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to 

Bromptons Auctioneers through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that 

Bromptons Auctioneers are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder 

name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale. Please 

note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service 

will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate 

imposed on the hammer price Live online bidding is available at www.thesaleroom.com/bromptons 

15. After the Sale 

a) Buyer’s Premium 

In addition to the Hammer Price, the Buyer must pay us the Buyer’s premium 

at a rate of 20% of the Hammer Price. 

b) Value Added Tax 

Value Added Tax is always payable on the premium. It may also be payable on 

the Hammer Price, if the Lot has been marked with a sign to that effect in the 

catalogue. It may be refunded on proof of export from the European Union. 

c) Payment 

The Buyer must provide us with his or her name and permanent address 

and, if so requested, details of the bank from which payment will be made 

and then pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s 

premium and any applicable value added tax) within seven days after the 

date of the sale. This applies even if the Buyer wishes to export the lot and an 

export licence is (or may be) required. The Buyer will not acquire title to the 

Lot until all amounts due to us have been paid to us, even in circumstances 

where we have released the Lot to the Buyer. Payment may be made by Visa 

or Access and an additional charge will be made if not received within 7 

working days of the sale date. Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only 

be made by the card holder in person whilst on our premises. Brompton’s 

Auctioneers Limited is not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. 

While Invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept 

responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. Buyers are requested 

to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the sale to 

obtain details of the outcome of their bids to avoid incurring unnecessary 

charges. Successful bidders will pay the price of the final bid plus premium 

plus any applicable VAT. 

d) Collection of Purchases 

Unless we specifically agree to the contrary, we shall retain items sold until 

all amounts due to us, or to any other associated company of Brompton’s 

Auctioneers Limited, have been paid in full. Items retained will be covered by 

our insurance from the date of sale for a period of seven days or, if by then the 

goods have been collected, to the time of collection. After seven days or from 

the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at the 

Buyer’s risk. 

e) Notification 

Invoices are sent out by mail after the sale day, but we do not accept 

responsibility for notifying you of your bid. Bidders are requested to contact 

us as soon as possible after the sale to check if they were successful, and to 

avoid incurring charges for late payment. 

f) Packing and handling 

We shall use all reasonable efforts to take care when handling and packing a 

purchased Lot but remind the Buyer that after seven days or from the time of 

collection the Lot is entirely at the Buyer’s risk. 

g) Recommended packers and shippers 

Our shipping department may arrange shipment as the Buyer’s agent. 

Although we shall suggest carriers if specifically requested, we cannot accept 

liability in this respect. 

h) Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 

If the Buyer fails to make payment within seven days, we shall be entitled to 

exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies: 

• to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 4% above Coutts & Co. base rate per 

month on the full amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 

seven days after the date of the auction; 

• to set off against any amounts which we or any other associated company of 

Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited may owe the Buyer in any other transaction 

the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by the Buyer; 

• to exercise a lien on any of the Buyer’s property which may be in our 

possession for any purpose and, following 14 days’ notice to the Buyer of the 

amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, arrange the sale of such property 

and apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us; 

• where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to us or any other associated 

company of Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited in respect of different 

transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in 

respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the Buyer so directs; 

• to reject at any future auction any bids made by the Buyer or on his behalf or 

obtain a deposit from the Buyer before accepting any bids. If the Buyer fails to 

make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled: 

• to issue proceedings on behalf of the Seller against the Buyer to recover 

the full amount due, together with the costs of such proceedings on a full 

indemnity basis and with interest, charged at 4% per annum above Coutts & 

Co. Base Rate; 

• to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to the Buyer at the same or 

any other auction; 

• to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower 

price being obtained, claim the balance from the Buyer together with any 

costs incurred in connection with the Buyer’s failure to make payment. 

i) Failure to collect 

Where purchases are not collected within seven days after the sale, whether 

or not payment has been made, we shall arrange storage at the Buyer’s 

expense, and only release the items purchased after payment has been made 

in full of storage, removal, insurance and any other costs incurred, together 

with payment of all other amounts due to us. 

j) Export Licence 

Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that the Buyer wishes to 

apply for an export licence does not affect his obligation to make payment 

within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment. If the 

Buyer requests us to apply for an export licence on his behalf, we shall be 

entitled to recover from him our disbursements and out of pocket expenses 

in relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. We will not 

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be obliged to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by the Buyer 

where payment is made by the Buyer despite the fact that an export licence 

is required. 

16. Extent of Our Liability 

We have an obligation to refund the Buyer in the circumstances set out in clause 

17. However, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are 

responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, 

date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other 

errors of description or for any faults or defects in any Lot. Neither the Seller, 

ourselves, our employees or agents, give any guarantee in respect of any Lot. 

Any warranty of any kind whatsoever is excluded by this clause. 

17. Refund in the case of Forgery 

A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to the Buyer if a Lot 

(other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us 

proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any 

amounts if either 

a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date 

corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that 

time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or 

b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a 

scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the 

catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably 

expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot. 

Furthermore, the Buyer should note that this refund can be obtained only if 

the following conditions are met: 

i. the Buyer must notify us in writing, within seven days of the auction date, 

that in his view the Lot concerned is a forgery; 

ii. the Buyer must then return the item to us within fourteen days, in the same 

condition as at the auction date; and 

iii. as soon as possible following return of the Lot, the Buyer must produce 

evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that he is 

able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. In no 

circumstances shall we be required to pay the Buyer any more than the 

amount paid by him for the Lot concerned and the Buyer shall have no 

claim for interest. The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being 

transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original 

invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, 

since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any 

interest in it to any third party. We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific 

or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not 

such process was used or in use at the date of the auction. 

D. Conditions Applicable to both Buyers 

and Sellers 

18. Copyright 

The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot is 

and shall remain at all times our property and shall not be used by the Buyer nor 

anyone else without our prior written consent. 

19. Notices 

Any notice given under these Conditions is to be in writing and, if given by post, 

will be taken to have been received by the addressee on the second working 

day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after 

posting. 

20. Severability 

If any part of these Conditions of Business is found by any court to be invalid, 

illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the 

conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent 

permitted by law. 

21. Law and Jurisdiction 

These Conditions of Business are subject to English law, which shall apply to 

their construction as well as to their effect. For our benefit, the Seller and the 

Buyer submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Written Bids Form 

This form should be sent or faxed to be received by the Brompton’s Commission Bids Office in advance of the sale. References should be supplied in good time to be 

taken up before the sale. Bids received later than one hour before the start of the sale may not be processed. 

The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS 

Tel (020) 7670 2932 Fax (020) 7670 2963 

Sale Date: 2pm, 27 th June 2012 / Sale No. 1021 

I request Brompton Auctioneers, without legal obligations of any kind on it’s part, to bid on the following Lots up to the price given below. I understand that if my 

bid is successful the Purchase Price payable will be the sum of the final bid and a Premium at the Rate of Premium as a percentage of the final bid (together with any 

VAT chargeable on the final bid and the Premium) – see Conditions of Business. The Rate of Premium is 20% of the Hammer Price of each lot; VAT is chargeable on 

the purchase price of daggered (†) and (**) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (*) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the hammer and 

20% on the Premium). All bids shall be treated as offers made on the Conditions of Business printed in the catalogue. I also understand that Brompton’s provides the 

service of executing bids on behalf of clients for the convenience of clients and that Brompton’s will not be held responsible for failing to execute bids. If identical 

commission bids are received for the same Lot, the commission bid received first by Brompton’s will take precedence. Bids are not accepted via e-mails. 

Please print clearly in block letters and ensure that bids are in sterling 

Lot Number 

(in numerical order) 

Client Number (if known): Name: 

Address: 

Postcode: 

Tel (Home): Tel (Office) 

Fax: Email: 

Signature 

Price Bid £ (excluding 

Buyer’s Premium) 

(Credit card surcharge 2% • Amex surcharge 4% • No surcharge for debit cards) 

Card No. Start Date: 

Issue No: Security Code 

Signature: Expiry Date: Name on card 

Please charge all purchases to my card 

Lot Number 




Lot Number 




Do not charge my card. I will arrange to send payment. (Brompton’s will only charge your card should you default on the payment terms agreed) 

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Please print clearly in block letters and ensure that bids are in sterling 

Lot Number 




Lot Number 




References required for clients not yet known to Brompton’s 

Bank Name 

Bank Address: 

Account Number 

Date 

Postcode: 

Lot Number 



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Makers Index 

Maker Lot Maker 

Lot 

Aine, D. N. _____________________________ 83, 302 

Alvey, Brian _______________________________ 378 

Audinot, N ________________________________ 444 

Barbe _________________________________ 43, 196 

Barjonnet ________________________________ 216 

Barton, John ______________________________ 473 

Batelli, Alfio _______________________________ 116 

Bazin, C.N ___________________________ 176, 361A 

Bernadel, Sebastian ________________________ 153 

Blanchard, Paul ____________________________ 105 

Boquay, Jaques ____________________________ 454 

Brandini, Jacopo ___________________________ 241 

Bryant, E.W ________________________________ 53 

Bultitude, Arthur ____________________________ 55 

Byrom, H _________________________________ 193 

Callsen, Bruno _____________________________ 304 

Catellani, Maurizio _________________________ 121 

Channon, Frederick ________________________ 126 

Chanot and Chardon _______________________ 175 

Chappuy, Augustine ________________________ 229 

Chevriere, Joseph __________________________ 404 

Clutterbuck, John _______________________ 46, 387 

Collin-Mezin, Ch. J. B. ____________________ 62, 481 

Cuniot-Hury _________________________23, 50, 205 

Da Cunha, J _______________________________ 187 

Degani, Eugenio ___________________________ 139 

Derazey, Honore ___________________ 316, 325, 463 

Derazey, Juste __________________________ 76, 100 

Dieudonne, Amedee _______________________ 117 

Dodd _______________________________30, 32, 171 

Dodd, John ________________________ 40, 384, 392 

Duchene, Nicolas ___________________________ 86 

Duke, Richard _____________________________ 219 

Duprey, Emile _____________________________ 380 

Durschmidt, Otto ______________________ 169, 191 

Fagnola, Annibale ___________________________ 65 

Falisse, Auguste ___________________________ 477 

Farotti, Celeste ____________________________ 416 

Fetique, Victor ___________________47, 189, 198, 218 

Fendt, Bernard Simon ________________________ 75 

Finkel, J.S _______________________________ 9, 382 

Gauche, Leon Mougenot ____________ 132, 336, 397 

Geissenhof, Franciscus ______________________ 395 

Gotti, Anselmo ____________________________ 263 

Grandjon, J _______________________________ 308 

Guadagnini, Francesco ______________________ 146 

Hancock, George __________________________ 290 

Harday, Henry ______________________________ 74


Lot 

Hardie, James _____________________________ 478 

Harris, J.E _________________________________ 247 

Hart & Son ________________________________ 209, 

Hermann, Alex ____________________________ 386 

Hill & Sons, W.E ______ 38, 42, 185, 182, 199, 212, 344, 

351A, 359, 369, 372, 374, 376, 385 

Hill, Joseph ___________________________ 140, 242 

Hoyer, Otto ________________________ 31, 207, 353 

Hoyer, P __________________________________ 197 

Husson, Charles Claude _____________________ 202 

JTL ______________________________________ 130 

Jombar, Paul _______________________________ 48 

Jordan, Herman ___________________________ 455 

Kulla, Till __________________________________ 12 

Kreuzinger, A______________________________ 413 

Lantner, Bohuslav __________________________ 150 

Lechi, Antonio _____________________________ 112 

Lockey-Hill _______________________________ 148 

Lorange, Paul _____________________________ 417 

Lowendahl, Louis __________________________ 420 

Lucca, Antonius ___________________________ 328 

Lupot ____________________________________ 188 

Maline, Guillaume __________________________ 355 

Mandelli, Camilo ___________________________ 156 

Mantegazza, P ________________________ 125A, 228 

Mayson, Walter H __________________________ 118 

Miguel, Emil ______________________________ 371 

Millant, Bernard ____________________________ 18 

Millant, M ________________________________ 365 

Millant, R & M _____________________________ 373 

Milton, L _________________________________ 157 

Morth ____________________________________ 20 

Neuner and Hornsteiner ______79, 142, 265, 284, 339 

Neuner, Matthias _______________________ 63, 238 

Nurnberger, August ________________ 11, 200, 356A 

Orselli, Enrico ______________________________ 72 

Ouchard, Emil _____________________________ 342 

Payne, Alan. R. _____________________________ 239 

Peccatte, Charles __________________________ 178 

Peccatte, Francoise __________________________ 57 

Penzel, G. _________________________________ 183 

Pevere, Ernesto ____________________________ 147 

Pfretzschner, H.R ______________13, 29, 206, 351, 393 

Pierce, Robert _____________________________ 366 

Pistucci, Giovanni __________________________ 253 

Platner, Michael ___________________________ 292 

Prager, Gustav _____________________________ 186 

Prager, Oscar ______________________________ 445


Lot 

Preston of London _________________________ 152 

Prior, William ______________________________ 398 

Reynolds, J _______________________________ 391 

Rocca, Enrico ______________________________ 108 

Rossi, Giuseppe_____________________________ 58 

Roth, Willy ________________________________ 381 

Sannino, Vincenzo _________________________ 485 

Sartory, E _____________________________ 352, 363 

Scarampella, Stefano _______________________ 341 

Schmidt, C.H _______________________________ 15 

Schuster, Gotthard __________________________ 16 

Schwarze, G.F _____________________________ 215 

Selmes, C.F _______________________________ 226 

Serdet, P __________________________________ 51 

Simon, F.R _________________________________ 27 

Starlmann, Anton __________________________ 305 

Strom, P.J _________________________________ 446 

Sutherland, W ______________________________ 94 

Tecchler, David ____________________________ 402 

Thibouville Lamy, Jerome _______________ 110, 149 

Thoma, Arthur ____________________________ 354 

Thomassin, C ___________________ 8, 173, 346A, 361 

Thompson, Charles & Samuel ________________ 128 

Todt, Hermann ____________________________ 127 

Tubbs, C.E ________________________________ 204 

Tubbs, E ___________________________________ 37 

Tubbs, James ______________182, 208, 343, 348, 368 

Vickers, J.E ____________________________ 201, 388 

Voigt, Eric ________________________________ 235 

Voirin, F.N ________________________________ 180 

Vuillaume, Gustav ___________________________ 77 

Vuillaume, Jean Baptiste _____________________ 84 

Watson, William ________________________ 52, 179 

Werro, J __________________________________ 249 

Wilson, Garner _________________________ 14, 172 

Wunderlich, G.A ___________________________ 434

Eckhard Kropfreiter / 

Luthier 

99 Mortimer Street / London / W1W 7SX 

+44 20 7580 8828 / eckhard@kropfreiter.com


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