1.30pm, 24th June 2013

Fine & Rare Instruments1.30pm, 24 th June 2013

Sale Date: 1.30pm, 24 th June 2013Viewing Dates23 th June 2013 10am - 7pm24 th June 2013 8.30am - 11.30amViewing & Sale LocationThe Royal Institution of Great Britain,21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BSPeter HornerDirector+44 (0)20 7670 2913peter@bromptons.coEckhard KropfreiterConsultant+44 (0)20 7580 8828eckhard@bromptons.coJames WestbrookConsultant for Guitarsand Fretted Instruments+44 (0)7836 550210jw@bromptons.coRebecca TitcombeAuction Manager+44 (0)20 7670 2932rebecca@bromptons.coBidding EnquiriesVisit www.bromptons.co to view our onlinecatalogue and place a bid prior to the auction.Email - auction@bromptons.coAbsentee Bids/Results -+44 (0)20 7670 2947Bids Office Fax Number - +44 (0)20 7670 2963Juliet CookAuction Administrator+44 (0)20 7670 2947juliet@bromptons.coAnne BastilleAuction Administrator+44 (0)20 7670 2916anne@bromptons.coShipping & DeliveryFor all shipping enquiries please callAlban Shipping on +44 (0)1582 493 099.VAT is chargeable on the purchase price of ( ) lots at the standard rate (currently 20% on the hammer),**and on lots marked ( ) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the hammer). VAT may be refunded upon*proof of export from the European Union within 2 months of the sale. Sale no. 1025.VAT No. GB 869826653

The magnificent neoclassical building ofThe Royal Institution provides us with an elegantauction room in the grand library. The Faradayauditorium offers Brompton’s buyers a chance to tryour instruments in a real concert environment.

24 th June 201311A Gold-Mounted Violin Bow byHoward GreenStamped: Howard GreenOctagonal stickWeight: 59g. (cloth lapping)£700 - £1,00016A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by A.E. PragerStamped: Aug. Edwin PragerOctagonal stickWeight: 60g.£500 - £70012A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by A. Lamy,ParisStamped: A Lamy a ParisRound stickWeight: 50g. (no hair, cloth lapping)The later frog and button. Repair to stick nearhead£400 - £6001718A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Probably by aMember of the Bazin FamilyUnstampedRound stickWeight: 61g.£600 - £1,000A Good Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byW. E. Hill & Sons131415A Good French Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Gand FrereRound stickWeight: 62g.The frog possibly later£1,000 - £1,500A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by a Memberof the Bazin FamilyStamped: BazinRound stickWeight: 59g.£500 - £700A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byW. E. Hill & SonsStamped: W.E. Hill & Sons EnglandRound stickWeight: 56g. (no hair, leather lapping)1920Stamped: HillRound stickWeight: 53g. (cloth lapping)£1,000 - £1,500A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by L. CockerStamped: L. CockerOctagonal bamboo shaftWeight: 60g.£400 - £600A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byJames TubbsThe stamp obscured by leather lappingRound stickWeight: 59g.£3,000 - £5,000£1,000 - £1,500*Lot 13 Lot 15 Lot 18 Lot 2012 13

24 th June 201321A Fine Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by J. TubbsStamped: Jas TubbsRound stickWeight: 63g.The button possibly later26A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow bySamuel AllenStamped: S. AllenOctagonal stickWeight: 59g.£2,500 - £3,500*£700 - £1,00022A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: A Vigneron a ParisRound stickWeight: 59g.The later nickel button£800 - £1,20027A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by AugustEdwin PragerStamped: Aug. Edwin PragerFurther stamped: B&SRound stickWeight: 56g.£500 - £80023A Nickel-Mounted German Violin BowStamped: GuariniRound stickWeight: 55g.£400 - £50028A Silver and Tortoiseshell-Mounted ViolinBow by Conrad GotzStamped: Conrad GotzOctagonal stickWeight: 58g. (whalebone lapping)2425A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by BazinFaintly stamped: L BazinRound stickWeight: 59g.£800 - £1,200A Good Silver-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 56g. (foil lapping, sparse hair)The later frog and button. The button fromthe C. N. Bazin workshop£300 - £5002930£500 - £800A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Probably byClaude ThomassinFaintly stamped: Gustav BernadelRound stickWeight: 57g.£1,000 - £1,500*An Ivory and Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byP. BryantStamped: P BryantOctagonal stickWeight: 55g. (whalebone lapping)£700 - £1,000Lot 21 Lot 24 Lot 26 Lot 2914 15

24 th June 20133132A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: ... GenovaRound stickWeight: 64g.The frog and button probably later*A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Reidel***Octagonal stickWeight 56g.£200 - £3003738A Nickel-Mounted Violin BowStamped: E. HermannOctagonal stickWeight: 61g.£300 - £400A Nickel-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 59g.Sold with a silver-mounted cello bow.The later nickel button4344A Silver-Mounted Violin BowFaintly stampedRound stickWeight: 54g. (no hair)The later frog£200 - £300A Nickel-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 53g.£200 - £3004849A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: KnopfRound stickWeight: 50g. (sparse hair, leather lapping)£80 - £120A Violin Bow, Bazin WorkshopStamped: TourteRound stickWeight: 39g. (no hair or mounts)*33343536A German Silver-Mounted Violin BowFaintly stampedRound stickWeight: 65g.£300 - £500A German Nickel-Mounted Violin BowStamped: A. HoyerOctagonal stickWeight: 59g.The later button and frog£300 - £500No LotThree bundles of bows394041£200 - £300A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow by C. H ButhodStamped: ButhodRound stickWeight: 64g.£300 - £500A Good German Silver-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 63g.£300 - £500An Ivory and Silver-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedOctagonal stickWeight: 56g.454647A Silver-Mounted Violin BowFaintly stamped: C. HountasisRound stickWeight: 62g.Frog and button not original to the stick£200-300A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow,School of BazinUnstampedRound stickWeight: 63g.£300 - £500Three bows£80 - £120505152A Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow by R. PaesoldUnstampedRound stickWeight: 81g.£200 - £300A Silver-Mounted Cello BowStamped: George WithersRound stickWeight: 66g.£300 - £500A Nickel-Mounted Cello BowStamped: E. BlondeletRound stickWeight: 75g.The frog and button later£250 - £350*£200 - £300*42A Nickel-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 63g.The silver button. The frog and button later16 17

24 th June 201353An Important Italian Violin by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona 1684Labelled: Andreas Guarnerius fecit Cremonae sub titulo sanctae Teresaia 1684Length of back: 14ins, 355mmPreviously sold through Messrs Sotheby’s & co and illustrated on page 318 and 319 of Four Centuries ofViolin Making.£300,000 - £400,000*18Lot 5319

24 th June 2013John Dilworth writes:This beautiful violin, with its original label stating ‘Andreas Guarnerius fecit Cremonae / sub tituloSanctae Teresiae 1684’ is fully characteristic of the Guarneri workshop at this time. Andrea himself wasthen a grand old man of 61, a pupil and supporter of Nicolo Amati and a senior member of the smallgroup of luthiers that had already established Cremona as the world centre of violin making. FrancescoRugeri, his senior by three years, and the great Antonio Stradivari were active, but not necessarily partof the Amati circle. Only Nicolo, who died in the year this violin was made, or his son Hieronymus IIwould have outranked Andrea in any sort of luthiers guild. Guarneri also had two sons to continue hisworkshop and preserve the family name under the sign of St Theresa in the Piazza San Domenico. Butthe eldest, Pietro, had left home in about 1677 to work in Venice, leaving only Giuseppe, the youngerson, to assist. In 1684, Giuseppe was eighteen years old, and probably quite experienced in his father’scraft. It can be assumed that his hand is present in some degree to most of the work bearing Andrea’slabel from around 1680, as his father worked through old age to his final year of 1698, when he died atthe age of 75. However, his activity in the later years was probably limited, and the Hills give evidenceof work labelled independently by Giuseppe as early as 1690, only six years after this violin wascompleted, and by which time the younger man’s own style was fully formed. Giuseppe later becameknown as Giuseppe ‘filius Andrea’ in order to distinguish him from his son, the great Giuseppe Guarneridel Gesu, but his own achievement as a violin and cello maker is of course substantial.sufficient remains to fully harmonise the instrument. As with the back, the wood is not of the mostoutstanding quality, the grain is a little broad and slightly wavering, but is good alpine spruce, given astrong, stable arching. The soundholes are beautifully poised and certainly reflect the style of Andrea,freely cut, open, rather slanted across the front, the nicks emphatic and the lower wings deftly fluted.The scroll is a definitive piece, charming and forceful, a slightly impressionistic version of the Amatiprototype. It sums up Andrea’s workmanship entirely; faithful absolutely to the principals, methodsand proportions of his teacher Nicolo, but rendered with more freedom, or perhaps just less finesse.The distinctly ‘comma shaped’ eye identifies Guarneri work, and seems to have gradually developed inthe cutting of the last turn, to the point where the broad tail seems to overwhelm the diminished eyein the very last scrolls made by Giuseppe ‘filius Andrea’.The varnish is a beautiful pale golden brown, wholly transparent and supple, but rather over polishedthrough time and continued use and upkeep over three hundred years.This violin is a superb and characteristic example of the Guarneri workshop in this period. The backhas a full, luxuriously rounded arch springing from a small but emphatically worked edge channel, withtypically delicate margins. The wood is a little plain, as is often the case, but it is a flawless piece cutfrom matched quarter sawn halves. The purfling is a little ragged, compared with the flawless workof Amati and Stradivari, and entirely typical, although the very distorted points seen on Andrea’s earlywork, where the tip of the purfling mitre is deflected sharply across the corner, have evolved into alonger, straighter, if still somewhat unsteady tip.On the table, some of the original purfling has been lost to repair work on the exposed edges, but20 21

24 th June 201354A Good French Violin by Maucotel & Deschamp, Paris circa 1910Labelled: Copie de Antonius Stradiuarius...Branded internally: Maucotel & DeschampLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mmSold with the certificate of Gilles Chancereul, Paris 2013£2,500 - £3,50055An Interesting Violin, Possibly Italian, circa 1800UnlabelledLength of back: 13 13/16ins, 351mm£1,000 - £1,50056A Good Violin by Hawkes and Son, London 1913Labelled: The Professor violinNumbered: 3651Length of back: 13 3/4ins, 350mm£800 - £1,20022Lot 5423

24 th June 201357An Italian Violin, Possibly Composite, circa 1800Labelled: Lorenzo Storioni...Length of back: 13 3/4ins, 349mmSold with a letter from J & A Beare, London 1961, and another from Edward Withers, London 1972£5,000 - £7,00058An Interesting Composite Violin, Late Eighteenth CenturyLabelled: Giovanni Grancino...1717Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£2,000 - £3,000*59A Good German Violin, circa 1775UnlabelledLength of back: 13 11/16ins, 348mm£600 - £1,00060A Good English Violin, circa 1780UnlabelledLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mmThe later scroll£500 - £70024Lot 5725

24 th June 201361A Very Fine English Violin by Thomas Dodd, London First Quarter of the Nineteenth Century, AfterNicolo AmatiFaintly labelled: T. Dodd...Covent GardenLength of back: 14ins, 357mm£10,000 - £15,00062A Violin, Probably Italian, Attributed to G. B. De-LorenziLabelled: G.B. De-Lorenzi, fece in Vicenza anno 1862Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm£3,000 - £5,00063A Good French Violin, Mirecourt circa 1830UnlabelledLength of back: 14 3/8ins, 361mm£1,800 - £2,50064A German ViolinLabelled: Aegidius Kloz...Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£500 - £80026Lot 6127

24 th June 201369A Fine German Violin, First Half of the Eighteenth CenturyLabelled: Jacobus Steiner, in Absom prope in pontum 1662(?)Length of back: 13 13/16ins, 351mm£2,500 - £3,500*70A Violin by Haynes and Co, London 1899Bearing an original label dated 1899 and numbered 57Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£800 - £1,20071A Violin by Paul Bailly, After AmatiBearing an original labelSigned and indistinctly datedNumbered: 1112Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 359mm£500 - £80030Lot 6931

24 th June 201372A Very Fine Italian Violin by Iginius Sderci, Florence 1971, After Del GesuBearing an original labelSigned internally: fatto a Firenzo da Iginio SderciLength of back: 14ins, 356mmIllustrated in “Liuteria Italiana da Scoprire”, ed. Novecento, page 50-51.Sold with a letter of opinion by Leonardo Pizauti, Florence 2001£15,000 - £20,00032Lot 7233

24 th June 201373A ViolinLabelled: Riccardo Genovese fecit Lecco anno dominae 1927Signed on the upper bass rib: Riccardo Genovese fecit Lecco anno 1927Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mmThe fingerboard stamped: 3(?)743£3,000 - £5,00074A Good German Violin, Dresden 1927Labelled: Prof. F. J. Koch-Dresden anno 1927 n...II / 72Branded internally: KochLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,500 - £2,50075A French ViolinBranded internally: Breton a ParisBearing a repairer’s label from BonnelLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£400 - £60076A Child’s French Violin, circa 1880Labelled: MediofinoLength of back: 10 1/16ins, 256mm£80 - £12034Lot 7335

24 th June 201377A Fine German Violin by Arnold Schmidt, Manheim 1927Bearing an original labelBranded internally: Arnold SchmidtLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£3,000 - £5,00078A French Violin, Mirecourt circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£800 - £1,20079A German Violin, circa 1870Labelled: Nicholas Lupot...Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 360mm£400 - £60080No Lot36Lot 7737

24 th June 201381A Very Fine French Violin by Paul Bailly, circa 1890Labelled: Paul Bailly, Liuthiere ancient eleve de J.B. Vuillaume, 8 medailles a Paris, Sydney, MelbourneSigned on the labelLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£4,000 - £6,00038Lot 8139

24 th June 201382A Very Fine German Violin by Ernst Kessler, Berlin 1891Bearing the original labelBranded internally: E. Kessler, BerlinLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm£3,000 - £5,00083A Good ViolinLabelled: Gand...Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,800 - £2,00084A Good Violin by Hawkes & SonLabelled: Professor Violin, Registered II 1901, Number 2798, Hawkes & Son, Denman Street...Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 368mm£600 - £1,00085A Child’s French ViolinLabelled: copie de Antonius Stradivarius...1721Length of back: 13ins, 331mm£200 - £30040Lot 8241

24 th June 201386A Fine and Interesting Violin, Possibly Italian, Late Seventeenth or Early Eighteenth Century andLaterLabelled: Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen Hieron Figli Antonii Nepos Fecet 16..Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mmThe fine French scrollThe back and table inlaid with triple purfling.The body of the instrument has been enlarged at some point in the past, probably in France£7,000 - £10,00087An Interesting English Violin, Attributed to John Hare, circa 1700Labelled: John Hare at ye Harp and Flute near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill LondonLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mm£700 - £1,00088A French Violin, School of Mirecourt, circa 1890UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 360mm£400 - £50042Lot 8643

24 th June 201389A Scottish Violin by Matthew Hardie, Edinburgh circa 1800Labelled: Maker Matthew Hardie, Edinburgh 18..Length of back: 14ins, 357mm£1,200 - £1,80090A French Violin by JTLLabelled: A. Salvator Paris JTLLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£500 - £70091A 3/4 Size Violin, Possibly French, circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 13 1/4ins, 338mm£200 - £30092A ViolinBearing the repairer’s label of Charles Ditson, New YorkLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm44Lot 8945

24 th June 201393A Fine English Violin, School of Peter Wamsley, circa 1750Labelled: Jacobus Stainer...Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£2,000 - £3,00094A French ViolinIndistinctly inscribed: Toulouse 1787Branded indistinctly on the upper backLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£600 - £1,00095A ViolinLabelled: C. VitanzaLength of back: 14ins, 355mm£300 - £50046Lot 9347

24 th June 201396An Extremely Fine Italian Violin by Stefano Scarampella, Mantua 1898Bearing the original label: Stefano Scarampella di Brescia premiato con medaglie d’argento fratello edallievo del Giuseppe fece in mantova anno 1898Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mmSold with the certificate of Eric Blot, Cremona 2003This violin is in almost perfect condition.Illustrated in Stefano Scarampella, Eric Blot Cremona 2002 pages 80, 81, 82, 83.£65,000 - £85,00048Lot 9649

24 th June 201397A Good French Violin by Ch. J. B. Colin-Mezin, Paris 1888Bearing an original label dated 1888Signed internallyLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£3,000 - £5,00098A Good Modern Italian Violin by Jamie Lazzara, Florence 1991Bearing an original label, signed and dated by the makerLength of back: 14ins, 355mm£1,000 - £1,500**99An Interesting ViolinLabelled: Constantius Celanius, Emidit frater vulgo il Turco, Asculi Piceno fecit An 1943Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,000 - £2,000100A Violin by Laurence Cocker, Derby 1962Bearing an original labelLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£600 - £1,00050Lot 9751

24 th June 2013101A Fine French Violin by Honore Derazey, Paris First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyBranded internally: H. DerazeyLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mmThis violin is in an excellent state of preservation£5,000 - £7,000102An Interesting Violin, Possibly English, Second Half of the Nineteenth CenturyUnlabelledLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mm£1,200 - £1,800103A French Violin, circa 1880Labelled: Medio Fino 1880Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£300 - £50052Lot 10153

24 th June 2013104A Fine English Violin by W.H. Tibbalds, Brighthelmstone 1903Labelled: WH Thibbalds & Sons, luthier in Brighthelmstome AD 1903 No 41Signed and dated twiceLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mmSold with the original wooden case£3,000 - £5,000W.H. Tibbalds & Son Violin Dealers and Repairers wasestablished in 1879 at 24 Clifton Street, Brighton.W.H. (William Henry) started the business as a youngman and was later joined by his son Bert (HerbertEdward). After his father died in 1934 Bert continuedto run the business alone until his death in 1954.W.H had four sons, three of whom survived the FirstWorld War and all of whom played strings. Thefamily had a long business association with AlbertCooper of Winchester. The remarkable collectionof instruments he built up (which later providedthe financial basis for the Albert Cooper MusicalCharitable Trust) began when, in his own words, “Iwas called in to clear up the estate of the well known Brighton firm of W.H. Tibbalds after the sad demise ofBert Tibbalds. Lodged behind the work bench was a bow by J.B. Vuillaume, it had obviously been there along time, probably lost during the war years. More out of respect for the family, and with their permission,I decided to keep this fine example of French work. However, it was at least another ten years or so before itbecame possible to form even the nucleus of a collection of instruments.”The violin was made in 1903 and belonged to Bert’s brother Arthur who played it until his death in1976. It has remained in the family since then but is now offered for sale by his grandchildren.54Lot 10455

24 th June 2013105A Fine Italian Violin by G. B. Morassi, Cremona 1972Labelled: Scuolo Cremonese, Gio. Batta Morassi Utinensis Fecit Cremonae anno 1972Length of back: 14ins, 357mmSold with the receipt of sale and certificate of Edward Withers, London 1972£12,000 - £18,000106A Good Violin by Charles Boullangier, London 1882Bearing an original labelLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£5,000 - £7,000107A German Violin by Johann Gottlob Ficker, Neukirchen 1799Bearing an original labelLength of back: 14ins, 355mm£1,800 - £2,500108A Good French Violin, circa 1900Labelled: A La Ville de Cremone., Joseph CharotteLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£1,000 - £1,500*56Lot 10557

24 th June 2013109An English Violin by Job ArdenLabelled: Made by Job Arden 1826 to 1912, Wilmslow CheshireThe fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons number: K300Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm£2,000 - £4,000110A French Violin by F. N. Jean, MirecourtStamped internally: F. N. Jean, A. ParisNumbered internally: 8870Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 361mm£1,200 - £1,800111A Good German Violin, After Nicolo AmatiUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£500 - £80058Lot 10959

24 th June 2013112A Fine French Violin by Benoist Fleury, Paris 1771Labelled: Benoist Fleury rue de Bouch?eries, Faubourg S. Germain a Paris 1771Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mmSold with the certificate of Hermann Walecki, Los Angeles 1945£3,000 - £5,000*113A Violin, Probably French, circa 1750Labelled: Jofeph Sneider, Paprae, Alumnus Nicolai Amati, Cremonae, fecit anno 1709Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm£1,200 - £1,800114An English Violin, School of Hill, London circa 1780Labelled: Mezardri...Length of back: 14ins, 355mm£1,000 - £1,500*115A German ViolinLabelled: J.B. VuillaumeLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mmSold with another violin£200 - £30060Lot 11261

24 th June 2013116A Fine Italian Violin by Paulo Castello, Genoa 1770Labelled: Paulus Castello fecit Genuae anno 1770Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mmSold with the certificate of S. Boyer, Paris 1989£70,000 - £90,000*62Lot 11663

24 th June 2013117A Good Violin, Probably Austrian circa 1760Labelled: Jacobus Steiner...Length of back: 13 3/4ins, 349mm£2,000 - £4,000*118A Good German Violin, Saxony circa 1800UnlabelledLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,000 - £1,500*119An Interesting ViolinIndistinctly labelledLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,500 - £1,800120A German ViolinLabelled: Andreas BorelliLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 359mm£200 - £30064Lot 11765

24 th June 2013121An Important English Cello by J. F. Lott, London 1866, After GuarneriLabelled: Petrus Guarnerius Filius Joseph, Cremonensis Fecit Venetijs, anno 1732Bearing the original label from J. F. Lott attached to the upper block stating J. F. Lott, Maker,London 1866The upper back initialled in inkLength of back: 29 1/4ins, 743mm£80,000 - £120,00066Lot 12167

24 th June 2013John Dilworth writes:John Lott is certainly the most celebrated name in English violin making. His colourful life fromthe workshop to the circus and back again is well documented, but most importantly, his work hasgarnered a reputation of its own for its equally colourful character and skill, evoking the very best ofItalian style. Known initially as a copyist of ambiguous intent, his experience at the centre of the 19thcentury violin trade, as an intimate of J.B.Vuillaume at the beginning of the whole movement towardsreplicating the great works of Stradivari and the Cremonese masters, gave him the feeling and respectfor the older craftsmen that enabled him to make his own, original interpretations. Until now, no cellofrom his hand has been reported. But the kind of cello imagined by the most enthusiastic admirer ofLott’s would hardly measure up to the magnificent instrument that has now at last been discovered.The workmanship, the varnish, the model are all almost too much to digest at once, but consistently callout the name that is, scarcely believably, still attached to the top block within; ‘John Lott, Maker’.John Frederick Lott, John Lott II or known familiarly as ‘Jack’, from the loosely biographical work ‘Jackof All Trades’ written by the Victorian writer and violin enthusiast Charles Reade, was the son of JohnFrederick Lott I, a violin maker born in London in 1776. He worked with Bernard Simon Fendt as a violin,cello and double bass maker, and when his sons George (b.1801) and John Frederick II (b.1804) reachedworking age he trained them as violin makers. The sons both eventually joined Richard Davis’ shop inCoventry Street. But by 1823 the younger John had become tired of the London trade and workingfor the entrepreneurs of the time, and joined a circus in the somewhat unlikely role of elephant trainer,having tried his hand as a professional musician and a sign writer. But in travelling abroad with thecircus, he met his Swiss wife, and presumably gained some familiarity with the French language thathelped his later association with Vuillaume. It is also said that he crossed the Atlantic with the circus,and developed his varnish with the help of an American chemist. By the time he returned to Londonin about 1840, he was equipped to make his own living as a violin maker, but a more imaginative,cosmopolitan and creative craftsman than his contemporaries.Needless to say, Lott’s own label is rare indeed. His most highly regarded instruments have passedmuch of their time under other identities and descriptions, but these days, his distinctive handiworkis relatively easily recognised. Although we can admire his work now, for some time it was dangerous.What made him exceptional was his range. While most makers were struggling with the differentconcepts of Amati and Stainer, Lott was copying Stradivari, del Gesu, and other more obscure makers,not to say adapting and incorporating parts into his own confections. His reputation as a maker hasby now far outstripped these more dubious practices, and he is seen as a pioneer of new models,new ways of working and interpreting older masters, and the whole practice of ‘antiqueing’ or aginginstruments in the manner perfected by Vuillaume.Lott’s own style is altogether less academic and mannered than Vuillaume’s. His work is very individualand recognisably his own, even while disguising itself as Stradivari or Guarneri. It should be admittedthat perhaps his craftsmanship was not on the level of Stradivari’s, and his Stradivari copies betray hisown hand more easily than his Guarneri copies. Lott evidently worked quite quickly, but with greatcontrol. His materials are rarely of the finest imported tone wood, and sometimes have a makeshiftlook, but his varnish is superb. He was not afraid of the brighter red and golden yellows that someearlier English work lacks, and he tackled the great Golden Period varnish of Strad with a boldapplication of thick, ruby red, that is usually worked away and patinated. In this cello, the effect of suchbroad sweeps of deep red varnish, deliberately ground and scraped away to reveal the equally vibrantgolden yellow priming beneath is powerful. It is a cello imagined by a real artist.But how much imagination went into it? It is essentially a very close copy of a Joseph Filius AndreaGuarneri cello, accurately represented and startlingly well recreated. Lott surely had the originalinstrument in his workshop, and the outlines, archings, soundholes and scroll are completelyconvincing. The only difficulty really is that Lott’s varnish has the fire of Venetian red, rather thanthe subtle orange-brown that the original Guarneri would have worn. The one piece back of poplaror willow is not unlike an authenticated Joseph filius of 1697, and the outline is very similar- thedistinctive outward pointing upper corners, delicate and long, and the same full-vaulted back archerupting from the shallow channel at the edges contrasting with the fairly restrained low arch of thefront. That both the Lott and the Guarneri are of compact size is also significant; Joseph filius Andreawas possibly the first maker in Cremona to adopt the modern form over the large bass of the earlyseventeenth century, making his work an obvious model for later makers. The rather narrow andupright soundholes are perfectly in the style of Joseph filius, but possibly most striking of all is Lott’swonderful interpretation of the Guarneri scroll. It is at once massive, powerful and majestic, and atthe same time graceful and beautifully poised like all Cremonese models. Lott has not overworked it;the gouge marks skitter around the head just as in the original- he could rely on his eye to interpretthe movement in the head, and trust his varnish to cover the work in dazzling style. The conditionit appears in today is remarkably as it would have been on the day it was completed. There is littlephysical damage or repair work evident, and the marks of ageing in the edges and varnish are virtuallyall as Lott himself made them.If this cello remains the only fully authenticated example by Lott, it will be sad to think of what we havemissed in others. But as it is, it must surely be one of the most beautiful English cellos extant; steepedin the Cremonese tradition, but indelibly stamped with the hand of an independently minded masterin the nineteenth century London of Charles Dickens, his almost exact contemporary. It would havetaken an imagination like Dickens’ to invent a character like Lott, but here he is, in his inspirationallegacy; a cello, as far as we know unique, and unmatched.68 69

24 th June 2013122A French Cello, Probably by Ch J. B. Colin MezinLabelled: ‘Les Victorieux’ type grande soloiste par Ch.-J. B. Collin Mezin 1951 maitre-luthier No 13 grand prixuniverselle exposition Paris modelle d’exposition-extra choixSigned on the labelLength of back: 29 7/8ins, 759mm£3,000 - £5,000123A German CelloLabelled: Joseph Rieger instrumenten macher in MittenwaldLength of back: 29 13/16ins, 754mm£1,500 - £2,000124A 3/4 Size Cello, MirecourtUnlabelledLength of back: 26 15/16ins, 686mm£800 - £1,20070Lot 12271

24 th June 2013125Property of a GentlemanA Fine Italian Cello by Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste 1856Bearing the original label: Giovanni Dollenz Fecit in Trieste Anno 1856Length of back: 29 1/4ins, 742mm£40,000 - £60,00072Lot 12573

24 th June 2013126Various PropertiesAn Interesting Italian Cello, Attributed to Joseph Guadagnini, circa 1780 and LaterLabelled: Joannes Baptifta Guadagnini Placentinus Facit Mediolani 1777Length of back: 29 1/8ins, 740mmThe later tableThe cello is sold with the original and much restored table£4,000 - £6,000127An English 7/8 Size Cello, circa 1830Faintly labelled: Edinburgh..1820Length of back: 27 5/16ins, 706mmThe cello retains its original neck which has been re-angled£2,000 - £3,000128A Modern CelloLabelled: E BonellLength of back: 29 3/4ins, 756mm£1,000 - £1,50074Lot 12675

24 th June 2013129A Neapolitan Cello, Probably by Lorenzo Ventapane, Naples circa 1840Labelled: Joannes Gagliano Nepos Januarii fecit Napoli 18..Length of back: 28 5/8ins, 728mm£15,000 - £25,000130An Interesting Cello, Attributed to Cuypers, circa 1800UnlabelledLength of back: 28 3/4ins, 729mm£4,000 - £6,000*76Lot 12977

24 th June 2013131A Good French Cello, Probably by Jean Ouvrard, Paris circa 1740UnlabelledLength of back: 28 3/4ins, 731mmThe eyes of the scroll decorated with carved floral motif, the lower scroll carved in the form of ascallop shell£5,000 - £8,000132A Good German Cello, After Da Salo, Mittenwald circa 1850Labelled: Gaspar da Salo....Length of back: 29 5/8ins, 753mm£2,500 - £3,500133A CelloLabelled: Paul Sedert, luthier a Paris 1904 No. 23Length of back: 30ins, 762mm£1,500 - £2,50078Lot 13179

24 th June 2013134An Interesting Cello, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Petrus Joannus Mantegatia fecit Me., diolani in Via S. Margaritae 1783Length of back: 29 3/16ins, 742mm£7,000 - £10,000*135A Good CelloLabelled: H Emile Blondelet luthier a Paris No C140 annee 1924Branded: H Emile BlondeletLength of back: 30ins, 762mm£1,500 - £2,000136A French Cello, MirecourtUnlabelledLength of back: 29ins, 736mm£1,000 - £1,50080Lot 13481

24 th June 2013137A Good English Cello, circa 1840UnlabelledLength of back: 29 5/8ins, 753mm£5,000 - £7,000138A Cello, Probably FrenchLabelled: Copie d’ Antonio StradivariusLength of back: 30ins, 763mm£2,000 - £3,000139A CelloLabelled: J Derazey luthier Mirecourt....Length of back: 29 7/16ins, 751mm£1,500 - £1,80082Lot 13783

24 th June 2013140An English Cello by William Glenister, London 1923Bearing an original manuscript labelLength of back: 30 1/8ins, 765mm£3,000 - £5,000141A French Cello, Mirecourt circa 1900Labelled: Lutherie ModerneSigned: Joseph HembermsNumbered in manuscript: 175Length of back: 30ins, 761mm£2,000 - £3,000142An English Cello, School of Kennedy, London circa 1830UnlabelledLength of back: 28 3/4ins, 731mm£500 - £70084Lot 14085

24 th June 2013143A Good Cello by Joseph Settin, 1963Labelled: G.J. Carsettinius c-s fec. centum an dom 1963Length of back: 29 3/4ins, 755mmSold with a letter from Joseph Settin, New York 1966£3,000 - £5,000**144A CelloLabelled: Moinel Cherpitel fecit Parifiss anno di 1924 (?)Length of back: 30 1/8ins, 765mm£1,500 - £2,000145A 7/8 Size Cello, Probably English, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyBearing a repairer’s labelLength of back: 29 1/16ins, 738mm£700 - £1,000146A Modern Bass Viola d’GambaUnlabelledLength of back: 25 3/8ins, 644mmSold with a modern viol bow stamped: Conrad Gotz£400 - £60086Lot 14387

24 th June 2013147148A Fine Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow byMorizot PereStamped: E Corvisier a ParisRound stickWeight 56g. (cloth lapping, sparse hair)Sold with the certificate of J. F. Raffin,Paris 2012£1,500 - £2,000A Silver Mounted Violin Bow byHoward Green152153A Good Silver-Mounted French Violin BowStamped: E. Germain a ParisRound stickWeight: 66g.£1,200 - £1,800A French Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow byEmile Ouchard PereStamped: Emile OuchardRound stickWeight: 63g.149Stamped: Howard GreenRound stickWeight: 56g. (whalebone lapping)£700 - £1,000A Good Silver-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 59g.154£600 - £1,000A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byW. E. Hill & SonsStamped: W.E. H & SRound stick (spliced)Weight: 58g.£300 - £400£400 - £600155A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, Possibly by aMember of the Dodd Family150A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byW. E. Hill & Sons, LondonStamped: HillRound stickWeight: 63g.Round stickUnstampedWeight 51g.£600 - £1,000£1,000 - £1,500*156A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow, byH.R. Pfretzschner151A German Nickel-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 59g.Stamped: HR PfretzschnerRound stickWeight 60g.£400 - £600£200 - £300Lot 147 Lot 150 Lot 152 Lot 15588 89

24 th June 2013157A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byMorizot Freres162A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byKlaus GrunkeStamped: MorizotRound stickWeight: 61g.Stamped: Klaus GrunkeRound stickWeight: 57g.£1,000 - £1,500£1,500 - £1,700158A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow,Attributed to L. Morizot163A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow byAlbert NurnbergerStamped: L MorizotRound stickWeight: 51g. (no hair)Stamped: Albert NurnbergerRound stickWeight: 55g. (sparse hair, no lapping)£800 - £1,200£500 - £700*159A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Nicholas DelauneOctagonal stickWeight: 63g.£800 - £1,200164A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow byMorizot FreresStamped: L. MorizotRound stickWeight: 69g. (whalebone lapping)Damage to head160A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byW. E. Hill & SonsStamped: W.E. H & SOctagonal stickWeight: 52g. (no hair, whalebone lapping)£1,000 - £1,500165£400 - £600A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Caressa Francais ParisRound stickWeight: 58g. (no lapping)£500 - £800161A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byG. A. PfretzschnerStamped: G.A. PfretzschnerOctagonal stickWeight: 59g.166A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by Max MollerStamped: M Moller AmsterdamOctagonal stickWeight: 57g.£400 - £600£600 - £1,000Lot 157 Lot 160 Lot 162 Lot 16590 91

24 th June 2013167A Violin Bow by Albert NurnbergerStamped: Albert NurnbergerOctagonal stickWeight: 63g.£600 - £1,000172A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byLudwig BauschStamped under the frog: L BauschRound stickWeight: 55g.£300 - £500168A Silver-Mounted Violin BowFaintly stamped: BazinOctagonal stickWeight: 60g. (button missing)£300 - £500173A Nickel-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Bazin and again on the frogRound stickWeight: 60g.The Vuillaume style frog169170171A Silver-Mounted French Violin BowStamped: Ch. Buthod a ParisRound stickWeight: 63g.£400 - £600A Good Silver-Mounted Violin Bowby L. PfretzschnerStamped: L. PfretzschnerOctagonal stickWeight: 60g.£800 - £1,200A Nickel-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Jerome. DevoivreRound stickWeight: 58g.£500-800174175176£600 - £1,000A German Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byKV der MeerStamped: K van der MeerRound stickWeight: 61g.The button possibly later£500 - £800A Silver-Mounted French Violin Bow, In theManner of J. B. VuillaumeRound stickWeight: 56g.£1,000 - £1,500*A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Sarasate artisteRound stickWeight: 63g.£1,000 - £1,200Lot 167 Lot 170 Lot 172 Lot 17592 93

24 th June 2013177A Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: NeudorferOctagonal stickWeight: 59g.Sold with the receipt of sale from EdwardWithers, London 1972182183No LotA Nickel-Mounted Violin BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 60g.188A Nickel-Mounted Viola Bow,Probably FrenchUnstampedRound stickWeight: 70g.£300 - £400193A Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow,School of PajeotUnstampedRound stickWeight: 76g. (cloth lapping)£600 - £1,000178179180181£200 - £300A German Silver-Mounted Violin Bow,School of PfretzschnerUnstampedRound stickWeight: 61g.£400 - £600A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow, PossiblyBazin WorkshopUnstampedRound stickWeight: 58g.The swan head£400 - £600A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byGustav PragerStamped: Gustav PragerFurther stamped: GP pierced by the sign ofan arrowRound stickWeight: 54g.£400 - £600A German Silver-Mounted Violin Bowby ZimmermanStamped: Zimmerman - KnopfOctagonal stickWeight: 62g.The later button and frog184185186187£300 - £500A Nickel-Mounted Viola BowUnstampedOctagonal stickWeight: 70g.The later buttonA Silver-Mounted Viola Bow, Possibly byMorizot FreresStamped: Novi and later FranceOctagonal stickWeight: 72g.£400 - £600*A Viola Bow, Probably EnglishUnstampedOctagonal stickNo mounts£200 - £300A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by H. WankaStamped: Herbert WankaOctagonal stickWeight: 72g.£400 - £600189190191192A Good Silver-Mounted Viola Bow byGustav PragerStamped: Gustav PragerFurther stamped: GP pierced by the sign ofan arrowOctagonal stickWeight: 67g.£400 - £600A Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow,Probably FrenchUnstampedRound stickWeight 67g.The swan head. The later mounts£200 - £300A Silver-Mounted Cello BowStamped: Meunier a ParisRound stickWeight: 75g.£800 - £1,200*A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow,School of BauschUnstampedOctagonal stickWeight: 78g.£500 - £700194195196197A Nickel-Mounted Cello Bow Possibly byOuchard PereUnstampedRound stickWeight: 77g.Sold with the certificate of J.F. Raffin,Paris 2005£1,500 - £2,000A German Silver-Mounted Cello Bow,School of NurnbergerUnstampedRound stickWeight: 75g. (leather lapping, sparse hair)£400 - £600A Gold and Tortoiseshell-MountedViola BowUnstampedRound stickWeight: 75g.£200 - £400A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by J. E. VickersStamped: J.E. VickersRound stickWeight: 67g. (whalebone lapping)£200 - £400£500 - £80094 95

24 th June 2013198Property of a Deceased MusicianA Fine Italian Violin by Sanctus Serafin, Venice 1725Labelled: Sanctus Serafin, fecit Venetiis anno 1725Branded on the lower rib: SerafinLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mmSold with the certificate and receipt of C. F. Langonet & Son, London 1953£70,000 - £100,00096Lot 19897

24 th June 2013Various Properties199An Interesting Violin, Attributed to Dom Nicolo Amati, circa 1750Bearing a facsimile Amati labelLength of back: 13 13/16ins, 351mm£7,000 - £10,000*200A Good French Violin, Attributed to Paul BaillyLabelled: Paul Bailly luthier ancienne aleve de JB Vuillaume de Paris 197 rue de Grenelle Paris annee 1902;and numbered in manuscript 1137Signed on the labelNumbered internally: N1137Further signed in pencil: Paul Bailly Paris 1902.Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 358mm£2,000 - £3,000201An Interesting Violin, Probably School of Fendt, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Nicolas Lupot...Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£2,000 - £3,000202A Violin, School of Tyrol, circa 1780Labelled: Andreas Guarnerius...Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£300 - £50098Lot 19999

24 th June 2013203A Good German Violin by Heinrich Th. Heberlein, Markneukirchen 1923Branded internally and bearing an original labelLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£600 - £1,000**204A Good Violin by L. E. Hinnell 1936, After MagginiUnlabelledSigned internally: L.E. Hinnell 1936Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mm£300 - £500205A ViolinLabelled: Antonius Stradivarius....Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 360mm£300 - £500206A ViolinLabelled: Longman and Broderip, LondonLength of back: 13 13/16ins, 351mm£100 - £200100Lot 203101

24 th June 2013207A Good French Violin by Juste Derazey, Mirecourt circa 1870Labelled: Antonius Stradivarius...Branded internally: J. DerazeyLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 353mm£3,000 - £5,000208A ViolinLabelled: Giuseppe Lucci da Bagnacavalo, fece in Roma 1957Signed on the labelFurther branded internally with the letter ‘G’ and two fishLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,800 - £2,000209A Good Bohemian Violin by Houslar LansingerBranded internally: Houslar Lansinger PrahaLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,200 - £1,800210An English Violin by Goulding & CoStamped on the upper back: Goulding & Co LondonLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mm102Lot 207103

24 th June 2013211A Very Fine French Violin, Probably by Pierre Hel, Last Quarter of the Nineteenth CenturyUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mmSold with the certificate of William E. Hill & Sons, London 1942 stating the violin to be the work of Pierre Hel£5,000 - £7,000212A Good Violin, Probably Austrian circa 1870Bearing an indistinct labelLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mm£2,500 - £3,000213A French Violin, After Del GesuLabelled: Emile Mennesson, dated 1896Length of back: 14ins, 357mm£400 - £600214A French Violin, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyFaintly labelled: Legend a FiarreLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 357mm£300 - £500104Lot 211105

24 th June 2013215Property of a GentlemanA Fine Italian Violin by Giovanni Grancino, Milan 1699Bearing an original label: ...uanni Grancino in Contrada, ...rgha di Milano al fegano, della Cornoa 1699Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mm£70,000 - £90,000106Lot 215107

24 th June 2013Various Properties216An Italian Violin by Concetto Puglisi, Catania 1923Labelled: Concetto Puglisi, fecit in Catania l’anno 1923Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£1,200 - £1,800217A ViolinLabelled: Karl Niedt, Wurtzburg 1901Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mm£400 - £600218A French Violin by Charles Quenoil, 1949Bearing the original label dated Paris 1949Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 359mm£300 - £500219A French ViolinLabelled: Lutherie Artistique...Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm£150 - £200108 109Lot 216

24 th June 2013220An English Violin by George CraskeLabelled: Made by George Craske, born 1797 died 1888 and sold by William E. Hill & Sons LondonLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mmThe fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons number: P690£2,000 - £4,000220AA Good French Violin by Charles Mennegand, Paris 1861Labelled: Mennegand, Luthier, 26, Rue. de Trevise, Paris 1861Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 361mm£3,000 - £5,000221A Good German Violin by G. M. Grossmann, 1908Bearing an original label, dated 1908Signed on the labelLength of back: 14ins, 355mm£1,000 - £1,500222A French Violin, circa 1850UnlabelledLength of back: 14ins, 357mm£800 - £1,200110 111Lot 220

24 th June 2013223A Fine French Violin Probably by a Member of the Gavinies Family, Paris 1770Labelled: Gavinies rue S Thomas du Louvre a Paris 1770Bearing the registration number: M-212Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 359mm£2,000 - £3,000*224A Good Violin by C. G. Schuster Jun, Markneukirchen 1929Labelled: Carl Gottlob Schuster Jun, Markneukirchen 1929Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,500 - £2,000225A Child’s French ViolinLabelled: Dulcis Et FortisLabelled: 12 15/16ins, 329mm£100 - £150226A German Violin, circa 1900Labelled: Antonius Stradiuarius...Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£400 - £600112 113Lot 223

24 th June 2013227The Property of a Charitable InstitutionA Fine Italian Violin by G.B. Rogeri, Brescia 1703Labelled: Jo: Bapt. Rogerius Bon: Nicolai Amati de Cremo-na alumnus brixae fecit anno dominae 1703Length of back: 13 3/4ins, 350mmSold with the certificate of Etienne Vatelot, Paris 1992£100,000 - £150,000*114 115Lot 227

24 th June 2013Various Properties228A Good English Violin by a Member of the Furber Family, circa 1830UnlabelledLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mmThe violin retains its original neck and fingerboard£1,500 - £2,000229A French ViolinLabelled: Chantais et le Lyonnais, Nantes 1924So labelled and bearing a brand of a three leaf clover with the letters CLLLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 354mm£1,000 - £1,500230A 3/4 Size Violin of the Lowendhall SchoolLabelled: Josef Lidl o Brne, Orelska ulice C.7., Prvni cesky obchod s veskery mi, hudebnimi nastroji.Length of back: 13ins, 331mm£200 - £400116 117Lot 228

24 th June 2013231An Interesting Violin, After GaglianoLabelled: Nicolas Gagliano...Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£3,000 - £5,000232A Fine German Violin, circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£700 - £1,000*233A Violin by J. B. Colin, Mirecourt 1907Bearing an original labelLength of back: 13 3/4ins, 350mm£500 - £800*234A Violin, circa 1900, After Del GesuUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£300 - £500118 119Lot 231

24 th June 2013235A French ViolinLabelled: Copie de Giofredus Cappa...Length of back: 13 3/4ins, 349mm241A German Violin, circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£300 - £500£300 - £500236A German Violin, circa 1800Labelled: Johann Ulrich Fichtl in Mittenwald an. 1763Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm242A German Violin, circa 1880Labelled: Rafael Gagliano Filius Alexandri fecit Neap. 1832Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 361mm£300 - £500237A Child’s French ViolinUnlabelledLength of back: 11 11/16ins, 297mm243A German Violin, circa 1890UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm238£100 - £200A ViolinLabelled: Jacobus Stainer in Absam prope in Oenipontum 16...Length of back: 14ins, 356mm244A German ViolinLabelled: Antonius Stradiuarius...Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£200 - £400239240Sold with another violinA ViolinLabelled: Prosper Colas, Paris 1902Length of back: 13 9/16ins, 345mmA ViolinLabelled: Luthier artistique. GouturieuxFurther labelled: A la ville de Cremone...Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm245246A ViolinUnlabelledLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 359mmA Child’s ViolinLabelled: Modele d’apres Antonius Stradivarius ... 1721Length of back: 12 1/4ins, 312mm£300 - £500120 121

24 th June 2013247A Fine Italian Violin by Eugenio Degani, Venice 1893Bearing the original label: Degani Eugenio fecit Venezia anno 1893Length of back: 14ins, 356mmSold with the receipt of Baumforth and Sons, Leeds 1956The violin retains the original fingerboard£18,000 - £25,000122 123Lot 247

24 th June 2013248A Good Violin by Carlo Storioni, 1887Labelled: Carlo Storioni Cremonensis faciebat 1887Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 358mmSold with a letter of opinion from Blackburn Stringed Instruments, London 2008, attributing the violinto Reiger and Fiorini.£2,000 - £3,000249A Good French Violin by JTL, circa 1900Labelled: Nicholas Lupot...Further labelled wth the JTL lyre deviceLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£800 - £1,200250A German Violin, School of Hornsteiner, circa 1890UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£600 - £1,000*251A German Violin, circa 1880Labelled: Jacobus Stainer...Length of back: 14ins, 355mm£300 - £500124 125Lot 248

24 th June 2013252A Fine Italian Violin, Workshop of Stefano Scarampella, Mantua circa 1906Labelled: Stefano Scarampella di Brescia premiato con medaglie d’argento fratello et allevio del Giuseppe,fece in Mantova anno 1906Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£12,000 - £18,000*253A Good French Violin by Ch. J.B. Colin-Mezin, Paris 1888Bearing an original labelSigned internallyLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£3,000 - £5,000254A French Violin by Chipot-VuillaumeLabelled: Chipot-Vuillaume, Gendre de J.-B. Vuillaume a Paris 1898Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£1,000 - £1,500255A German Violin by PotscherLabelled: Carl Gottlob Potscher Musikalischer Instrumenten macher aus ZwoteFaintly branded on the backLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£600 - £1,000126 127Lot 252

24 th June 2013256A Fine French Violin by Emile Germain, Paris 1901Bearing an original labelLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£5,000 - £7,000257A Violin, Probably Neapolitan, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Lorenzo Ventapane...Length of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mmSold with the certificate of Dykes and Sons, London 1926 attributing the violin to theNeapolitan school.£3,000 - £5,000258A Violin, Probably German circa 1760UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 360mmThe violin retains its original neck and fingerboard£2,000 - £3,000259A French ViolinLabelled: Copie d’apres J.-B. Vuillaume, Revu et corrige par P. Serdet, Luthier a Paris- 1901.Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£600 - £1,000128 129Lot 256

24 th June 2013260An Extremely Fine English Violin by Robert Thompson, London 1764Bearing an original label, in manuscript: Robt Thompson at the bass violin in Paul’s alley St Paulschurchyard 1764Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mmThis violin is in almost perfect condition£4,000 - £6,000261A Good Violin, Probably German circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,800 - £2,000262An Interesting ViolinLabelled: Carlo Ferdinando Landolphi...1755Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,000 - £1,500263A Good German Violin, circa 1870UnlabelledLength of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm£400 - £600130 131Lot 260

24 th June 2013264A Good Italian Violin by Alfredo Gianotti, Milan 1977Bearing an original signed labelNumbered: 84Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mmSold with the original receipt from Alfredo Gianotti, Milan 1978£7,000 - £10,000265An English Violin, London First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyUnlabelledLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,500 - £2,000266A French Violin by G. Fournier, 1888Bearing the original labelLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 359mm£300 - £500267A Child’s English Violin by J. L. B. Coutanche, Guernsey 1899Bearing an original labelLength of back: 12 1/4ins, 311mm£200 - £300132 133Lot 264

24 th June 2013268A Fine and Rare Italian Violin by Johannus Varotti, Bologna 1789Bearing an original label dated 1789Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£50,000 - £70,000134 135Lot 268

24 th June 2013269An Interesting Italian ViolinLabelled: Gastone Bargelli, di Giuseppe, Firenze 1917, Sotto la disciplina del Padre, No 53 (in manuscript)Anno 1917Length of back: 14ins, 357mm£2,000 - £3,000270An Interesting Violin, circa 1890, After GuadagniniUnlabelledLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 356mm£1,200 - £1,800271A Violin, Probably German, circa 1830UnlabelledLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£300 - £500272A Violin, Probably French, circa 1880Labelled: Nicholas Amatus...Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£300 - £500136 137Lot 269

24 th June 2013273A Fine English Violin by W. H. Luff, London 1978Bearing an original label dated 1978Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£6,000 - £10,000274An Interesting Violin, Probably Low Countries, circa 1800Indistinctly labelledLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 352mmThe violin retains the original neck and fingerboard£2,000 - £3,000275A Violin by Rushworth Dreaper, 1916Labelled: The Artist Apollo Rushworth and Dreaper Liverpool Style 13 1916Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,200 - £1,800276A French ViolinLabelled twice: N Amatus ...1659, and Acoulon & Blondelet Luthiers, 68 Bise rue Reaumur Paris...Branded on the upper button: SarasateLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm£400 - £600138 139Lot 273

24 th June 2013277A Fine Italian Viola by Giuseppe B. Lecchi, Genova 1952Bearing an original label: Giuseppe B. Lecchi, Fece in Genova Anno 1952Initialed in ink: GBL and in manuscript: Viola N-34Branded on the lower rib: G Lecchi GenovaLength of back: 15 3/4ins, 401mm£12,000 - £18,000278An English Viola, Attributed to and Probably by Richard Duke Junior, London circa 1780Bearing a repairers label: R Duke Junier Violin maker London 1st May 1777 repaired DG Ramsay Glasgow14th April 1881Branded on the upper back: Duke LondonLength of back: 14 13/16ins, 377mm£3,000 - £5,000140 141Lot 277

24 th June 2013279Property of a GentlemanA Fine Italian Viola, Probably by P. A. Testore, Milan circa 1780Labelled: Testore, Paolo Antonio. Milan 17..Length of back: 15 3/16ins, 386mmA full dendrochronology report is available to purchase from Peter Ratcliffe£15,000 - £20,000142 143Lot 279

24 th June 2013Various Properties280An English Viola by Longman & Broderip, London circa 1800Branded on the upper back: Longman & Broderip, 36 Cheapside & No. 19 Hay Market LondonLength of back: 15 5/8ins, 397mm£4,000 - £6,000281A Good Viola by Wolfgang B. Ritter, Mittenwald 1997Bearing an original signed label, dated 1997 and numbered 110Length of back: 16 11/2ins, 419mm£2,000 - £3,000144 145Lot 280

24 th June 2013282A Very Fine and Rare Viola by J. B. Schweitzer, Pestini 1843, After StradivariusBearing an original label: Joh Bapt Schweitzer Fecit Ad Forman Antonii Stradiuarii Pestin 1843Length of back: 15 7/16ins, 392mm£12,000 - £18,000283A Good ViolaLabelled: Averna Alfredo, me fecit Palermo 1947Length of back: 15 3/4ins, 401mm£2,000 - £3,000146 147Lot 282

24 th June 2013284A Good American Viola by Helmut Keller, After MarianiLabelled: Helmut A Keller, master luthier / dealer, 71 Pine Street PhiladelphiaLength of back: 16 13/16ins, 427mm£3,000 - £5,000*285An English Viola, circa 1920UnlabelledLength of back: 15 13/16ins, 402mm£500 - £800148 149Lot 284

24 th June 2013286A Fine Italian Viola by Farotti Celeste, Milan 1975Labelled: Farotti Celestes a Sancto Germano Casalense mediolani, Fecit Anno 1975Length of Back: 16 3/4ins, 426mm£12,000 - £18,000287An Italian Viola, School of Sderci, First Half of the Twentieth CenturyUnlabelledLength of back: 16ins, 410mm£6,000 - £8,000150 151Lot 286

24 th June 2013288A Fine German Viola, Mittenwald, Late Eighteenth CenturyLabelled: Michael Deconet...Length of back: 15 1/8ins, 385mm£2,000 - £3,000289A Good English Viola by C. Hoing, High Wycombe 1950Bearing an original label dated 1950Length of back: 15 15/16ins, 405mm£1,800 - £2,500152 153Lot 288

24 th June 2013290An Interesting Viola, Possibly NeapolitanLabelled: Lorenzo Ventapane...Napoli 1823Length of back: 15 13/16ins, 402mm£5,000 - £8,000*291A Viola by Giuseppe Bargelli, Florence 1945Labelled: Giuseppe Bargelli & F.glio liutaio via dei saponai 12 telef 294246 Firenze = (Italia)Dated in ink: 1945Length of back: 16 1/2ins, 419mm£4,000 - £6,000**292A German Viola, Late Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Hans Georg Leeb...Length of back: 15 7/8ins, 403mm£1,500 - £2,000154 155Lot 290

24 th June 2013293A Fine Italian Viola by Fratelli Mellegari, Turin 1892Labelled: Enrico Mellegari Clodovio parmense-fece in Taurino anno 1892Branded internally: Mellegari and again on the lower ribLength of back: 15 1/2ins, 393mm£20,000 - £30,000*156 157Lot 293

24 th June 2013294An Interesting Italian Viola, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Francisaus Mazadri fecit Milano anno 1746Length of back: 15 7/8ins, 404mm£3,000 - £5,000295A German Viola, circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 15 1/16ins, 383mm£300 - £400158 159Lot 294

24 th June 2013296A Good Viola by Jean Striebig, Mirecourt 1931Bearing an original label numbered 1073(?)Branded internally: JS StriebigLength of back: 16 1/2ins, 419mm£5,000 - £7,000297A Good Viola, Probably School of Caussin, circa 1870Labelled: Francesco Ruggieri...Length of back: 16 1/16ins, 406mm£1,000 - £1,500298A Good Viola, circa 1830UnlabelledLength of back: 15 9/16ins, 396mmThe instrument retains the original neck£600 - £1,000160 161Lot 296

24 th June 2013299A Fine and Rare Viola D’Amore by Leonard Maussiell, Nuernberg 1718Branded: L. M with the imperial double eagle set between themBearing a later repairer’s label: Reparits von F. Weber Haale 1862The flame sound holes, the table pierced with a sound rose beneath the fingerboard, the peg boxterminating in the blindfolded head of a man, the lower scroll branded E.F.String length: 13 3/8ins, 339mm£4,000 - £6,000*162 163Lot 299

24 th June 2013300301302303304A Rudall Carte Flute, 1867 Guards ModelStamped: Rudall Carte & Co Ltd., 23 BernersStreet, Oxford Street, London, 4803, 1867 PatentSounding length: 23 5/16ins, 593mmSilver mounts and keysSold with a case£350 - £450A Rudall Carte Flute, LondonStamped: Rudall Carte & Co Ltd., 20 CharingCross, London, 541Sounding length: 22 3/4ins, 578mmSilver mounts and keysGold Lip PlateSold with a case£600-800A Boosey & Hawkes ClarinetBranded: Boosey & Hawkes, London, EdgwareSerial number: A 359446Silver mounts and keysSold with a case£150 - £250A Selmer ClarinetBranded: Depose Henri Selmer Paris, FranceSerial number: M 9381Nickel mounts and keysSold with a Selmer case£150 - £200A Clarinet by HawkesNickel mounts and keysStamped: Excelsior Sonorous Class, Hawkes &Son, Denman Street, Piccadilly Circus, London,1787305306307308309310An Oboe by Marigaux, ParisStamped: SML Marigaux Paris France, 11345Silver mounts and keys£600 - £800A FluteStamped: Romilly, Graduate, Rudall Carte & CoLtd, LondonSounding length: 23 1/2ins, 596mm£100 - £150A Rosewood Bass Clarinet by Mahillon,BrusselsStamped: C. Mahillon, BruxellesBranded on the bell: C Mahillon, Fournisseurbrevete de L’Armee et des ConservatoiresBruxellesNickel keys£300 - £400A Fine German Bassoon by Heckel, Biebrichcirca 1900Branded: Heckel, Biebrich, Sole agents, Cooper& Lloyd, 12 Snow Hill WolverhamptonOverall length: 49 1/2ins, 1257mmNickel mounts and keysSold with a case£1,000 - £1,500A Collection of Sixteen Musical InstrumentCatalogues, from various auction houses£100 - £200Fifty Violin Bridge Blanks made by Aubert,Mirecourt311312313314315316A Twentieth Century BalalaikaTotal length: 680mmNo caseA German Lute/Mandola£300 - £500A Fine Neapolitan Mandolin,by Gennaro & Achille Vinaccia, 1895Labelled: Gennaro & Achille Vinaccia, RuaCatalana No. 53, 1895, signed Fratelli Vinaccia29 maple ribs with fine rosewood stringing,rosewood veneered neck and head, pearlinlay to rosette, 17 frets, no bridge, centreseamrepair.£300 - £500A Vinaccia School MandolinLabelled: Michele Maratea, Allievo di [studentof] Vinaccia, 189522 rosewood ribsNo caseTail-piece non-originalA Neapolitan Mandolin by Carlo GiuseppePicino, circa 1900Labelled: Frabrica e Deposito di StrumentiMusicalia Corda, Carlo Giuseppe Picino, diNapoli12 maple ribs, rosewood neck and head,inlaid wooden scratch-plate£40 - £80A Flat-back Mandolin by Palmer, Model P-3NSpruce soundboard, maple back and sides,truss-rod, oval soundhole, rope-effect purfling.£30 - £50317318319320A Neapolitan Mandolin byGiovanni de Meglio, 1905, Model ALabelled: Giovanni de Meglio, 1905, Model A,Serial No. 341213 rosewood ribs with maple stringing, andside-ports, 17 frets, pearl inlays to scratchplateand string-cover.£300 - £500A Neapolitan Mandolin by F. De Mureda,circa 1900Labelled: F. De Mureda, Fabbricante diinstrumenti armonica, 27 Vicoletto del Leone,Napoli, Anno 190?29 rosewood ribs with maple stringing, ebonyfingerboard with 17 frets, ebony and pearlbarber-pole edging, inlaid scratch-plate andstring cover.A Fine American Bowl-Back Mandolin byJ. F. Stetson & Co.Labelled: J. F. Stetson &Co. Makers23 rosewood ribs with triple stringing, 17frets, pearl inlays to head, fingerboard, rosetteand scratch-plate, fine marquetry purfling.£300 - £500*A 1924 Gibson style A2 mandolin,Serial No. 80943Labelled: white oval label torn, but serialnumber and style number clearly visibleSnake-head with ‘The Gibson’ logo, trussrod,natural finish, some unoriginal parts, inoriginal hard case with green lining.£400 - £600Sold with a case£80 - £120164 165

24 th June 2013321322323A Roman Mandolin by Luigi Embergher,Orchestral model 1, 1905Labelled: Luigi Embergher, Roma, via LeccoosaNo.2, 1905 (Embergher stamped to back ofhead)19 maple ribs with rosewood stringing, ebonyfingerboard with 27 frets extending to the farside of the oval sound holeNo case£600 - £800A Fine Danish-made Mandolin in the style ofEmbergher, by Johannes Möller, 1951Indistinctly labelled, but clearly signedJohannes Möller, anno 1951, Nr. 57325 fluted flamed maple ribs with rosewoodstringing, solid maple neck and head, Möller’strade-mark of a silhouetted lute-playing pixieinlaid to baseIn hard case£600 - £800A Fine Roman Mandolin by PasqualePecoraro, model 5d, 1967Labelled: Liuteria-Classica Romana, PasqualePecoraro, Pupil of Cav. Luigi Embergher...model5d, 1967, label signed36 fluted satinwood ribs with rosewoodstringing, Embergher-style head with squarefinial, ebony fingerboard extending to faredge of the oval soundhole with 29 frets,beautiful scratch-plate in the form of a scroll,pierced string cover.324325326A Very Ornate Guitar Labelled in MadamePratten’s Hand and Dated 1881, Attributedto Jerome Thibouville-LamyLabelled: ‘From Mme Sidney Pratten,Instructress to Her Royal Highness the PrincessLouise, London 1881’Birds-eye maple back and sides, Soundboardinlaid profusely with abalone flowers andfoliageString-length: 630mmNo caseSevere woodworm damage to the neck andhead. Head detached£500 - £700A Fine Guitar by Pierre Rene Lacote,Paris, 1834Labelled: Rue de Grammont No. 7, Lacote,Luthier, Paris, Année 182 (34)Plum-pudding mahogany back and sides,mahogany neck and head, multiple black& white bindings to soundboard, back andsides, deluxe Jerome tuners of nickel silver,with fan-shaped pearl buttons£6,000 - £8,000A Nineteenth Century Guitar Sold byChappells, Mirecourt style, circa 1850Rosewood back and sides, pearl arrowheadinlays to the soundboard, tuning machinesstamped ‘Chappell, New Bond St.’String-length 630mmIn hard case£1,500 - £2,000£600 - £800166167Lot 325

24 th June 2013327328A Classical Guitar Labelled Goya, Model 22.Solid cedar soundboard, mahogany backand sidesString-length: 656mmIn hard caseA Guitar Labelled Jerome Thibouville-Lamy&Cie. (JTL), Paris Circa 1890Solid flamed maple back and sidesString-length: 630mmIn hard case331332A Fine French GuitarBranded: Petit Jean Laine, A Mirecourt, circa1830Birds-eye maple back and sides, mother-ofpearlto the soundboard with further pearlinlays to the backString-length: 646mm£1,000 - £1,200A Modern Classical Guitar by JoanCashimira, Model 132329330£400 - £600A 1982 Alaistair McNeill Classical GuitarSpruce soundboard and Indian rosewoodback and sidesString length 650mmIn good hard case£800 - £1,200A Nineteenth Century Guitar, Attributed toGuiot, Circa 1840UnsignedSolid rosewood back and sides, fan-bracedspruce soundboard (in need of restoration)String-length: 634mmIn old semi-hard case£600 - £800333334Rosewood back and sidesSpruce soundboardString-length: 645mmIn soft case£50 - £80A Classical Guitar by Manuel Contreras,Estudio model C-2E, 1984Solid cedar soundboard, rosewood back andsidesString-length: 656mmIn hard case£500 - £600A Style 1 Martin Soprano UkuleleLabelled: Martin & Co. logo to head-facingAll mahogany body, 12 fret rosewoodfingerboard, white plastic tunersIn chip-board case£400 - £600*168169Lot 323Lot 331

24 th June 2013335A Hofner Senator Arch-Top Guitar,circa 1958Labelled: Hofner, No. 371Single cut-away, maple faced body, raisedHofner logo to head, truss-rod, Hofnercompensator tail-piece, a floating Egmondthree pick-up console, brunette finishSold with original pickup338339A Gibson Guitar, 1993Model: ES335Serial Number: 91563343Dot re-issue£800 - £1,200An Acoustic Steel-string Guitar by Kay£200 - £300336A 1963 Gibson Electric GuitarModel: ES335TDSerial number: 127915Original in all parts£5,000 - £8,000337A Dupont MD20 Guitar, 1991A Maccaferri style, Jazz guitarA cutawaySpruce top with oval soundholeMaple back and sides.Sold with original hard case & spare bridge£800 - £1,200170 171Lot 336 Lot 337

24 th June 2013340A Fine Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by L. GilletStamped: L. GilletRound stickWeight 68g.£5,000 - £7,000345A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow byJames TubbsUnstampedRound stickWeight: 65g.The head spliced341A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow by A. LamyStamped: A Lamy a ParisRound stickWeight: 54g.Restorations to the head£400 - £600346£800 - £1,000An Interesting Silver-Mounted FrenchViolin BowStamped: PeccatteFurther stamped: ParisWeight: 50g. (no hair)342343A Nickel-Mounted Violin Bow, Probablyby JTLUnstampedRound stickWeight: 64g.£400 - £600A French Frog, no button£300 - £500347£3,000 - £5,000A Silver-Mounted French Violin Bow byEugene SartoryStamped: Sartory a Paris, and again on theshaftRound stickWeight: 57g. (no lapping)£3,000-5,000344A Good Silver-Mounted Violin BowStamped: Jon. Stuber la hayeRound stickWeight: 60g.348A Silver-Mounted Violin Bow,Attributed to MartinFaintly stampedRound stickWeight: 58g.£600 - £1,000£400-600349A Silver-Mounted Viola Bow by J.E. VickersStamped: J.E. VickersRound stickWeight: 68g.£200-400Lot 340 Lot 344 Lot 345 Lot 347172 173

24 th June 2013350351A Gold-Mounted Viola Bow by Lothar SeifertStamped: Lothar SeifertOctagonal stickWeight: 67g.£1,500 - £2,000A Fine French Viola Bow by E. Sartory, ParisStamped: E. Sartory a ParisRound stickWeight: 71g.The French frog is possibly not original356Property of a Retired MusicianA Fine Silver and Tortoiseshell-MountedCello Bow by Joseph Henry, circa 1855UnstampedRound stickWeight: 78g.Sold with the certificate of Salchow & Sons,New York 2009. The shaft is spliced under thelapping£7,000 - £10,000*£8,000 - £12,000*352353A Gold-Mounted Viola Bow by A. BultitudeStamped: A.R. BultitudeOctagonal stickWeight: 73g.£2,000 - £4,000*A Fine Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by CharlesNicolas Bazin, circa 1890357Various PropertiesA Silver-Mounted German Cello Bow, circa1900UnstampedOctagonal stickWeight: 75g. (no hair)Frog and button not original to the stick£1,000 - £1,500*354355UnstampedOctagonal stickWeight: 78g.Sold with a certificate from Bernard Millant,Paris 2012£5,000 - £8,000A Silver-Mounted Cello BowStamped: Pierre Hel a LilleOctagonal stickWeight: 72g.£500 - £800A Good Silver-Mounted Cello Bow byHerbert LeichtStamped: H. Herbert LeichtOctagonal stickWeight: 85g.358359A Fine Silver-Mounted French Cello Bow,Possibly by MalineStamped: PeccatteRound stickSemi swan headWeight: 78g.The later mounts£6,000 - £10,000*A Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by AlbertNurnbergerStamped: *Albert Nurnberger*Octagonal stickWeight: 73g.£1,000 - £1,500£1,200 - £1,800Lot 351 Lot 353 Lot 356 Lot 358174 175

24 th June 2013360Property of a Retired MusicianThe Ex Max RostalAn Extremely Fine Italian Violin by Alessandro Gagliano, Naples 1709Bearing the original label: Alexander Gaglianus fecit Neaps 1709Length of back: 14ins, 357mmSold with a certificate and letter from William E. Hill & Sons, London 1949, the receipt of Max Rostal1949, and a J & A Beare valuation from 1949£150,000 - £250,000176 177Lot 360

24 th June 2013John Dilworth writes:Alessandro Gagliano is the beneficiary of one of William Henley’s most imaginative and romanticessays. In his ‘Universal Dictionary’, he stated that Gagliano was the son of a Marquis, a student ofmusic banished from the city after a fatal duel who found himself alone in a forest, idly tapping treesto determine their acoustic properties. With this insight he gained a place in the workshop of NicoloAmati and subsequently with Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, and after thirty years of study at the feetof the masters, established the Neapolitan school of Violin making in 1695. It is all tosh, sadly. Thereis as yet no archival proof of any biographical knowledge of the man, and one close look at his workis enough to see that he had no training in Cremona. No aspect of his technique shows any initimateunderstanding of Cremonese methods, and in fact, the startling thing is its originality and individualquality.All we can surmise from his work and circumstances is that he was probably introduced to lutherieby one of the several Fussen-born lute and guitar makers established in Naples at the end of theseventeenth century. Bletschacher lists several in his ‘Die Lautern- und Geigenmacher des FussenerLandes’, including Kaiser, Railich, Stadler, Steger and Tiefenbrunner. All these craftsmen were probablyessentially lute makers, but they would have had much knowledge of tone woods and techniques, andwould probably by this time have been experimenting with violins themselves. There was, enough tosay, a thriving instrument making community in Naples at this time. What marks Alessandro apart is hisinvestment in violin making specifically, and his observations of good Cremonese work that must havecome his way. The geometry, the basic plan, but above all, the attention to detail and finish obvious inhis work shows clearly where his inspiration sprang from.The violin in this instance, which bears a label of 1709, is strikingly classical in appearance. Thesoundholes have a wonderful Stradivari flow, the arching is subtle and beautifully graduated, thepurfling elegant, and the varnish of absolutely the first quality, of a very rich orange-brown and with asuperbly reflective ground.But if we look beneath the skin, as it were, we find crucial divergencies from the Amati rule book.The back is a glorious piece of quarter sawn maple, the consistent rippling flame chasing slightyupward to the treble side. It brings to mind comparisons with Alessandro’s most celebrated violin, the‘Rotondo’ of 1710. The grain though is very coarse, and looks as if it might be local wood, rather thanthe tightly grown maple of Amati and Stradivari. The outline is very Amatise, elegant and symmetricaland very carefully managed. But typically for Gagliano, it is long, not of any known Amati model. Theproportions of all his instruments are idiosyncratic- the outline lengthened, the stop exaggeratedtheseare marks of an individually created form. The arching is fine, but not conventional. The centre isfull and rounded, quite high at the centre, but it falls away quickly to the endblocks on both back andfront, leaving a broad, flat edge flute around the upper and lower bouts. In some ways it resembles thearching of very late period Guarneri del Gesu violins, but in no way does it fall into the Staineresquemodel almost universally adopted thoughout Europe in this period.The purfling is made of three soft veneers, possibly all poplar or willow, but it is fragile stuff thatthreads its way around the edge in uncertain manner, deflected and pressed or wandering and swollenaccording to the vagiaries of the slot into which it fits. You can plainly see the chatter marks andsplits in the wood resulting from planing each strip of veneer from the log with a deep set but notnecessarily well-sharpened blade.The ribs are made of contrasting wood, wildy and irregularly flamed maple cut on the half-slab, whichgives a wonderfully lively reflection under the varnish. But the rib corners are drawn together in longjoints, not the effective short mitre of Cremonese work. The long rib join is common in most ‘provincial’violin making, and betrays a method of working totally unlike the Cremonese internal mould system,possibly working without a mould at all. Internally the coarse pine blocks and linings are not morticed,nor are there locating pins in the endblocks, both of which are consistent markers of Cremonesetechnique.The front is very classical in appearance too, but the very low set soundholes are characteristic ofGagliano. In this case, their very authentic Stradivarian appearance is slightly undermined by the factthat the larger part of the lower wings have been restored, in the careful but characteristic mannerof the Hill workshop. The wood is first-class alpine tone wood, but the two sides appear not to bematched; on the treble side there is a fair amount of hazel figure close to the centre, and the grainpatterns are not consistent.The head also confirms Gagliano’s individuality. Very often his scrolls are decorated or given somedeliberate originality. No two are really treated in the same way, and on this example there is a cleftcarved into the chin, and a slender triangle incised at the base. Although this has become very wornwith use, the original form is reasonably clear. Alessandro Gagliano never treated his heads with thestrict formality of the Cremonese, but more in the free manner of Brescian and Northern Europeanmakers. In profile the head does have several distinguishing Gagliano features; the eye is low in thespiral, and projects suddenly from the winding of the narrow second turn , very much in the way ofCarlo Bergonzi. The pegbox is quite straight and slender, and the throat constricted and roughlyfinished. Tool marks are freely scattered around the volutes, and the workmanship is determinedlycharacterful rather than careful. Again, the wood is very broad-grained, probably local maple, but of aplainer nature than the back.Alessandro’s most successful attribute is his varnish, there is no doubt. It is sad that his sons seemedto reject it almost instantly, and the family name is usually associated with rather hard, yellow or deep,unrelieved brown coating. Alessandro’ varnish is the real thing, the soft red-tinted and beautifullymobile and reflective stuff of the classical masters. It may have come to him via the Fussen connectionand the Albani family of the Italian-German borders, who possibly also gave this beautiful red varnishto the Venetians. On this violin it has been worn by time, and polished and restored, but the glow isdeep in the wood, and the subtle flashes of colour are still apparent in the edges of the back.Alessandro Gagliano is a fascinating maker from many aspects. Working far away in the southat the same time that Stradivari was emerging as the dominant force in Cremona, he is isolatedgeographically and stylistically. There are few other makers in the beginning of the eighteenth centurywho grasped the principals of great violin making so well, and gave them a distinctive personalidentity. It would be very heartwarming to find out that he really was the son of a Marquis, a treetapperas well as a tearaway duellist, but I doubt it. His work is outstanding, and the dynasty of luthiershe founded one of the most long-lived and productive in all of violin making history.178 179

24 th June 2013Various Properties361An Interesting ViolinLabelled: Leandro Bisiach Milan 1896Bearing a further label with the retailer’s number 865Signed indistinctly on the upper treble backLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mmThe sound holes have been recut£2,000 - £3,000*362A French Violin, School of J. Derazey, circa 1870UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm£1,800 - £2,000363A German Violin by the Wolf Bros.Bearing an original label numbered 414 and dated 1888Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£500 - £1,000364A Good Child’s French Violin, circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 11 5/8ins, 295mm£300 - £500180 181Lot 361

24 th June 2013365An Interesting Violin, Probably Mid-Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Giov. Bapt. Grancino....16..Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 361mmThe violin retains its original neck£2,500 - £3,500366A Violin, Caussin School, circa 1880UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£1,500 - £2,000367A German Violin by the Wolf Bros.Bearing an original label dated 1888 and numbered 736Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 361mm£700 - £1,000368A French Violin, School of Guersan, circa 1770Bearing an indistinct labelLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£300 - £500182 183Lot 365

24 th June 2013369A Very Fine Violin by Paul Bailly, circa 1890Bearing an original label numbered 936Signed by the makerLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£4,000 - £6,000370A Violin, circa 1780Labelled: Caspar da Salo in Brescia 1651, Repariert, Georg Tiefenbrunner, in Munchen 1853Inlaid back with geometric patternsLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 357mm£2,000 - £3,000371A Violin by George CraskeLabelled: Made by George Craske, Born 1797 died 1888 and revised by A. L. Scholes, RushtonLength of back: 13 13/16ins, 352mm£800 - £1,200372A ViolinLabelled: Geronimo Grandini, Senior ParisLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£300 - £500184 185Lot 369

24 th June 2013373A Fine Italian Violin, School of Ceruti, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Joseph Ceruti filius Joannus Battista Cremonenis fecit anno 1834Length of back: 13 7/8ins, 352mm£18,000 - £25,000*374A Very Fine German Violin by Oswald Möckel, Berlin 1909Bearing an original labelLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 349mmSold with the certificate of Andreas Kagi, Berlin 2004£5,000 - £8,000375A Good ViolinLabelled: Vincenzo Sannino, fece in Napoli anno 1966Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£2,000 - £3,000376A Good ViolinLabelled: Johann Glass, Maker of Artistic Violins, Leipzig 1925Length of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm£600 - £1,000186 187Lot 373

24 th June 2013377An English Violin by William Robinson, 1941Bearing an original label dated 1941, numbered 358 and initialled in ink: W.R.Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£1,500 - £2,000378A Fine German Violin, First Half of the Twentieth Century, After Del GesuLabelled: Joseph Guarnerius...Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£1,200 - £1,800*379A Violin, Mittenwald circa 1900Labelled: Nicolas Amatus...Further labelled in manuscript: Wien 1872...Signed on the labelLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 357mm£300 - £400380A Violin, Probably French, circa 1900Labelled: Stradivarus...Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£200 - £300188 189Lot 377

24 th June 2013381An Italian Violin by Spiritus Sorsana, Cuneo First Half of the Eighteenth CenturyLabelled: Spiritus Sorsana fecit Cunae 1736Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 353mm£40,000 - £50,000*190 191Lot 381

24 th June 2013382A Fine French Violin by Maurice Mermillot, Paris 1883, After Del GesuBearing an original label dated 1883 and numbered 135Length of back: 14 /16ins, 357mm£4,000 - £6,000383An Interesting Violin, Second Half of the Eighteenth CenturyUnlabelledLength of back: 13 13/16ins, 351mm£3,000 - £5,000384A Violin by Antonio LecchiLabelled: Antonio Lecci fece Cremona 1923Signed on the labelLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£1,500 - £2,000385A French Violin by Andre Castagneri, Paris 1742Bearing an original labelLength of back: 14ins, 355mm£1,000 - £1,500192 193Lot 382

24 th June 2013386A Fine Violin, Attributed to Tomasso EberleLabelled: Tomasso Eberle fecit in Napoli anno 1774Length of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mmThe later scrollA full dendrochronology report is available to purchase from Peter Ratcliff dating the latest ring to 1752correlating with wood used mainly in Italy£8,000 - £12,000*387An Interesting Italian Violin, Venice circa 1780 and LaterUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mmThe table probably laterSold with a letter from W. E. Hill & Sons, London 1955£5,000 - £7,000388A Fine French Violin, Second Half of the Nineteenth CenturyUnlabelledLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£3,000 - £5,000194 195Lot 386

24 th June 2013389A Fine ViolinLabelled: Carolus Maurizi, fecet in Bologna 1925Length of back: 14ins, 357mm£1,200 - £1,800**390A German Violin, circa 1900, After Del GesuUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£800 - £1,200*391A French 3/4 Size Violin, circa 1900UnlabelledLength of back: 13 3/16ins, 335mm£300 - £500392A 3/4 Size ViolinLabelled: Charles Morel fabricant, Colombier-Fontaine 19/4Length of back: 13 3/16ins, 336mm£200 - £400196 197Lot 389

24 th June 2013393A Good French Violin by J. B. Deshayes Salomon, Paris circa 1760Branded internally: Salomon a ParisBearing a repair label: E. Daniel Marseilles 1868Length of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mm£2,000 - £4,000394A Good ViolinLabelled: Augustus Pollastri, Raphaelus Fiorini Alumnus, Fecit, Bononiae an. 1922Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 354mm£1,500 - £2,000395A German Violin, circa 1820UnlabelledLength of back: 14ins, 356mm£1,500 - £1,800396A German ViolinLabelled: Antonius Amati...Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 358mm£800 - £1,200198 199Lot 393

24 th June 2013397A Good French Violin by Honore Derazey, Mirecourt Second Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: H Derazey a Mirecourt, Medaille de 1re Classe, Exposition Universelle 1855Branded internally: H. DerazeyLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£3,000 - £5,000398A Good ViolinLabelled: Antica Bottega Liutai, di, Bisignano (Cosenza), Vincenzo Di Bonis, fecit anno 1953Signed on the labelLength of back: 14ins, 355mm£2,000 - £3,000**399An Interesting Violin, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyLabelled: Giovanni Fiorillo...Numbered internally 1287, and again on the lower ribLength of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,200 - £1,800400A Good German Violin by Heinrich Schwartz, Leipzig 1894Labelled: Henrich Schwarz Geigenmacher Leipzig 1894Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£600 - £1,000200 201Lot 397

24 th June 2013401A Good English Violin by W. Mayson, Manchester 1878Labelled: Deus adsit obsit mundus Walter H Mayson Manchester fecit anno 1878Signed on the labelLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£2,000 - £3,000402A Good Violin, Probably Tyrol circa 1780UnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£1,000 - £1,500*403An Interesting Violin, First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyFaintly labelledLength of back: 14 1/4ins, 362mm£700 - £1,000404A German Violin, Attributed to a Member of the Kloz Family, circa 1735Labelled: Aegidius Kloz Mittenwald an der iser 1735Length of back: 14 1/8ins, 360mm£300 - £500*202 203Lot 401

24 th June 2013405A Good Violin by Giovanni Maria Ceruti, Cremona 1923Labelled: officina Claudio Monterede Cremona 1923Signed: Gio Maria CerutiLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£1,200 - £1,800406A Violin by the Wolf Bros., 1889Bearing an original label numbered: 1675 made in 1889Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 366mm£700 - £1,000407A Scottish Violin by A. Dow, Glasgow 1879Bearing the original labelLength of back: 14 5/16ins, 364mm£300 - £500408A Child’s ViolinLabelled: Antonius Stradivarius...1711Length of back: 12 9/16ins, 318mm£100 - £150204 205Lot 405

24 th June 2013409An Irish Violin by Perry & Wilkinson, Dublin 1824Labelled: Made by Thos. Perry & Wm. Wilkinson musical instrument makers No 4 ...street No 4639 Dublin1824Branded on the upper back: Perry DublinLength of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mmThe violin retains its original neck, fingerboard, and tailpiece.£700 - £1,000410A Violin by Carolos Dvorak, Prague 1935Bearing an original labelLength of back: 14 3/16ins, 360mm£500 - £700411A Good ViolinLabelled: Antonio Curatoli copy of Stradivarius 1906Signed on the label and numbered 2613Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£300 - £500*412A German Violin, circa 1880Labelled in manuscript: Wolf Bros 1890 No 653 and printed: Roy Cottingham Violin Maker & Restorer 17,Northfield Ave, Ringstead, NorthantsLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mmSold with another violin206 207Lot 409

24 th June 2013413A Good French Violin by Paul BaillyUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mmSold with a letter of authenticity from Stephan Csonka, Cologne 2001£5,000 - £7,000414An Interesting Violin, Probably Italian, circa 1800Labelled: Nicholas Amati...Length of back: 13 7/8ins, 354mm£3,000 - £5,000*415A Fine French Violin, School of MougenoutUnlabelledLength of back: 14 1/8ins, 359mm£1,500 - £2,000416A Good French 3/4 Size Violin, circa 1900Labelled: antonius Stradivarius...Length of back: 13 1/4ins, 336mm£200 - £300208 209Lot 413

24 th June 2013417An Interesting Violin, Probably Turin circa 1900Labelled: Annaibale Fagnola fecit Taurini anno domini 19..Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£2,000 - £3,000418A German Violin by Hermann TodtLabelled: Made in GermanyFurther labelled: Verfertigt von Hermann Todt...Branded internally: Herm. Todt MarkneukirchenLength of back: 13 1/2ins, 347mm£1,000 - £1,500419420A Good French ViolinLabelled: Buthod luthier..Further labelled: Jerome Thibouville Lany & co…Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 357mm£800 - £1,200An Interesting Violin, After Nicolo AmatiLabelled: Made by Peter Wamsley...Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£600 - £1,000210 211Lot 417

24 th June 2013421A Good French ViolinLabelled: Pic luthier Paris18..Length of back: 14 1/16ins, 358mm£1,500 - £2,000*422A Good German Violin, circa 1780Labelled: Leopold Widhalm...Length of back: 13 7/8ins, 353mm£1,500 - £2,000423An Interesting ViolinLabelled: Lucian Improta Roma 1971Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 355mm£1,000 - £1,500424A Good French ViolinLabelled: Leon Bernadel, Luthier, 40bis Faub9 Poissonniere, Annee 1928 Paris No 28Length of back: 13 15/16ins, 359mm£800 - £1,200212 213Lot 421

24 th June 2013425Property of a GentlemanA Very Fine Italian Violin by Gaetano Antoniazzi, Cremona 1879Bearing the original label: Antoniazzi Gaetano di Cremona fece l’an 1879Branded on the lower rib: 18Length of back: 14ins, 356mm£30,000 - £40,000*214 215Lot 425

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24 th June 2013Conditions of BusinessThe conditions set out below are the terms on which we contract, asauctioneers, with sellers and, as agent acting on behalf of sellers, with buyers.Buyers and sellers should read the conditions carefully. Buyers’ attention isdrawn 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 someof the terms that are used in the Conditions generally; Section B is of particularrelevance to sellers; Section C to buyers; and Section D to both sellers andbuyers.A. Background to Terms used inthese Conditions1. In the conditions set out below, some terms are used regularly that needexplanation.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, inparticular, the item or items described against any lot number in anycatalogue;• “the Hammer Price” means the amount of the highest bid accepted by theauctioneer in relation to a Lot;• “the Buyer’s premium” means the charge payable by the Buyer as a percentageof 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 thatthe Lot cannot be sold;• “Forgery” means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived andexecuted as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship,origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to suchmatters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at thedate of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if ithad 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/orrestoration work of any kind.• “The Insured Value” means the amount that Brompton’s Auctioneers Limitedin its absolute discretion from time to time shall consider to be the value forwhich a Lot should be covered by insurance (whether or not insurance isarranged by us).B. The Seller2. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s Role as Agent.Our sales at public auction are undertaken as agent, on behalf of the Seller. Thecontract for the sale of the Lot will be between the Seller and the Buyer.3. CommissionWe shall charge the Seller commission at a rate agreed between the Seller andBrompton’s Auctioneers Limited. VAT at the appropriate rate will be charged onthe commission. We shall also collect from the Buyer a premium in addition tothe Hammer Price, VAT at the appropriate rate is also charged on this premium.4. ExpensesBrompton’s will charge the Seller for all its out of pocket expenditure over andabove 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 Sellerf) all examination costs incurred by external experts we believe appropriate, ifagreed in advance with the Sellerg) photography charges of £35 per lot advertised online, and where previouslyagreed charges for the catalogue photography.h) all Storage costs of the lot after the sale;i) all applicable VAT.Brompton’s will on request provide advance estimates of such expenditure andthe Seller is directed to www.bromptons.co where applicable rates for the moreroutine of these expenses are posted from time to time. The Seller is aware thatBrompton’s will not have control of the level of such third party charging andthe Seller is advised, if concerned, to make his/its own direct advance enquiriesof, for example relevant insurance, customs and vat authorities.5a. Where the Lot is included under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s Policya) Unless we agree otherwise, the Lot will be automatically included asconsigned or entrusted goods under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’sFine Art Policy for the amount that we from time to time consider to be itsappropriate value. This Value is not an undertaking by us that the Lot will besold for this amount.b) We shall charge the Seller a fee for the inclusion of the Lot under our policy atthe rate of 1.5% of the Hammer Price. If we arrange transport, we may chargethe Seller an additional fee based on the value of the Lot and the particularcircumstances of the requirements for the transport to maintain the benefit ofthe inclusion of the Lot under Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited’s policy duringsuch transport. Although we shall suggest carriers if specifically requested, wecannot accept any liability in this respect.c) The Lot will retain the benefit of inclusion under Brompton’s AuctioneersLimited’s policy until the expiry of seven days after the sale. If the Lot has notbeen 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 InsuranceIf the Seller specifically instructs us not to insure the Lot, it will remain at theSeller’s risk at all times until the Buyer has made payment in full. The Seller willindemnify 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 thatclaim may arise. The Seller will also reimburse us and them on demand for anyexpenses we or they may incur as a result of such a claim, even if we or they arefound to have been negligent and even where such reimbursement is requiredof a payment made without any legal liability being proved. The Seller mustnotify the Seller’s insurers of the terms of this clause.6. The Seller’s Undertakings regarding the LotThis clause sets out the basis on which we shall handle the Lot and which willgovern the Seller’s relationship with the Buyer. If that basis proves incorrect inany 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’sundertakings that:a) the Seller is the sole owner of the Lot with an unrestricted right to transfertitle to the Buyer free from all third party rights or claims (including copyrightclaims);b) the Seller has complied with all requirements, legal or otherwise relating toany export or import of the Lot and has notified us in writing of any failurec) by third parties to comply with such requirements in the past; andd) the Seller has notified us in writing of any material alterations to the Lot ofwhich the Seller is aware and of any concerns expressed by third parties inrelation 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 fullon demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Buyer asa result, whether arising in relation to the Lot or the proceeds of sale.7. Sale Arrangementsa) We shall have complete discretion as to the way the Lot is described andillustrated in the catalogue or any condition report; the place and mannerof 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 besought, 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 notan 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 haveany doubt as to its attribution or authenticity or as to the accuracy of thestatements made in clause 6 (a), (b) or (c) above or (ii) there is any breachof these Conditions of Business or (iii) we believe it would be improper toinclude the Lot in the sale.d) If either we or the Seller withdraw the Lot, we shall charge the Seller a feeequal 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 andother expenses.8. Conduct of Salea) The Lot will be sold subject to the Reserve, which cannot be above the lowestimate printed in the catalogue unless the Reserve is agreed to in a currencyother than pounds sterling and the exchange rates fluctuate betweenthe time the Reserve is agreed and the day of the sale. In this case, unlesswe agree otherwise, the Reserve shall be an amount equal to the poundsterling equivalent based on the closing exchange rate on the business dayimmediately preceding the sale. We shall in no circumstances be liable if bidsare not received at the level of the Reserve. We shall however be entitled tosell the Lot below the Reserve. If we do so, we shall be obliged to account tothe 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 theSeller’s behalf, although we shall have the right to bid on the Seller’s behalf upto the amount of the Reserve.9. After the Salea) AccountingAfter the sale, we shall require payment in full from the Buyer, includingpayment of the Buyer’s premium within seven days. Provided this hasoccurred, we shall remit to the Seller an amount equal to the Hammer Priceless all charges due from the Seller, 35 days after the date of the sale, unlesswe have received notice that the Lot is a Forgery (as defined in Section A ofthese Conditions of Business). In the event of late payment by the Buyer weshall make such remittance to the Seller within seven days of that payment bythe Buyer. If for any reason we make payment to the Seller of the amount duebefore payment by the Buyer, we shall acquire complete ownership of andtitle in the Lot, save only that in the event that we are obliged to accept theLot back from the Buyer on the basis that it is a Forgery, the Seller will refundto us the proceeds of sale paid to the Seller.Payment will be made in sterling unless the Seller instructs otherwise inwriting. If the Seller requires payment other than in sterling, we shall chargethe Seller for any currency costs incurred. Sale proceeds will be calculated atthe rate of exchange quoted to us by Coutts & Co. prevailing on the day of thepay-out 35 days after the date of the auction. Our certificate as to such ratewill be conclusive.b) Non-Payment by the BuyerIf the Buyer fails to pay the full amount due within 35 days after the dateof sale, we shall be entitled to agree special terms on the Seller’s behalf forpayment, storage and insurance, and to take any steps we consider necessaryto collect the amount due from the Buyer. However, we shall not be obligedeither to remit the price due to the Seller ourselves, nor to take any legalproceedings on the Seller’s behalf. We shall discuss with the Seller theappropriate course of action to be taken to recover the purchase price fromthe Buyer.c) ForgeriesIf within three months of the date of the auction the Buyer satisfies us that theLot 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 havethe right to cancel the sale and/or (ii) if we have at that time paid the Sellerthe whole or part of the full amount due to the Seller, then the Seller mustrefund to us, on demand, the total amount paid. In the latter case we shallexercise a lien over any property of the Seller under our control as security forthe amount dued) Unsold LotIf any Lot is unsold, or is not included in a sale, or is withdrawn from salefor any reason, it must be collected from us within 35 days after we sendthe Seller a notice requiring the Seller to collect it. If any such Lot remainsuncollected for a period exceeding 35 days, a storage charge of £1 per itemper day will apply and an additional charge will be made for insurance. TheSeller will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges aremet. If any such Lot is not collected within 90 days after the date of the saleor the date of the notice referred to above (whichever occurs first), it maybe disposed of by us as we see fit, which may involve its removal to a thirdparty warehouse at the Seller’s expense and its sale by public auction on suchterms as we consider appropriate, including those relating to estimates andreserves. We shall then account to the Seller for the proceeds of sale, havingdeducted all amounts due. If any Lot is bought in or otherwise unsold byauction, we are authorised as the exclusive agent for the Seller for a periodof two months following the auction to sell such Lot privately for a price that218 219

24 th June 2013will result in a payment to the Seller of not less than the net amount – i.e. afterdeduction of all charges due from the Seller – to which the Seller would havebeen entitled had the Lot been sold at a price equal to the Reserve, or forsuch lesser amount as we and the Seller shall agree. In such event the Seller’sobligations to us with respect to such a Lot are the same as if it had been soldat auction.10. Photographs and IllustrationsWe shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video orotherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong tous, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit.11. Other MattersVAT The Seller will give all relevant information about his VAT status and that ofthe Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues. Onceprinted, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost orexpense as a result of the information being incorrect, the Seller will reimburseto us on demand the full amount incurred.C. Buyers12. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited as agentAs auctioneers, we act as agent for the Seller. Unless otherwise agreed sales ofgoods at our auctions result in contracts made between the Seller, through ouragency, with the Buyer.13. Before the Salea) Examination of goodsProspective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods inwhich they are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reportsare usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to the Buyer otherthan in relation to Forgeries, as explained in clause 1 of these Conditions ofBusiness.b) Catalogue descriptionsStatements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or inwriting elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium,attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling priceof any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on asstatements of definitive fact. Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only,and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of anyitem or to reveal imperfections. Estimates of the selling price should not berelied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lotwill sell or its value for any other purpose. Many items are of an age or naturewhich precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions inthe catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damageand/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and theabsence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defectsor restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence ofany others.c) Buyers ResponsibilityBuyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition ofthe goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.d) Importation into a buyer’s destination countryThe purchaser’s inability to import any item into his destination country asa result of Government economic sanctions or other restrictions shall notjustify cancellation or rescission of the sale or any delay in payment. Pleasesatisfy yourself before bidding as to whether a lot is subject to such importrestrictions, or any other restrictions on importation or exportation14. At the Salea) Refusal of admissionOur sales take place on our own premises or premises over which we havecontrol for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our completediscretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.b) Registration before biddingEvery prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form andprovide identification before making a bid at auction. Prospective buyersshould be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check.c) Bidding as PrincipalWhen 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 isacting as agent on behalf of a third party acceptable to us.d) Absentee BidsIf a prospective buyer gives us instructions to bid on his behalf, by usingthe form provided, we shall use reasonable efforts to do so, provided theseinstructions are received not later than 24 hours before the sale. If we receiveabsentee bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auctionthese bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the personwhose bid was received first. Absentee bids are undertaken subject to othercommitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the sale may besuch that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a freeservice to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liabilityfor failure to make a absentee bid. Prospective buyers should therefore alwaysattend personally if they wish to be certain of bidding.e) Telephone BidsIf prospective buyers make arrangements with us not less than 24 hoursbefore the sale, we shall use reasonable efforts to contact the bidders toenable them to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstanceswill we be liable to either the Seller or any prospective buyer as a result offailure to do so.f) Currency ConverterAt some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the ratesof exchange quoted to us by Coutts & Co. at opening on the date of theauction. Bidding will however take place in sterling. The currency converteris not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either inthe accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreigncurrency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to the Buyer for anyloss suffered as a result of the Buyer following the currency converter ratherthan the sterling bidding.g) Video imagesAt some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur inits operation, and we cannot be liable to the Buyer regarding either thecorrespondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the imageas a reproduction of the original.h) The auctioneer’s discretionThe auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid toadvance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divideany 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 bidSubject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marksthe acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for salebetween the Seller and the Buyer.j) Online BiddingBrompton’s Auctioneers offer an online bidding service via thesaleroom. comfor bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the bidder registrationon www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unlessalternative arrangements are agreed with Brompton’s Auctioneers you:i. authorise Brompton’s Auctioneers, if they so wish, to charge the creditcard given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfullypurchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, andii. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details toBrompton’s Auctioneers through www.invaluable.com . Please note thatany lots purchased via Artfact / Invaluable live auction service will besubject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposedon the hammer price Live online bidding is available atwww.invaluable.com/bromptons15. After the Salea) Buyer’s PremiumIn addition to the Hammer Price, the Buyer must pay us the Buyer’s premiumat a rate of 20% of the Hammer Price.b) Value Added TaxValue Added Tax is always payable on the premium. It may also be payable onthe Hammer Price, if the Lot has been marked with a sign to that effect in thecatalogue. It may be refunded on proof of export from the European Union.c) PaymentThe Buyer must provide us with his or her name and permanent addressand, if so requested, details of the bank from which payment will be madeand then pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’spremium and any applicable value added tax) within seven days after thedate of the sale. This applies even if the Buyer wishes to export the lot and anexport licence is (or may be) required. The Buyer will not acquire title to theLot until all amounts due to us have been paid to us, even in circumstanceswhere we have released the Lot to the Buyer. Payment may be made inthe following ways: by credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, or Amex areaccepted); wire transfer in GBP, EUR, or USD; or by GBP in cash up to £5,000.Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the card holderin person whilst on our premises. Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited is not ableto notify successful bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sent out byemail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you ofthe result of your bid. Buyers are requested to contact us by telephone or inperson as soon as possible after the sale to obtain details of the outcome oftheir bids to avoid incurring unnecessary charges. Successful bidders will paythe price of the final bid plus premium plus any applicable VAT.d) Collection of PurchasesUnless we specifically agree to the contrary, we shall retain items sold untilall amounts due to us, or to any other associated company of Brompton’sAuctioneers Limited, have been paid in full. Items retained will be covered byour insurance from the date of sale for a period of seven days or, if by then thegoods have been collected, to the time of collection. After seven days or fromthe time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at theBuyer’s risk.e) NotificationInvoices are sent out by email after the sale day, but we do not acceptresponsibility for notifying you of your bid. Bidders are requested to contactus as soon as possible after the sale to check if they were successful, and toavoid incurring charges for late payment.f) Packing and handlingWe shall use all reasonable efforts to take care when handling and packing apurchased Lot but remind the Buyer that after seven days or from the time ofcollection the Lot is entirely at the Buyer’s risk.g) Recommended packers and shippersBrompton’s does not provide a shipping or packing service. We recommendthat you contact a professional shipping company who will advise oncollection and delivery and provide a quotation. If you require a quotationafter the auction then you will need to provide the shipping companywith the information from your Brompton’s invoice. All shipments shouldbe unpacked and checked on delivery and any discrepancies notifiedimmediately to the shipper in question.h) Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchasesIf the Buyer fails to make payment within seven days, we shall be entitled toexercise one or more of the following rights or remedies:• to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 4% above Coutts & Co. base rate permonth on the full amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more thanseven days after the date of the auction;• to set off against any amounts which we or any other associated company ofBrompton’s Auctioneers Limited may owe the Buyer in any other transactionthe outstanding amount remaining unpaid by the Buyer;• to exercise a lien on any of the Buyer’s property which may be in ourpossession for any purpose and, following 14 days’ notice to the Buyer of theamount outstanding and remaining unpaid, arrange the sale of such propertyand apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us;• where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to us or any other associatedcompany of Brompton’s Auctioneers Limited in respect of differenttransactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed inrespect 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 orobtain a deposit from the Buyer before accepting any bids. If the Buyer fails tomake payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled:• to issue proceedings on behalf of the Seller against the Buyer to recoverthe full amount due, together with the costs of such proceedings on a fullindemnity 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 orany other auction;• to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lowerprice being obtained, claim the balance from the Buyer together with anycosts incurred in connection with the Buyer’s failure to make payment.i) Failure to collectWhere purchases are not collected within seven days after the sale, whetheror not payment has been made, we shall arrange storage at the Buyer’sexpense, and only release the items purchased after payment has been madein full of storage, removal, insurance and any other costs incurred, togetherwith payment of all other amounts due to us.j) Export LicenceUnless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that the Buyer wishes toapply for an export licence does not affect his obligation to make payment220 221

24 th June 2013within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment. If theBuyer requests us to apply for an export licence on his behalf, we shall beentitled to recover from him our disbursements and out of pocket expensesin relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. We will notbe obliged to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by the Buyerwhere payment is made by the Buyer despite the fact that an export licenceis required. It is the buyer’s responsibility to obtain any export or importlicences and/or certificates as well as any other required documentation.16. Extent of Our LiabilityWe have an obligation to refund the Buyer in the circumstances set out in clause17. However, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, areresponsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin,date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any othererrors 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 ForgeryA 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 usproves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund anyamounts if eithera) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction datecorresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at thattime, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, orD. Conditions Applicable to both Buyersand Sellers18. CopyrightThe copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lotis and shall remain at all times our property and shall not be used by the Buyernor anyone else without our prior written consent. Where the vendor providesthe text, photographs and illustrations for publication the vendor warrants thatuse is authorised by the copyright owner and indemnifies the Company againstclaims and costs arising from wrongful use.19. NoticesAny 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 workingday after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day afterposting.20. SeverabilityIf 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 theconditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extentpermitted by law.21. Law and JurisdictionThese Conditions of Business are subject to English law, which shall apply totheir construction as well as to their effect. For our benefit, the Seller and theBuyer submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.Absentee Bids FormThis form should be sent or faxed to be received by the Brompton’s Absentee Bids Office in advance of the sale. References should be supplied in good time to betaken 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 4BSTel: +44 (0)20 7670 2947 Fax: +44 (0)20 7670 2963Sale Date: 1.30pm, 24 th June 2013 / Sale No. 1025I 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 mybid 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 anyVAT 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 thepurchase price of (**) lots at the standard rate (currently 20% on the hammer), and on lots marked (*) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the hammer). All bids shallbe 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 behalfof clients for the convenience of clients and that Brompton’s will not be held responsible for failing to execute bids. If identical absentee bids are received for thesame Lot, the absentee 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 sterlingLot Number(in numerical order)Price Bid £ (excludingBuyer’s Premium)Lot Number(in numerical order)Price Bid £ (excludingBuyer’s Premium)Lot Number(in numerical order)Price Bid £ (excludingBuyer’s Premium)b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either ascientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of thecatalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonablyexpensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot.Furthermore, the Buyer should note that this refund can be obtained only ifthe following conditions are met:i. the Buyer must notify us in writing, within three months of the auctiondate, 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 samecondition as at the auction date; andiii. as soon as possible following return of the Lot, the Buyer must produceevidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that he isable to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. In nocircumstances shall we be required to pay the Buyer any more than theamount paid by him for the Lot concerned and the Buyer shall have noclaim for interest. The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of beingtransferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the originalinvoice 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 anyinterest in it to any third party. We shall be entitled to rely on any scientificor other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or notsuch process was used or in use at the date of the auction.Client Number (if known):Address:Tel (Home):Fax:Signature(Credit card surcharge 2% • Amex surcharge 4% • No surcharge for debit cards)Name:Postcode:Tel (Office)Email:Card No. Start Date:Issue No: Security CodeSignature: Expiry Date: Name on cardPlease charge all purchases to my cardDo 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)222 223

Makers’ IndexBowsViolinsMakerLotMakerLotMakerLotMakerLotAllen, Samuel_______________________________ 26Pfretschner, L.______________________________ 170Antoniazzi, Gaetano_________________________ 425Goulding & Co_____________________________ 210Bausch, Ludwig_____________________________ 172Pfretzschner, G._____________________________ 161Arden, Job_________________________________ 109Grancino, Giovanni__________________________ 215Bazin, Charles Nicolas____________________7, 24, 353Pfretzschner, H.R.___________________________ 156Bailly, Paul_________________________71, 80, 81, 369Grossmann, G. M.___________________________ 221Bryant, P.___________________________________ 30Pierenot___________________________________ 10Boullangier, Charles_________________________ 106Guarneri, Andrea____________________________ 53Bultitude, A________________________________ 352Prager, August Edwin______________________ 16, 27Castagneri, Andre___________________________ 385Hardie, Matthew_____________________________ 89Buthod, Charles____________________________ 169Prager, Gustav__________________________ 180, 189Castello, Paulo_____________________________ 116Hare, John__________________________________ 87Caressa and Francais________________________ 165Sartory, E._________________________________ 351Ceruti, Giovanni Maria_______________________ 405Hawkes & Son____________________________ 56, 84Cocker, L.___________________________________ 19Seifert, Lothar______________________________ 350Chipot-Vuillaume___________________________ 254Haynes and co______________________________ 70Cuniot-Hury_________________________________ 2Tubbs, James_______________________1, 20, 21, 345Cocker, Laurence___________________________ 100Heberlein, Heinrich Th._______________________ 203Devoivre, Jerome___________________________ 171Van der Meer, K.____________________________ 174Colin, J.B.__________________________________ 233Hinnell, L.E.________________________________ 204G and Freres________________________________ 13Vickers, J.E.________________________________ 197Colin-Mezin, Ch. J.B._________________________ 253Jean, F. N._________________________________ 110Gillet. L___________________________________ 340Wanka, H._________________________________ 187Colin-Mezin, Ch. J.B.__________________________ 97JTL____________________________________ 90, 249Gotz, Conrad________________________________ 28Coutanche, L. B.____________________________ 267Kessler, Ernst________________________________ 82Green, Howard__________________________ 11, 148Craske, George_____________________________ 220Lansinger, Houslar__________________________ 209Gruenke, Klaus_____________________________ 162Craske, George_____________________________ 371Lazzara, Jamie_______________________________ 98Henry, Joseph______________________________ 356Degani, Eugenio____________________________ 247Lecchi, Antonio_____________________________ 384Hill & Sons, W.E _______________ 15, 18, 150,154, 160Derazey, H_____________________________ 101, 397Luff, W. H._________________________________ 273JTL_______________________________________ 183Derazey, Juste______________________________ 207Maucotel & Deschamp________________________ 54Lamy, A.________________________________ 12, 341Dodd, Thomas______________________________ 61Mayson, W.________________________________ 401Leicht______________________________________ 3Dow, A.___________________________________ 407Mermillot, Maurice__________________________ 382Leicht, Herbert_____________________________ 355Dreaper, Rushworth_________________________ 275Möckel, Oswald____________________________ 374Morizot Freres______________________________ 157Dvorak, Carolos____________________________ 410Moinel-Cherpitel____________________________ 66Morizot Pere_______________________________ 147Fleury, Benoist_____________________________ 112Morassi, G.B_______________________________ 105Morizot, L._________________________________ 164Fournier, G.________________________________ 266Perry & Wilkinson___________________________ 409Nurnberger, Albert__________________ 163, 167, 359Gagliano, Alessandro________________________ 360Potscher__________________________________ 255Ouchard Pere____________________________ 8, 194Germain, Emile_____________________________ 256Puglisi, Concetto____________________________ 216Ouchard, E.________________________________ 153Gianotti, Alfredo____________________________ 264Quenoil, Charles____________________________ 218Peccatte, Dominic_____________________________ 9Gottlob Ficker, Johann_______________________ 107Robinson, William___________________________ 377

ViolasCellosGuitars & Fretted InstrumentsMaker Lot MakerLotMakerLotMakerLotRogeri, G.B.________________________________ 227Bargelli, Giuseppe___________________________ 291Dollenz, Giovanni___________________________ 125Cashimira, Joan_____________________________ 332Salomon, J.B. Deshayes______________________ 393Farotti, Celeste_____________________________ 286Glenister, William___________________________ 140Contreras, Manuel__________________________ 333Scarampella, Stefano_________________________ 96Hoing, C.__________________________________ 289Lott, J. F.___________________________________ 121de Meglio, Giovanni_________________________ 317Schmidt, Arnold_____________________________ 77Keller, Helmut______________________________ 284Settin, Joseph______________________________ 143De Mureda, F.______________________________ 318Schuster Jun, C. G___________________________ 224Lecchi, Giuseppe B.__________________________ 277Dupont___________________________________ 337Schwartz, Heinrich__________________________ 400Sderci, Iginius_______________________________ 72Serafin, Sanctus____________________________ 198Sorsana, Spiritus____________________________ 381Storioni, Carlo______________________________ 248Thompson, Robert__________________________ 260Tibbalds, W.H.______________________________ 104Todt, Hermann_____________________________ 418Longman & Broderip________________________ 280Maussiell, Leonard__________________________ 299Mellegari Fratelli____________________________ 293Ritter, Wolfgang B.__________________________ 281Schweitzer, J. B._____________________________ 282Striebig, Jean______________________________ 296WoodwindMakerLotHawkes___________________________________ 304Heckel____________________________________ 308Marigaux__________________________________ 305Rudall Carte___________________________ 300, 301Selmer____________________________________ 303Embergher, Luigi___________________________ 321Gibson________________________________ 336, 338Hofner____________________________________ 335J. F. Stetson & Co.___________________________ 319Kay______________________________________ 339Lacote, Pierre Rene__________________________ 325Martin____________________________________ 334McNeill, Alaistair____________________________ 329Varotti, Johannus___________________________ 268Möller, Johannes____________________________ 322Wolf Bros._________________________________ 367Palmer____________________________________ 316Wolf Bros._____________________________ 363, 406Pecoraro, Pasquale__________________________ 323Picino, Carlo Giuseppe_______________________ 315Vinaccia, Gennaro & Achille___________________ 313

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