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Fine Musical Instruments

Session: Fine Musical Instruments

London, Knightsbridge
7 Mar 2012, session starting at 11:00 GMT

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A violin Montagnana in case
Sold for £193,250 inc. premium
An Venetian Violin probably by Domenico Montagnana circa 1740 (3)
An Italian violoncello, Amati model, Venise circa 1730-1780
Sold for £121,250 inc. premium
A Cello of the Venetian School circa 1750 (2)
Violin labelled by Enrico Rocco
Sold for £80,450 inc. premium
An Italian Violin attributed to Enrico Rocca, Genova 1894 (2)
A Fine Violin of the Venetian school, circa 1780 (2)
Sold for £67,250 inc. premium
A Violin of the Venetian School, circa 1780 (2)

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A collection of fragments of letters with signatures attributed to Paganini
Estimate:
£200 - 300
€230 - 350
JPY 31,000 - 46,000
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Brothers Hill; The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family ( 1626-1762 Their Life and Work; First Edition, London 1931 (1)
Estimate:
£500 - 600
€580 - 700
JPY 77,000 - 92,000
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E.N. Doring; How Many Strads, Our Heritage form the Master, Chicago, Illinois, 1945.
Sold for £27 inc. premium
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Brothers Hill; The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, 1626-1762, Their Life and Work; First Edition, London, 1931 (1)
Estimate:
£500 - 600
€580 - 700
JPY 77,000 - 92,000
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W. Hamma; Italian Violin Makers, London, 1964.
Sold for £106 inc. premium
Heckel single bassoon in leather case together with Heckle double bassoon in wooden case
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A rosewood Contrabassoon by Heckel, Biebrich, circa 1900 (2)
Sold for £4,750 inc. premium
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A stained boxwood Bassoon by Heckel, Biebrich (2)
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A boxwood & ivory Clarinet by Wood & Sons, Compton, 50 Soho, London , with recorder
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A boxwood & ivory Clarinet by James Wood & Sons, London, circa 1820 (2)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
JPY 150,000 - 230,000
A Cornett, possibly English 17th century (1)
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A Cornett, possibly English 17th century (1)
Sold for £875 inc. premium
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A silvered Flute by Ruddell Rose Carte & Co circa 1865 (2)
Sold for £1,500 inc. premium
An 18th century ebony and ivory Oboe (1)
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An 18th century ebony and ivory Oboe (1)
Sold for £525 inc. premium
A Tenor Oboe attributed to Johann Andreas Konigsberger, Roding, circa 1740 (1)
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A Tenor Oboe attributed to Johann Andreas Konigsberger, Roding, circa 1740 (1)
Sold for £5,125 inc. premium
A boxwood Flute by W. Milhouse, London
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A boxwood Oboe by William Milhouse, London, circa 1810 (1)
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A 1810 monzei flute
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A silver and rosewood Flute by Hill, late Monzani, circa 1830 (2)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
JPY 150,000 - 230,000
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An ebonised Flute by Florent Hofinger, circa 1910 (2)
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
€930 - 1,400
JPY 120,000 - 180,000
Bow backed mandolin Donatus Filano together with miniature string instrument? (2)
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An 18th century Mandolin attributed to Donato Filano (2)
Sold for £3,875 inc. premium
A German six string guitar by Gebruder Wolff, circa 1890 (2)
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A German six string Guitar by Gebruder Wolff, circa 1890 (2)
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
JPY 180,000 - 230,000
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A six string Spanish Guitar labelled Josef Pages, circa 1813
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
JPY 460,000 - 610,000
A French Violin by Jacques Pierre Thibout
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A French Violin by Jacques Pierre Thibout, Paris, circa 1840 (2)
Sold for £6,875 inc. premium
A Mirecourt Violin of the Nicolas Vuillaume School circa 1860 (1)
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A Mirecourt Violin of the Nicolas Vuillaume School circa 1860 (1)
Sold for £3,250 inc. premium
A Gavinies violin, in a hard case by Hill and two bows
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A French Violin circa 1760 (4)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
JPY 460,000 - 610,000
A French Violin circa 1900 (3)
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A French Violin circa 1900 (3)
Sold for £1,250 inc. premium
An Italian Violin by Della Costa in Hill Case
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An Italian Violin by Pietro Antonio dalla Costa, Treviso, circa 1750 (2)
Sold for £61,250 inc. premium
A French Violin attributed to Claude Pierray, Paris, circa 1730 (3)
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A French Violin attributed to Claude Pierray, Paris, circa 1730 (3)
Sold for £4,250 inc. premium
Derazey(?) Violin with 2 Bows in black hard case in brown fabric dustcover
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A French Violin by Juste Derazey, Mirecourt, (4)
Sold for £4,000 inc. premium
Bernardel 1853 France violin
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A Violin, French School, circa 1860 (2)
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,300 - 14,000
JPY 1.2 million - 1.8 million
A French Violin, workshop of Emile Menneson, circa 1900 (1)
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A French Violin, workshop of Emile Menneson, circa 1900 (1)
Sold for £1,375 inc. premium
A good French Violin attributed to Georges Lotte, 1895 (2)
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A good French Violin attributed to Georges Lotte, 1895 (2)
Sold for £3,000 inc. premium
A Violin of the Tyrol School circa 1790 (1)
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A Violin of the Tyrol School circa 1790 (1)
Sold for £875 inc. premium
A French Violin of the Paris School circa 1800 (1)
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A French Violin of the Paris School circa 1800 (1)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
JPY 150,000 - 230,000
A Violin circa 1800 (2)
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A Violin circa 1800 (2)
Sold for £875 inc. premium
A Mirecourt Violin circa 1920 (1)
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A Mirecourt Violin circa 1920 (1)
Sold for £750 inc. premium
A Violin by N.F Vuillaume, Brussels, 1833 (1)
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A Violin by N.F Vuillaume, Brussels, 1833 (1)
Sold for £10,000 inc. premium
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An Interesting Violin circa 1790 (3)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
JPY 150,000 - 230,000
A good French Violin of the Paris School 1918 (2)
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A good French Violin of the Paris School 1918 (2)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
JPY 460,000 - 610,000
A French Violin by Collin-Mezin, Paris, 1938 (1)
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A French Violin by Collin-Mezin, Paris, 1938 (1)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,300 - 3,500
JPY 310,000 - 460,000
A Violin attributed to G.A. Barnes, Manchester, 1919 (3)
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A Violin attributed to G.A. Barnes, Manchester, 1919 (3)
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,300
JPY 230,000 - 310,000
A Tyrolian 18th century lab. Stainer violin, with French bow, in case
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A Violin of A.F. Mayr Salzburg School, circa 1750 (3)
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
JPY 770,000 - 1.1 million
An interesting Violin of the Tyrol School circa 1750 (3)
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An interesting Violin of the Tyrol School circa 1750 (3)
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
A German Violin (2)
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A German Violin (2)
Sold for £1,250 inc. premium
A German Violin by Oskar Krahl, Meerane, 1931 (4)
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A German Violin by Oskar Krahl, Meerane, 1931 (4)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
JPY 460,000 - 610,000
A Mittenwald Violin attributed to Kloz circa 1760 (3)
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A Mittenwald Violin attributed to Kloz circa 1760 (3)
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
A German Violin attributed to Ignaz Hoffmann, Wolfelsdorf, 1770 (3)
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A German Violin attributed to Ignaz Hoffmann, Wolfelsdorf, 1770 (3)
Sold for £3,625 inc. premium
An English Violin, ascribed to Peter Walmsley, London, circa 1740 (3)
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An English Violin, ascribed to Peter Walmsley, London, circa 1740 (3)
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,300 - 3,500
JPY 310,000 - 460,000
A Violin of the Duke School circa 1790 (1)
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A Violin of the Duke School circa 1790 (1)
Sold for £1,500 inc. premium
An Irish Violin by Richard Guiton, Cork, 1893 (2)
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An Irish Violin by Richard Guiton, Cork, 1893 (2)
Sold for £2,625 inc. premium
A Violin of the Scottish School, attributed to James Hardie and Sons, Edinburgh 1892 (3)
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A Violin of the Scottish School, attributed to James Hardie and Sons, Edinburgh 1892 (3)
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
€930 - 1,400
JPY 120,000 - 180,000
A Violin of the Scottish School circa 1820 (1)
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A Violin of the Scottish School circa 1820 (1)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
JPY 150,000 - 230,000
A Violin of the Scottish Hardie School, circa 1810 (2)
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A Violin of the Scottish Hardie School, circa 1810 (2)
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
JPY 380,000 - 540,000
A Violin of the Scottish School, circa 1860 (3)
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A Violin of the Scottish School, circa 1860 (3)
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
€930 - 1,400
JPY 120,000 - 180,000
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