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Fine Musical Instruments

10 March 2010 | starting at 11:00 GMT

Live Auction

London, New Bond Street

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Auction highlights

An Italian Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1692 (2). Sold for £144,000 inc. premium

An Italian Violin attributed to Nicolas Amati, Cremona Circa 1660 (2). Sold for £54,000 inc. premium

An Italian Violin by Ferdinando Garimberti, Milan, 1926 (2). Sold for £50,400 inc. premium

An Italian Cello ascribed to G.B. Rugieri, Cremona, circa 1700 (3). Sold for £48,000 inc. premium

An Italian Violin by Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Milan, 1926 (2). Sold for £44,400 inc. premium

An Italian Violin by Hannibal Fagnola Turin, 1928 (2). Sold for £33,600 inc. premium

A Grecian Harp by Sebastian Erard, London (1). Sold for £2,880 inc. premium

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Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
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Fine Musical Instruments

Auction highlights

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1 — A Charles Jeffries Duet Concertina (2)

2 — An Anglo Concertina by Charles Jeffries (2)

3 — An Anglo Concertina by Charles Jeffries (1)

4 — An Anglo Concertina by Wheatstone, 1937 (2)

5 — A four string English Stroviol, circa 1920 (1)

6 — An English Guitar by Preston of London, circa 1780 (1)

7W — A Grecian Harp by Sebastian Erard, London (1)

8 — A Neapolitan Mandolin by Vinaccia, 1903 (2)

9 — A Bass Trumpet by C F Schmidt, Weimar, circa 1900 (1)

10 — A Hawkes & Son Bach Trumpet, circa 1920 (2)

11 — A contemporary Concert Flute by Johannes Hammig in Lahr, Schwarzwald (3)

12• — William C. Retford: Bows and Bowmakers (3)

13 — An interesting Guitar circa 1825 (2)

14 — A six string Spanish Guitar (2)

15 — A Louis Theress Guitar, London, circa 1870 (2)

16 — A Classical Guitar by Jacob J. van de Geest Johannesburg 1964 (2)

17 — A Guitar by Harald Petersen, 1969 (2)

18 — A Flamenco Guitar by Ramon Marin, Malaga, 1968, (2)

19 — A Conde Hermanos Flamenco Guitar, circa 1960 (2)

20 — A L3 Guitar by Gibson Kalamazoo, 1920s (2)

21 — A L4 Guitar by Gibson Kalamazoo, 1920s (2)

22 — An L7 left-handed Guitar by Gibson, Kalamazoo, 1933 (2)

23 — A ES-175D Guitar by Gibson Kalamazoo (2)

24 — A Mustang Bass Guitar by Fender 1975 (2)

25 — An Archtop Guitar by Knight (1)

26 — A Telecaster Guitar by Fender 1972 (2)

27 — An English Violin by Walter H Mayson, 1888 (2)

28 — A Mirecourt Violin by JTL, circa 1900 (2)

29 — A Violin of the Viennese School, circa 1800 (2)

30 — A Wolff Brothers Violin circa 1890 (1)

31 — A Scottish Violin of the Hardie School, circa 1810 (2)

32 — A Bohemian Violin, circa 1860 (4)

33 — A German Violin, 1925 (3)

34 — A French JTL Violin, circa 1900 (1)

35 — An English Violin attributed to Richard Duke, circa 1800 (1)

36 — A German Violin of the Wolff Brothers School, circa 1890 (3)

37 — An English Violin, circa 1955 (1)

38 — An English Violin attributed to John Barrett, London, circa 1730 (1)

39 — An interesting Violin of the French School, circa 1830 (2)

40 — A German Violin of the Wolff Bros. School, circa 1900 (4)

41 — A French Violin, circa 1900 (3)

42 — A German Violin, circa 1900 (3)

43 — A Violin of the Ficker School, circa 1790 (4)

44 — A Mirecourt Violin, circa 1920 (4)

45 — A German Violin circa 1890 (2)

46 — A Mirecourt Violin, circa 1850 (1)

47 — A Violin of the French School, circa 1850 (2)

48 — A Mirecourt Violin of the Laberte Humbert School, circa 1930 (1)

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Conditions of Sale

1 —
A Charles Jeffries Duet Concertina
(2)

2 —
An Anglo Concertina by Charles Jeffries
(2)

3 —
An Anglo Concertina by Charles Jeffries
(1)

4 —
An Anglo Concertina by Wheatstone, 1937
(2)

5 —
A four string English Stroviol, circa 1920
(1)

6 —
An English Guitar by Preston of London, circa 1780
(1)

7^W —
A Grecian Harp by Sebastian Erard, London
(1)

8 —
A Neapolitan Mandolin by Vinaccia, 1903
(2)

9 —
A Bass Trumpet by C F Schmidt, Weimar, circa 1900
(1)

10 —
A Hawkes & Son Bach Trumpet, circa 1920
(2)

11 —
A contemporary Concert Flute by Johannes Hammig in Lahr, Schwarzwald
(3)

12^• —
William C. Retford: Bows and Bowmakers
(3)

13 —
An interesting Guitar circa 1825
(2)

14 —
A six string Spanish Guitar
(2)

15 —
A Louis Theress Guitar, London, circa 1870
(2)

16 —
A Classical Guitar by Jacob J. van de Geest Johannesburg 1964
(2)

17 —
A Guitar by Harald Petersen, 1969
(2)

18 —
A Flamenco Guitar by Ramon Marin, Malaga, 1968,
(2)

19 —
A Conde Hermanos Flamenco Guitar, circa 1960
(2)

20 —
A L3 Guitar by Gibson Kalamazoo, 1920s
(2)

21 —
A L4 Guitar by Gibson Kalamazoo, 1920s
(2)

22 —
An L7 left-handed Guitar by Gibson, Kalamazoo, 1933
(2)

23 —
A ES-175D Guitar by Gibson Kalamazoo
(2)

24 —
A Mustang Bass Guitar by Fender 1975
(2)

25 —
An Archtop Guitar by Knight
(1)

26 —
A Telecaster Guitar by Fender 1972
(2)

27 —
An English Violin by Walter H Mayson, 1888
(2)

28 —
A Mirecourt Violin by JTL, circa 1900
(2)

29 —
A Violin of the Viennese School, circa 1800
(2)

30 —
A Wolff Brothers Violin circa 1890
(1)

31 —
A Scottish Violin of the Hardie School, circa 1810
(2)

32 —
A Bohemian Violin, circa 1860
(4)

33 —
A German Violin, 1925
(3)

34 —
A French JTL Violin, circa 1900
(1)

35 —
An English Violin attributed to Richard Duke, circa 1800
(1)

36 —
A German Violin of the Wolff Brothers School, circa 1890
(3)

37 —
An English Violin, circa 1955
(1)

38 —
An English Violin attributed to John Barrett, London, circa 1730
(1)

39 —
An interesting Violin of the French School, circa 1830
(2)

40 —
A German Violin of the Wolff Bros. School, circa 1900
(4)

41 —
A French Violin, circa 1900
(3)

42 —
A German Violin, circa 1900
(3)

43 —
A Violin of the Ficker School, circa 1790
(4)

44 —
A Mirecourt Violin, circa 1920
(4)

45 —
A German Violin circa 1890
(2)

46 —
A Mirecourt Violin, circa 1850
(1)

47 —
A Violin of the French School, circa 1850
(2)

48 —
A Mirecourt Violin of the Laberte Humbert School, circa 1930
(1)