Viola
Violas
1. FERDINANDO ALBERTI, Milan, c.1740, a good smallish viola of the early Milan school, similar to the work of the Grancino family, (15 9/16"), 395mm, (Our #24531) INQUIRE
2. NORTH ITALIAN, c.1860-1880, in the style of the Maconcini family, and similar to the work of Liuigi Soffritti, (15-7/8"), (Our #27911) INQUIRE
3. STEFANO SCARAMPELLA, Mantova, 1910, a good example of this maker's work, & a very fine sounding small viola, (15"), 381mm, (Our #26020) INQUIRE
4. WILLIAM FORSTER II, London, c.1790s, (15-5/8"), 395mm, (Our #28253) $35,000.
5. CARLO BADARELLO, Turin, 1926, a fine Turin maker, in excellent condition, (16 1/2"), 418mm, (Our #24740) $24,000.
6. JAGO PETERNELLA, Verona, 1932, Peternella, well known as a viola maker, moved from Verona to New York City the year after making this full sounding viola, in excellent condition, the string length is: 389mm (15-5/16"), (back-length:17-1/16"), 435mm, (Our #25452) $22,500.
7. CAUSSIN WORKSHOP, Neufchateau, c.1870, after a Milanese model, with a tastefully antiqued varnish (16-3/8in.), 415mm, (Our #27964) $22,000.
8. JOANNES EBERLE, Prague, c.1760, 397mm, (Our #28012) $18,000.
9. MICHELE DELUCCIA, Salerno, 1954, (16 9/16"), 421mm, (Our #23042) $15,000.
10. RICHARD DUKE, STYLE OF, London, c.1780, possibly the work of Matthew Furber, a broad body with deep ribs, therefore a large sound for a short viola, (14-7/8"), 378mm, (Our #27880) $15,000.
11. KLOZ FAMILY, Mittenwald, c.1760, labelled Joseph Kloz...1794, scale length:14-3/8" (36.5mm), (15 9/16"), 395mm, (Our #24741) $15,000.
12. BRUNO BARBIERI, Mantova, 1973, a very fine viola in excellent condition (16-1/2"), 419mm, (Our #28306) $14,500.
13. WILLIAM MOENNIG & SON, Philadelphia, 1939, Gasparo da Salo model, the personal work of William Moennig Jr., string length: (14-7/8"), length of back 17", 432mm, (Our #26496) $14,000.
14. FREDERICK EWALD HAENEL, New York & Toronto, 1940, a rich and warm sounding viola, with willow back & sides and cedar table (16-1/2"), 419mm, (Our #27244) $12,500.
15. RENATO SCROLLAVEZZA, Cremona, 1955, made while still under the direction of Peter Tatar at the Cremona School, and with the certificate of the Scuola Statale Internazionale di Liuteria, Cremona, dated 1960, 419mm, (Our #26788) $12,000.
16. ORESTE MARTINI, Mantova, c.1950, with a lovely one-piece figured poplar back, (17"), 435mm, (Our #22780) $10,000.
17. GIOVANNI PALLAVER, Verona, 1966, a large model, beautiful workmanship, in nearly unused condition (16-7/8"), 428mm, (Our #22718) $9,500.
18. BURRITT MILLER, Philadelphia, 1991, an Andrea Guarneri model by a great Cremona trained modern maker, (16 1/2"), 420mm, (Our #24747) $9,000.
19. STELIO ROSSI, Siena, 1951, Stelio Rossi was a student of Iginio Sderci of Florence, (15 7/8"), 404mm, (Our #26339) $8,500.
20. GENOA SCHOOL, c.1920, a large Brescian model, (16 3/4"), 428mm, (Our #22200) $8,000.
21. GIOVANNI ROSADONI, Pavia, 1974, (16 3/16"), 411mm, (Our #22783) $8,000.
22. HENRY RICHARD KNOPF, New York, 1896, H. R. Knopf was born in Markneukirchen in 1860 and moved to New York in 1880 (15-7/8"), 403mm, (Our #28309) $7,500.
23. LEO ASCHAUER, Mittenwald, 1955, a very well made 16-1/2" viola with deep ribs and a large sound, 425mm, (Our #28059) $6,000.
24. LEO ASCHAUER, 1959, made for William Moennig & Son by Leo Aschauer, 16-1/2", an instrument of fine workmanship in excellent condition, 419mm, (Our #28281) $6,000.
25. PEDRO LOPEZ SECO, Buenos Aires, 1994, (16-7/16"), 417mm, (Our #28074) $5,500.
26. NEUNER & HORNSTEINER, Mittenwald, c.1920, (15-3/4"), 400mm, (Our #27324) $4,500.
27. RUDOLF FRANKE, Weisbaden, 1967, (15-7/16"), 399mm, (Our #26979) $4,500.
28. W. DE VRIES, Rotterdam, 1979, (16-1/8"), 407mm, (Our #28071) $4,000.
29. GEORGE CLEMENCEAU, 1932, a lovely small American viola with very handsome wood, (14 5/8"), 372mm, (Our #26033) $3,750.
30. ERNST HEINRICH ROTH, Bubenreuth, 1974, a Stradivari model with an attractive one-piece back, in perfect condition, (16-1/2"), 421mm, (Our #25593) $3,750.
31. NEUNER & HORNSTEINER, Mittenwald, c 1890, elaborate geometric purfled arabesques to the back; (14 7/8"), 380mm, (Our #25071) $3,500.
32. ERNST HEINRICH ROTH, Bubenreuth, 1957, 1700 Stradivari model, certificate by Ernst Heinrich Roth, (15"), 381mm, (Our #22548) $2,800.
33. OTTO MUSICA, 2008, 16 1/8 in., 410mm, (Our #27794) $2,500.
34. ANTON SCHROETTER, Germany, 1960s, Stradivari model, (16 1/16"), 408mm, (Our #24745) $1,200.