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| above
$55,000 |
| 1. ANTONIO & HIERONIMO AMATI, Cremona, 1625, a beautifully colorful & rich sounding example of the work of the Bros. Amati, showing the early hand of Nicolo
Amati, in a very good state of preservation, 351mm, (Our #27602) | INQUIRE |
| 2. GIUSEPPE GUADAGNINI, c.1780, Certificate from Dario D'Attili, dated Sept. 29, 1981as the work of G.B Ceruti. This instrument was played for many years by the
reknowned violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, 356mm, (Our #26412) | INQUIRE |
| 3. J. B. VUILLAUME, Paris, 1855, a Guarneri del Gesu model in a fine state of preservation, certificate by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, 354mm, (Our #27645)
| INQUIRE |
| 4. TOMASSO BALESTRIERI, Mantua, 1760, bold and colorful sound, certificate from Emil Herrmann, New York, March 1929, 351mm, (Our #26833) | INQUIRE |
| 5. VINCENZO PANORMO, Paris, c.1777, a Stradivari model & a wonderful example from this great maker's Paris period, certificate by Jean-Jacques Rampal, Paris,
355mm, (Our #25791) | INQUIRE |
| 6. ANDREAS POSTACCHINI, Fermo, c.1830, a particularly fine & characteristic example of this maker's work, 350mm, (Our #24577) | INQUIRE |
| 7. FRANCOIS LOUIS PIQUE, Paris, 1809, in a particularly fine state of preservation, certificate by Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, 358mm, (Our #26972) | INQUIRE |
| 8. CARLO ODDONE, Turin, 1907, Certificate by Wm. Moennig & Son, Phila. Stating it to be "an exceptionally fine and handsome example", 356mm, (Our #27431)
| INQUIRE |
| 9. LORENZO VENTAPANE, Naples, c.1825, 354mm, (Our #27420) | INQUIRE |
| 10. VINCENZO POSTIGLIONE, Naples, c.1910, a fine and well preserved violin by Postiglione in the style of Lorenzo Ventapane (look at Four Centuries of Violin
Making by Sotheby's for a similar violin), 352mm, (Our #27330) | INQUIRE |
| 11. VINCENZO SANNINO, Naples, c.1910-1920, a substantial-sounding broad flat model, and somewhat convincing copy of J.B. Guadagnini by this great Neapolitan
copiest, 358mm, (Our #24580) | INQUIRE |
| 12. JOANNES TONONI, Bologna, c.1690, restored cracks & worm damage to back, 351mm, (Our #24555) | INQUIRE |
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| $20,100-
$35,000 |
| 18. GIULIO DEGANI, Venice, c.1910, a broad model with a rich dark sound, 360mm, (Our #26639) | $35,000. |
| 19. GIULIO DEGANI, Venice, 1905, 356mm, (Our #27351) | $35,000. |
| 20. ORESTE CANDI, Genoa, 1932, s Stradivari model by the elder brother of Cesare Candi (born in Bologna 1865), completely original including the maker's pegs
and bridge & in a very fine state of preservation, 356mm, (Our #27149) | $30,000. |
| 21. GEORGE GEMUNDER, Astoria, 1879, a Brescian model with a large, clear sound, in a fine state of preservation, 359mm, (Our #27368) | $30,000. |
22. ALFREDO CONTINO, Naples, 1915, rich & full sounding Neapolitan work by Contino, working after a model of Lorenzo Ventapane, 355mm, (Our #23510)  | $30,000. |
| 23. GIUSEPPE DOLLENZ, Trieste, c.1870, Giuseppe was the son of Giovanni Dollenz, 357mm, (Our #25092) | $28,000. |
| 24. ORESTE CANDI, Genoa, 1932, an antiqued Guarneri model with a low arch and large deep sound, 356mm, (Our #24911) | $28,000. |
| 25. NATALE CARLETTI, Pieve di Cento, c.1950, branded internally: G.PEDRAZZINI, 358mm, (Our #25951) | $28,000. |
| 26. JACQUES BOQUAY, Paris, 1713, an early Paris maker active from 1705 until 1735, 358mm, (Our #26470) | $25,000. |
| 27. MILANESE, c.1820, an interesting 7/8-size violin of the Landolfi School, the original neck being reangled at the heel, with a letter (with photographs) from Charles
Beare stating it to be "made on the model of of the Landolfis", 345mm, (Our #27585) | $25,000. |
| 28. BARTOLOMEO TASSINI, Venice, 1754, a Stainer model with various back repairs, though none at the soundpost, 356mm, (Our #24537) | $25,000. |
| 29. BENJAMIN BANKS, Salisbury, 1794, a typically handsome work of this maker, essentially his Nicolo Amati model, previously sold by Wm. Lewis in Chicago, 354mm,
(Our #27370) | $24,000. |
| 30. PAUL BAILLY, Paris, c.1900, a Stradivari model with antiqued varnish (Paul Bailly, pupil of J.B.Vuillaume, b. Mirecourt 1844, d.Paris 1915), 356mm, (Our
#27265) | $22,000. |
| $15,100-$20,000 |
| 31. WILLIAM FORSTER, JR., London, 1810, 352mm, (Our #27234) | $20,000. |
32. CARLO CARLETTI, Pieve di Cento, 1938, 358mm, (Our #24701)  | $20,000. |
| 33. THOMAS KENNEDY, London, 1849, 356mm, (Our #27335) | $20,000. |
| 34. DIEGO LOVERI, Naples, 1921, a Gagliano model by a fine Neapolitan workshop, 354mm, (Our #25123) | $20,000. |
| 35. ERMINIO MONTEFIORE, La Spezia (Genoa), c.1890, an interesting antiqued model by this maker with a warn rich tone, 358mm, (Our #25608) | $18,500. |
| 36. GEORGE CHANOT, WORKSHOP OF, Paris, c.1840, a broad Guarneri del Gesu model with a dark rich sound, 357mm, (Our #25536) | $18,500. |
| 37. MARTEN CORNELISSEN, Northampton, Mass., 1999, 355mm, (Our #27642) | $18,000. |
| 38. NEAPOLITAN, c.1900-1920, 353mm, (Our #27080) | $18,000. |
| 39. LUIGI ROVATTI, Buenos Aires, 1900, Rovatti, originally from Pavia, was known to be a student of Joseph & Enrico Rocca in Genoa, before moving to Argentina,
355mm, (Our #27468) | $17,500. |
| 40. JOSEPH D'ALAGLIO, Mantua, 1821, a broad model by D'Alaglio after Balestrieri, with the original back & ribs, the later table by a mid-19th century French maker,
receipt from John Friedrich & Bro., New York March 1922, and included in that company's 1922 catalogue, 357mm, (Our #25279) | $17,500. |
| 41. G. A. CHANOT, Manchester, 1899, 355mm, (Our #27697) | $16,500. |
| 42. PAUL BAILLY, WORKSHOP OF, Paris, c.1900-1905, in particularly fine condition, 355mm, (Our #27543) | $16,500. |
| 43. GEORGES CHANOT, Paris, c.1850, Stradivari model with some restorations, 358mm, (Our #24783) | HOLD
$ 16,500. |
| 44. GEORGE CRASKE, Manchester, 1850, a Guarneri model with a shallow arch, and of somewhat smaller dimensions than many of his insruments, 353mm, (Our
#26259) | $16,500. |
| 45. BERNARD SIMON FENDT, London, c.1800, 350mm, (Our #26233) | $16,000. |
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| $10,100-
$15,000 |
| 46. THOMAS KENNEDY, Westminster, 1806, an early violin for this maker showing the influence of William Forster, 355mm, (Our #27367) | $15,000. |
| 47. FRANCOIS DELPRATO, Mirecourt, c.1900, a beautifully antiqued Stradivari model. Delprato was born in Paris in 1876, and worked in Mirecourt, Paris, London,
Chicago & New York, 355mm, (Our #26387) | $15,000. |
| 48. VINCENZO GIOVANETTI, Lucca, 1876, an unrecorded Tuscan maker, presumed to have worked with his brother Eugenio & to be the son of Leonardo Giovanetti,
354mm, (Our #26886) | $15,000. |
| 49. MARCELLO VILLA, Cremona, 2007, a Guarneri model from one of the finest modern Cremonese makers, with the maker's certificate, 354mm, (Our #27443)
| $14,500. |
| 50. EMILE DEVRAINNE, Lyon, France, 1920, 362mm, (Our #27477) | $14,000. |
| 51. ANDRE ZANRE, Parma, 2006, a particularly fine copy of J. B. Guadagnini of Milan, beautifully antiqued, 352mm, (Our #27143) | $14,000. |
| 52. BERNARD VIEDENHOFER, Budapest, 1791, 354mm, (Our #26899) | $12,000. |
| 53. AEGIDIUS KLOZ, Mittenwald, 1793, 360mm, (Our #27224) | $12,000. |
| 54. LUIGI MOZZANI, Bologna, 1930, 357mm, (Our #24076) | $12,000. |
| 55. SASKIA BERGINK, Milan, 2006, Built on the model of Carlo Tononi of particularly handsome wood., 354mm, (Our #25852) | $11,500. |
| 56. LUIGI SCIORILLI, Rome, 1988, a lightly antiqued modern Italian copy of Anselmo Gotti by a student of the fine Roman maker Giorgio Corsini (d.1990), 355mm,
(Our #27047) | $11,000. |
| $8,600-$10,000 |
| 57. FRANCOIS DELPRATO, PROBABLY BY, Mirecourt, c.1900 and later, a tastefully antiqued copy of Matteo Goffriller, 359mm, (Our #25267) | $10,000. |
| 58. JOHN FRIEDRICH, New York, 1901, a large Stradivari pattern violin with long elegant corners reminiscent of the work of Benjamin Banks, 356mm, (Our #27546)
| $10,000. |
| 59. MARIO CASELLA, Catania, c.1920, 355mm, (Our #24726) | $9,500. |
| 60. JEAN NICHOLAS LAMBERT, Paris, c.1760-80, 360mm, (Our #27118) | $9,500. |
| 61. FABRIZIO DI PIETRANTONIO, Livorno, 2000, a full sounding J. B. Guadagnini model of 1747 by a fine modern Italian maker of the Bisiach school, with the maker's
certificate. This violin is illustrated in the book: Liuteria in Toscana (Violin-Making in Tuscany), 354mm, (Our #25757) | $9,500. |
| 62. A. S. P. BERNARDEL, WORKSHOP OF, Paris, c.1830, a typical & full sounding Stradivari model from this shop with some old restorations, 360mm, (Our #26468)
| $9,000. |
| 63. DOMENICO FANTIN, Varese, 1979, a Venetian model with a deep dark sound, 358mm, (Our #24584) | $9,000. |
| $8,600-$10,000 |
| 64. LOCKEY HILL, London, c.1769-1775, an early work for this maker sold through the firm of Longman Lukey & Co. in London, 354mm, (Our #22631)
| $10,000. |
| 65. CESARE MAGRINI, Bologna, 1980s, a modern copy of a Giacomo & Leandro Bisiach, 357mm, (Our #23170) | $8,500. |
| 66. RICCARDA DACQUATI, Cremona, 2006, Guarneri del Gesu model, 352mm, (Our #27120) | $8,500. |
| 67. FRANCOIS OR NICOLAS CAUSSIN, Mirecourt, c.1850, an interesting 7/8-size French violin in an antiqued Brescian style, 351mm, (Our #25284) | $8,500. |
| 68. BURRITT MILLER, Philadelphia, 1997, 354mm, (Our #25795) | $8,500. |
| 69. UMBERTO LANARO, Padua, 1967, fitted with the maker's decorated pegs and tailpiece, 351mm, (Our #22134) | $8,500. |
| 70. BURRITT MILLER, Philadelphia, 1991, 355mm, (Our #25076) | $8,000. |
| 71. BURRITT MILLER, Philadelphia, 1999, 355mm, (Our #25075) | $8,000. |
| 72. ERNST HEINRICH ROTH, Markneukirchen, 1923, Roth's 1732 Joseph Guarneri model, 354mm, (Our #26626) | $7,500. |
| 73. COLLIN-MEZIN WORKSHOP, Mirecourt, c.1880, a very fine Mirecourt violin, probably from the workshop of J. B. Collin-Mezin, 354mm, (Our #24421)
| $7,500. |
| 74. MATHIAS HEINICKE, Wildstein (Bohemia), 1930, a Guarneri del Gesu model by this fine German maker who studied with Degani in Venice, the two piece back is
of poplar with deeply curled figure, 359mm, (Our #25477) | $7,500. |
| 75. GUIDO ALBERINI, Cremona, 2001, a Stradivari model from a graduate of the violin making school in Cremona, 356mm, (Our #27426) | $7,500. |
| 76. ANGELO SERAFINO LABEL, Markneukirchen, c.1925, a beautifully detailed & antiqued Stradivari model by a good German workshop, 357mm, (Our #27336)
| $6,500. |
| 77. LOUIS OTTO, Dusseldorf, 1888, a bold & beautifully wooded Stradivari model in the French style, 360mm, (Our #27290) | $6,500. |
| 78. HANS NEBEL, Mittenwald, 1945, a full-sounding Guarneri model. Originally from Mittenwald, Hans Nebel worked in New York for Wurlitzer & returned to
Mittenwald in 1945, 356mm, (Our #25489) | $6,500. |
| 79. VINCENZO DELUCCIA, Philadelphia, 1925, immigrated from Casigliano Sessa Cilento, Italy in 1901, studied under his grandfather Mateo; also known for his
mandolins, guitars and bows, 357mm, (Our #27596) | $6,500. |
| 80. LIONELLO GALETTI, Cremona, 1985, Stradivari model, with the maker's certificate, 355mm, (Our #25781) | $6,500. |
| 81. ITALIAN, LABELLED CARLO ANTONIO TESTORE...1736, possibly Bologna, 18th century, highly arched & with numerous old repairs, 355mm, (Our #23953) | $6,000. |
| 82. CHARLES J. B. COLLIN-MEZIN, Paris, 1928, 359mm, (Our #26254) | $6,000. |
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| $2,600-
$5,500 |
| 83. HENRY HOLT, London, 1826, a somewhat diminutive but good sounding violin by an English maker previously unknown to us, 351mm, (Our #24420)
| $5,500. |
| 84. JOHANN ULRICH FICHTL, Mittenwald, 1769, an Amati model by this elegant 18th century German maker, 356mm, (Our #22629) | $5,500. |
| 85. JAMES BRIGGS, ATTRIBUTED TO, Glasgow, c.1880, 358mm, (Our #24794) | $5,500. |
| 86. ROBERT GLIER, Cinncinatti, 1888, (born in Markneukirchen in 1855, worked for Wurlitzer in Cincinnati 1883-1900) a personal work from this fine maker with a
handsome one-piece slab-cut back, 356mm, (Our #27403) | $5,500. |
| 87. JEROME BONAPARTE SQUIER, Boston, 1890, a handsome example by a great Boston maker, 359mm, (Our #22764) | $4,800. |
| 88. CORBINIAN HORNSTEINER, Mittenwald, c.1820, labelled Martin Hornsteiner . . .1763, 355mm, (Our #24419) | $4,500. |
| 89. DITER & LORANGE, Marseille, 1902, a nicely made and fine sounding Stradivari model from a good Mirecourt workshop, 359mm, (Our #24734) | $4,500. |
| 90. ENGLISH, c.1860, a Maggini model by a follower of Benjamin Banks, 362mm, (Our #22888) | $4,500. |
| 91. JOHN JUZEK, Prague, 1930, a nicely antiqued Juzek Master Art copy of Gagliano, 357mm, (Our #24656) | $4,500. |
| 92. ANTONIO LOVERI, c.1910, made in Mirecourt under the name of Antonio Loveri of Naples, & sold through the firm of William Tonk & Bro. of Chicago, 359mm,
(Our #22626) | $4,500. |
| 93. ERNST HEINRICH ROTH, Markneukirchen, c.1920, with a lovely antiqued oil varnish with cracquele from the Roth workshop and bearing a label of Augusto Pollastri
of Bologna, 360mm, (Our #26457) | $4,500. |
| 94. JOSEPH RUDDIMAN, Aberdeen, 1775, a decent 18th century Scottish violin still in Baroque condition, retaining its original neck and neck-angle (into the original
neck-block with iron screw), fingerboard, & pegs, 363mm, (Our #27751) | $4,500. |
| 95. HEINRICH TH. HEBERLEIN, JR., Markneukirchen, 1921, a Guarneri model in very good condition but for one repaired table crack, 352mm, (Our #25814)
| $4,500. |
| 96. HEINRICH TH. HEBERLEIN JR., Markneukirchen, 1930, a Stradivarius model in nearly unplayed condition, 357mm, (Our #25691) | $4,500. |
| 97. FRANCOIS XAVIER LECAVALLE, Mirecourt, 1856, the pegbox terminating in a carved bald & bearded man's head, presumed to be that of Gaspard Duiffopruggar,
with a strikingly figured maple back, (14-1/2"), 368mm, (Our #26458) | $4,500. |
| 98. ALBERT HILDEBRANDT, Baltimore, 1907, a Guarneri model with a full and rich sound made by a skillful American maker, and in very fine condition, 356mm,
(Our #27228) | $4,500. |
| 99. GUSTAV AUGUST FICKER, Markneukirchen, 1925, a very attractive Stradivari model in particularly fine condition, 357mm, (Our #27323) | $4,000. |
| 100. REMY FAMILY MEMBER, Paris, c.1800, 356mm, (Our #24629) | $3,800. |
| 101. ERNST HEINRICH ROTH, Bubenreuth, 1999, an attractive Guarneri model #64 (IX-R) of Roth's Master Line series, in perfect condition, certificate from E. H. Roth
included, 356mm, (Our #25225) | $3,500. |
| 102. JOHN JUZEK, Prague, 1910, with a one-piece back of handsome broad curl maple, 358mm, (Our #25618) | $3,500. |
| 103. JEROME THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, Mirecourt, with a very handsome one-piece slab-cut maple back, 359mm, (Our #27063) | $3,500. |
| 104. AMERICAN, c.1920, an interesting and very attractive violin, stamped S.F.S. (for S.F.Sacconi) on the button, probably good Boston or Chicago work, 354mm, (Our
#24424) | $3,500. |
| 105. ROBERT GLIER, Cincinnati, 1934, 358mm, (Our #27349) | $3,500. |
| 106. HEINRICH O. HEBERLEIN, Markneukirchen, c.1925, a Stradivari model from the Heberlein workshop, 357mm, (Our #24792) | $3,500. |
| 107. OSKAR MEINEL BY ROTH, Markneukirchen, 1935, a Stradivari model made by the firm of Ernst Heinrich Roth, 360mm, (Our #22768) | $3,200. |
| 108. W. K. FUCHS, Erlangen, Guarneri model, 356mm, (Our #27466) | $3,200. |
| 109. FRENCH, MIRECOURT SCHOOL, c.1890-1900, 359mm, (Our #24650) | $3,000. |
| 110. WILLIAM WILKANOWSKI, Brooklyn, 1927, a personal work by this prolific maker, in nearly perfect condition, 353mm, (Our #24011) | $3,000. |
| 111. FRENCH, mid 19th century, Maggini model with purfled arabesques on back, repaired table cracks, deep dark sound, 360mm, (Our #24630) | $3,000. |
| 112. FRENCH, Mirecourt, c.1900, a double-purfled Maggini model, the scroll with carving of a bearded man's head, the lower back with marquetry inset of a village
scene with an imposing turreted gateway, 357mm, (Our #25929) | $2,800. |
| 113. ROMAN TELLER, Erlangen, Germany, 1973, a decent modern German made Guarneri model, 355mm, (Our #27151) | $2,800. |
| 114. PRAGUE SCHOOL, c.1920, 356mm, (Our #26897) | $2,800. |
| 115. GERMAN, Markneukirchen, c.1930, a Stradivari model in nearly mint condition, 361mm, (Our #27350) | $2,600. |
| Baroque |
| 122. ENGLISH, London, c.1680-1720, Baroque set-up with original neck and bass-bar, and bears similarity to the work of William Baker or John Grice, London makers
in the late 17th & early 18th centuries, 352mm, (Our #23168) | $8,000. |
| 123. LOCKEY HILL, London, c.1775, still in Baroque condition with original neck & bass-bar, requires some minor restoration & set-up, 353mm, (Our #22898)
| $7,500. |
| 124. PIERRE MOISY, Mirecourt, 1993, modelled after a violin by Cornelius Kleyman of Amsterdam (1670-1699), one of the five greatest early Dutch violin makers,
single piece maple back, ebony fingerboard overlay and ebony tailpiece, 355mm, (Our #27280) | $7,000. |
| 125. GEORG OR MATHIAS HORNSTEINER, Mittenwald, c.1770-90, still in Baroque condition retaining its original neck (with nail), neck angle, & bass bar, but still
requires fingerboard & set-up, 363mm, (Our #24784) | $6,000. |
| 126. ENGLISH, probably London, c.1780, still in Baroque state, typical English work of the period, inked purfling, requires restoration, (Our #22133) | $1,500. |
| 127. THOMPSON, London, c.1770, typical London work of the period with inked purfling, still in Baroque state with original bass-bar, etc., requires restoration, 354mm,
(Our #26210) | $1,200. |
