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View Lot 1 Early 19th Century Rene Lacote guitar in need of restoration, made in Paris, France, labelled Rue de Richelieu, No. 90, Lacote, Luthier, a Paris, Annee 1830, also bearing a Keith Prowse & Co retail label; Back & sides: Mahogany, hairline cracks; Table: spruce with multi string banding; Fretboard: ebony, wear to first position; Frets: worn; Fittings: engraved brass tuners with damaged buttons, missing bridge pins; Case: fitted ebonised case; Overall condition: in need of restoration * The head o Login to bid Estimate£1,000 - £2,000Starting£800Current absentee£800(1 bid) Lot 2 19th century Spanish guitar, spuriously labelled Josef Pages...Cadiz...no. 70; Back and sides: rosewood, various restored cracks; Table: spruce, various repaired cracks, bellying; Fretboard: ebony, hairline cracks; Frets: generally good; Case: Ortega contemporary hard case; Overall condition: fair/restored *Formerly of the Angel Luis Canete Garcia collection, this guitar features in Luis F. Leal Pinar's book 'Guitarreros de Andalucia - Artistas Para La Sonanta' Login to bid Estimate£1,500 - £2,500Starting£1,200 Lot 3 19th century Spanish guitar labelled Miguel Senchordi...Valencia, ano 1823, with six double courses of strings; Back and sides: walnut with satin centre stripe; Table: spruce; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Case: fitted ebonised case (restorations) Login to bid Estimate£1,500 - £2,500Starting£1,200 Lot 4 Late 19th century Bay State Z2 guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 9606; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, restored cracks; Table: natural spruce, various imperfections; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, but with visible indent wear; Case: period semi-rigid case; Overall condition: fair Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 5 Interesting 19th century French guitar in need of restoration; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, various surface imperfections; Table: spruce, typical wear for age, hairline split between bridge and sound hole; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: in need of attention, one missing, some replaced; Hardware: missing bridge pins, Gerard engraved brass tuners; Other: repair to neck; Case: old fibreboard case; Overall condition: in need of restoration Login to bid Estimate£500 - £1,000Starting£400 Lot 6 Contemporary Manuel Raimundo Romantica 1800 Lacotte guitar, made in Spain; Back and sides: natural maple; Table: spruce; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: fitted hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 7 1976 Albert Bayliss classical guitar, made in Kingswinford, England; Back and sides: rosewood, secure split to back on the upper bout, clouding to lacquer; Table: natural, minor pulling to bridge; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: good; Case: Stagg hard case; Overall condition: fair Login to bid Estimate£400 - £600Starting£320 Lot 8 1966 Juan Alvarez for Arcangel Fernandez guitar, made in Spain; Back and sides: Indian rosewood; Table: spruce, minor marks and checking; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: Hiscox hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 9 Michael Gee classical guitar, made in England; Back and sides: Indian rosewood; Table: cedar, repaired cracks to top resulting in depression to the treble side; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Overall condition: poor Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 10 2009 Bellucci concert guitar, no. 829; Back and sides: slight opening to central inlay, further minor imperfections; Table: natural spruce; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: original tooled leather semi-rigid case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 11 1980s Vicente Sanchis model 42 concert guitar, made in Spain; Back and sides: rosewood, minor imperfections; Table: generally good, minor imperfections; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: minor wear; Hardware: good; Case: fitted hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£400 - £800Starting£320 Lot 12 1989 Manuel Contreras guitar, inscribed no. 2 to the label; Back and sides: Indian rosewood; Table: cedar, minor imperfections; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: fitted hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£1,500 - £2,000Starting£1,200 Lot 13 2008 José Ramirez 4E classical guitar, made in Spain; Back and sides: Indian rosewood; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: good; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£400 - £600Starting£320 Lot 14 1982 José Ramirez guitar, made in Madrid, Spain; Back and sides: Indian rosewood, minor surface imperfections; Table: minor imperfections; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: fitted hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£1,500 - £2,000Starting£1,200 Lot 15 1935 Domingo Esteso Flamenco guitar, made in Madrid, Spain; Back and sides: cypress, restorations; Table: spruce, restorations; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, refret; Case: TGI hard case; Overall condition: fair/restored Login to bid Estimate£3,000 - £4,000Starting£2,400 Lot 16 1960s Conde Hermanos Flamenco guitar, made in Madrid, Spain; Back and sides: cypress, minor imperfections; Table: spruce, minor imperfections; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good; Case: period hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£800 - £1,200Starting£640 Lot 17 1960s Conde Hermanos Flamenco guitar, made in Madrid, Spain; Back and sides: cypress, various markings and rubbing; Table: spruce, minor imperfections; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: generally good; Case: period hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£800 - £1,200Starting£640 Lot 18 Manuel Reyes Flamenco guitar, made in Cordoba, Spain, circa 1972; Back and sides: cypress, minor marks; Table: spruce, minor marks; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: Calton hard case; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£2,500 - £4,500Starting£2,000 Lot 19 1972 David Rubio concert guitar, made in England; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, minor imperfections; Table: imperfections including expected play wear around the rosette; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: good; Case: Roca Vidal hard case; Overall condition: good *Sold with receipts from David Rubio's workshop dating to 1977 and 1989, concerning restoration work including head repair, internal bracing, new saddle and essential refinishing of the neck/head. Also including a 1989 appr Login to bid Estimate£5,000 - £7,000Starting£4,000 Lot 20 2007 Rik Middleton Torres inspired guitar, made in England; Back and sides: maple; Top: natural spruce, minor play marks; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Hardware: good; Other: Rik Middleton head repair; Overall condition: good Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 21 18th century violin labelled Gaffino, Cto di Castagneri rue de Prouvaires, Parrigi 1765, the two piece back of faint broad curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/2", 36.80cm, two bows, case Login to bid Estimate£700 - £1,000Starting£560 Lot 22 Good French violin labelled Lutherie Artistique, Gabriel Magniere, Luthier, Mirecourt, 1890, no. 261; also stamped Magniere to the inner back, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm Login to bid Estimate£1,500 - £2,000Starting£1,200 Lot 23 English violin by and labelled David Dix, Luisa Villar 2012, 13 7/8", 35.20cm Login to bid Estimate£300 - £400Starting£240 Lot 24 Good oak oblong double violin case by W.E. Hill & Sons of London, with plush lined fitted interior Login to bid Estimate£200 - £400Starting£160 Lot 25 Good late 19th century mahogany brass bound double violin case, with plush lined interior, the top applied with an ormolu embellishment depicting cherubs astride two lambs pulling a maiden in a chariot Login to bid Estimate£200 - £400Starting£160 Lot 26 Good German violin by and labelled Made by Wolff Bros., Kreuznach, Cremona Violin, Class 5A, no. 1731, 1893; also pencilled with no. 3662 to the inner back below the label, 14 1/8", 35.90cm, two bows, case Login to bid Estimate£400 - £600Starting£320Current absentee£320(1 bid) Lot 27 Late 18th/early 19th century violin, possibly English, labelled Andreas Guarnerius..., the one piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of plainish wood, the table of a medium width grain narrowing to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm, case Login to bid Estimate£800 - £1,200Starting£640 Lot 28 Interesting late 18th/early 19th century English violin in need of restoration and bearing a partially legible label, 13 15/16", 35.40cm Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 29 English violin by and labelled Mark Brendan O'Brien, made in London 1999, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 30 Interesting 18th century violin labelled Ignatio Penze, cun Italia, la Cremon.Ao. 1738, the one piece back of fine/medium curl with similar wood to the sides, the head of faint medium curl, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm Login to bid Estimate£1,200 - £1,800Starting£960 Lot 31 Interesting 18th century violin, unlabelled, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a golden-brown colour, 14 1/16", 35.70cm *This instrument was owned by the accomplished musician John Knight who studied the Violin at Trinity College and the Paris Conservatoire He had an unusual career, mixing solo work with directing and recording. He worked for the Australian Broadcas Login to bid Estimate£4,000 - £6,000Starting£3,200 Lot 32 English violin by and labelled William E. Hill & Sons, Makers, 140 New Bond Street, London, 1934 no. 325, the two piece back of medium/broad curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm Login to bid Estimate£2,000 - £4,000Starting£1,600 Lot 33 French violin branded Bourlier á Mirecourt to the inner back, 14 1/4", 36.20cm *This violin is sold with a German gold mounted violin bow by and stamped H.R. Pfretzschner (with pinned head) Login to bid Estimate£800 - £1,200Starting£640 Lot 34 Late 18th century Austrian violin by and labelled Johann Christoph Leidolff, Lauten und Geigenmacher in Wienn 1756, the two piece back of plainish wood with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain slightly widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 5/16", 36.40cm Login to bid Estimate£1,500 - £2,200Starting£1,200 Lot 35 Irish violin by and labelled Made by Thos. Perry and Wm Wilkinson, Musical Instrument Makers, no. 4, Inglesea Street, no. 3596, Dublin 1810, also branded 3596 on the button and Perry Dublin below the button, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the later head, the sides of plain wood, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish colour on a golden ground, 13 15/16", 35.40cm, with W.E. Hill & Sons ebonised plush lined fitted violin case Login to bid Estimate£1,200 - £1,800Starting£960 Lot 36 French violin labelled Paul Bailly, Luthier, Ancien Eleve de J.B. Vuillaume, de Paris, 197. rue de Grenelle, Annee 1909, the two piece back of medium/close curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36.1cm Login to bid Estimate£800 - £1,200Starting£640 Lot 37 Bohemian Violin labelled Joan Udalricus Eberle, fecit Pragae, 1790, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a broad width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm *This violin belonged to Allan Loveday, the violinist, who died aged 88 and is being sold by his daughter. He was a New Zealand-born child prodigy who for half a century was a mainstay of London musical life; his recording of Vivaldi's The Four Sea Login to bid Estimate£1,000 - £1,500Starting£800 Lot 38 French violin labelled Leon Bernardel, Luthier, 40 bas Faubg Poissonniere Annee 1931 M:6221, Paris, the one piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/16", 35.70cm Login to bid Estimate£1,200 - £1,600Starting£960 Lot 39 French violin labelled Ch.J.B. Collin-Mezin, Luthier á Paris, Rue du Faubg Poissonniere, no. 29, also inked on the label no. 26, 1921 and signed to the inside back on the lower treble side, 4 1/16", 35.70cm Login to bid Estimate£400 - £600Starting£320 Lot 40 Violin labelled Leon Mougenot, Mirecourt, no. 377, annee 1923, 14 1/8", 35.90cm Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400 Lot 41 Good violin from and labelled Hart & Son, Makers, 28 Wardour Street, London 1929, the one piece back of medium/broad curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm, case Login to bid Estimate£2,000 - £3,000Starting£1,600 Lot 42 Fine French violin by and labelled Sebastien Vuillaume á Paris, 27, Boulevard Bonne-Nouvello, the one piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of an orange-brown colour, 14 1/16", 35.70cm *This violin is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Serge Boyer dated 15th May 2013 Login to bid Estimate£20,000 - £30,000Starting£16,000 Lot 43 Interesting Late 18th/early 19th violin, unlabelled, the two piece back of plainish wood with similar wood to the sides, the head of faint medium curl, the table of a fine/medium width grain and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14", 35.60cm *This violin belonged to Allan Loveday, the violinist, who died aged 88 and is being sold by his daughter. He was a New Zealand-born child prodigy who for half a century was a mainstay of London musical life; his recording of Vivaldi Login to bid Estimate£1,200 - £1,800Starting£960 Lot 44 Late 18th century violin of the Klotz School, unlabelled, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the head, the sides of birds eye maple, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 14 3/16", 36cm *this violin bears the Hill no. W51 on the end of the fingerboard **This violin belonged to Allan Loveday, the violinist, who died aged 88 and is being sold by his daughter. He was a New Zealand-born child prodig Login to bid Estimate£2,000 - £3,000Starting£1,600 Lot 45 Violin labelled Genuine Copy of Antonius Stradivarius 1687, Made by Carl Ruffe, no. 501, date May 1931, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 14 1/8", 35.90cm Login to bid Estimate£1,000 - £1,400Starting£800 Lot 46 Scottish violin by and labelled Made by Williamson Blyth, Edinburgh 893, 14 3/16", 36cm Login to bid Estimate£500 - £800Starting£400Current absentee£400(1 bid) Lot 47 19th century violin labelled Stadelm an, Wien, the two piece back of plainish wood with faint medium curl to the sides and plainish wood to the head, the table of a medium width grain and the varnish of a golden-brown colour, 13 15/16", 35.40cm, nickel mounted bow, case Login to bid Estimate£500 - £750Starting£400 Lot 48 Welsh violin by and labelled J.T. Wooding, 22 Grover Street, Swansea, 35.70cm Login to bid Estimate£800 - £1,200Starting£640 Items per page 122448 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next