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| Historical Stringed and Fretted Instruments | |
1. Amarantine, MANUEL SILVA (PROBABLY), New Bedford, MA, 1950 circa, 3 piece spruce top, mahogany back & sides, walnut inlay, multi-color inlay, some cracks,
scale length 549mm, lower bout 289mm, center bout 174mm, upper bout 226mm, (Our #23391),  | $875. |
| 2. Amarantine, SILVA (PROB.), New Bedford, MA, 1950 circa, Spruce top, mahogany back & sides, no binding, walnut inlay, 12 frets to body + 9 over the body, Gibson
Girl in headstock, scale length 549mm, lower bout 277mm, middle 169mm, upper bout 214mm, (Our #23392), | $1,200. |
| 3. Amarantine, SILVA, MANUEL J., New Bedford, MA, c.1950, 2 piece spruce top, mahogany back & sides, no binding, walnut inlay, 12 brass frets to body, some cracks,
scale length 546mm, lower bout 259mm, center bout 153mm, upper bout 201mm, with the maker's label, (Our #23390), | $800. |
| 4. Arch Lute, STYLE OF BARRY, London, c.1810, 7-string neck with 4-string extension, the 3-staved back with gilt line decoration, table with decorative gilt border,
soundhole with flat cut rosette decorated with gilt feather plume (Prince of Wales), (Our #23384), | $4,000. |
| 5. Chitarrone, ANTONIUS DE BARDAXI, Venice or Padua, 17th c. and later, lab: ANTONIUS DE BARDAXI/ 2 DECEMB. 1592. lute body of 27 fluted yew-wood staves
with ebony spacers, the original ebony lute neckwith bone spacers, the fingerboard decorated in bone and ebony Greco-Roman urn, flower and gryphon motif, later table with bone inlay and ornate earlier gothic
parchment rose, ebonized neck extension with 10 playing strings and 6 extended strings, length: 139.4 cm, the later table and neck extension likely by Leopoldo Franciolini of Florence, (Our #22745), | $6,000. |
| 6. Chitarrone, ITALIAN, 17th century & later, 17th century Italian lute body with 25 yew wood ribs plus the clasp and the neck (below the peg box), fretted parchment
Gothic rose, later chittarone neck extension (11 strings over the neck and 6 harp strings), spruce table, decoratively engraved ivory inlays, the neck extension, table, decorations, etc. most likely by the Franciolini
workshop c.1880, (Our #23836), | $3,500. |
| 7. Chitarrone, LEOPOLDO FRANCIOLINI, Florence, 1880s, lute body of 21 ebonized staves with ivory spacers & various bone inlays, the lute neck similar, the clasp with
engraved bone inlay, the neck extension fancifully decorated in alternating white & black strips, pierced Gothic parchment rose, length- 150cm, requires restoration (mostly gluing), very decorative, (Our #23839),
| $2,200. |
| 8. Chitarrone, PADUA OR VENICE SCHOOL, mid-17th century, Converted from a Padua or Venice School lute by Leopoldo Franciolini of Florence, original back of 29
yew wood fluted staves with ebony spacers, original ebony-veneered neck with ivory spacers,ebonized neck extension with 11 playing strings and 6 extended strings,, peg box terminating in carved head.
Fingerboard with 2 panels of horn and ivory inlay and center panel of engraved allegorical scene. Later table inset with early gothic rose, the peg box terminating in carved head., (Our #22366), | $6,000. |
| 9. Chitarrone, VENICE OR PADUA, c.1600 and later, the original lute body of fluted yew wood staves & ebony spacers, neck of ebony with ivory stringing & inlays, spruce
table and neck extension, reproduction triple-rose table after Tieffenbrunner, OL 71.25", OW 14-7/8", (Our #23385), | $12,000. |
| 10. Cittern, LONGMAN & BRODERIP, possibly by Perry, the back of the neck with the Longman & Broderip stamp, the back and sides of sycamore, the top of spruce
with an original inset rose, scale length 420mm, 10 strings with watch-key tuners, radiused ebony fingerboard, requires a bridge & some restoration, (Our #27229), | $2,000. |
| 11. Colascione, LEOPOLDO FRANCIOLINI, c.1880, plain black ebonized neck and fingerboard etrminating in an open pegbox for 14 strings, walnut (possibly?)body of 19
staves plus clasp with lighter wood spacers, unvarnished spruce table with rosette bordered by a a mastic band inlaid with engraved pearl dots, most likely completely fabricated in the Franciolini workshop in a
17th century style, (Our #23834), | $900. |
| 12. Cuatro, SOUTH AMERICAN OR PUERTO RICAN, late 19th century ?, eccentric body of mahogany with small round soundhole, for eight strings, slightly later guitar
fingerboard incorporated into neck, crude wooden friction pegs, requires restoration, not playable at present; scale length:19", length of body:15-1/2", lower bout:7-3/4", (Our #23380), | $350. |
| 13. Guitare-Harpe, LEVIEN, Paris, c.1825, Numbered 65, darkly stained spruce top with wide gilt painted border of flowers and vines and similar decoration arund the
rosette and bridge, carved gilt rosette; 7 strings (one bass), 12 ivory frets and 4 capo di tasto positions; the bowed back in three sections of maple or sycamore with dark grain-painted finish and gilt-line decoration;
the applied gilt ornament on the headstock missing, otherwise excellent condition, highly decorative; similar to one illustrated p.167 of Instrumentistes et Luthiers Parisiens but minus the applied head medallion,
(Our #23382), | $3,800. |
| 14. Lap Harp, HOLBROOK, G.J., New York, c.1887, resembles two aeolian harps hinged together, rosewood with spruce soundboards, long oblong sound holes, sits on
4 small metal feet; length 30", width 8-3/4", depth 4-1/4",, (Our #24721), | $850. |
| 15. Mandora, ANDREAS FERDINAND MAYR, Salzburg, 1774, lute-body of 9 maple staves stained black, later converted to guitar with figure-8 head for 6 pegs, round
sound hole, purfled rosette (no rose). spruce table, converted scale length to 608mm, fretted fingerboard, requires restoration, (Our #23383), | $3,000. |
| 16. Prim, DOBRANIC & VARDIAN, Cleveland, Ohio, 1 piece body of maple, Viennese style head with four tuners, spruce top with black border inlaid with black dots,
scale 14", (Our #23387), | $400. |
| 17. Prim, EASTERN EUROPEAN, 19th century, rustic one-piece body & neck of poplar or maple, spruce top, crude scroll with 1-1/2 turns for 4 strings, floral engraved
tuner plate, total length 592mm, (Our #23406), | $350. |
| Citterns | |
| 20. Bandurria, ADAM HERMANOS, Valencia, the pear-shaped body with two-piece back & sides of cypress with ebonized bindings, the solid head for 12 strings, the
fretboard with 12 frets total, tie bridge, length of back- 280mm, width of body-250mm, total length- 587mm, requires restoration to open seams, 3 missing frets, unglued bridge, etc., (Our #25414), | $750. |
| 21. Cittern, ENGLISH, 1st part 19th century, unlabelled, cittern-shaped body of maple, body & maple neck divided by 1/2 round turned columns, round head for 10 strings
w/steel pins, ebonized board w/12 frets in brass, the whole with applied floral display, (Our #23398), | $1,000. |
| 22. Cittern, ENGLISH, c.1770, back and sides of highly figured sycamore in 1" strips separated by chevron and 1/2 chevron strips with the back edge bound similarly,
two piece spruce top of fine grain with a fretted star rosette of ivory and black dyed wood; the fingerboard overlaid with tortoise and with 12 modern metal frets and 5 capo di tasto positions, the ebonized neck with
ten tuners and a compass star inlaid in the finial, needs some restoration: top seam separations, restoring of rosette, top crack, reinforcement of back seams, restoration to finial inlay, (Our #24519),
| $2,500. |
| 23. Cittern, J.& G. VOGLER, London, 1770, Bearing an original label & inscribed on the back of the head in ink: j. and G. Vogler in, Glasshouse Street, London. Spruce
top with several repaired hairline cracks with painted purfling and colored wood bindings, brass and ivory rosette in good condition, flamed maple back with one repaired crack (7 cm) and fancy colored wood
inlays, flamed maple sides with one repaired worm run (5 cm) and fancy colored wood inlays, flamed maple neck and scroll, top of head probably a later addition, enclosed brass machine heads with the tuning of
the strings stamped on the metal, fancy tortoise shell and mother of pearl finger board with an ivory nut and 12 metal frets and small brass and ebony capo taster, probably later ebony and bone bridge, total
length 96.5 cm, scale 45 cm, width 29.4 cm, depth at the neck joint 6 cm, depth at the bottom 6.7 cm, nut 4.7 cm., (Our #27456), | $3,500. |
| 24. Cittern, PRESTON, London, c.1780, watch-key tuning, nicely figured back and sides, lovely gilt rose in splendid condition with an ivory edge, tortoise clad
fingerboard with brass frets, pearl shield in the finial, old repairs include a break in the finial and a crack below the tuning gear box, old worm damage in the back and old top cracks recently restored very
beautifully by John Pringle, (Our #28929), | $2,750. |
| 25. Cittern/Wald-Zither, GERMAN, early 19th century, unlabelled, spruce table, back and fingerboard, iron frets, painted designs on table, rose of cut leather, underside of
neck cut away on bass side, 4 double and one single course, requires extensive restoration, (Our #23397), | $500. |
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| Drums | |
| 26. bass drum, American, 1863, diameter approx. 24in., depth approx. 18in.; 11 rope tensioners, brown painted wood shell with oak tension hoops and painted on the
skin "surrendered to 80th O.V.I. at siege of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863" , label on inside - "W.H. Reemer/ May 1995", (Our #28021), | $5,000. |
| 27. Bass Drum, ABNER STEPHENS, Massachusetts, c.1807, red rims, body originally polychromed (now quite dark) and decorated with patterns in brass studs, head
diameter 23", depth 22.5", label dated 1807, requires restoration; although Stephens is known to have worked in Hancock and Pittsfield, this label address appears to say "...Lebanon Springs", (Our #23408), | $2,500. |
| 28. Bass Drum, AMERICAN, 1st quarter 19th century, wooden with rope tensioners, body painted brown with brass stud decorations and a small iron handle, hoops
painted red, 12 rope tension points, 1 ivory eyelet, head diam 25-1/4", depth 23-1/2", requires restoration, (Our #23413), | $850. |
| 29. Bodhran, ROUNDSTONE, New, 18" with decorated head, 4" deep body, includes beater and "how to" booklet, (Our #28833), | $175. |
| 30. Bodhran, ROUNDSTONE, New, 18" with plain head, 4" deep body, includes beater and "how to" booklet, (Our #28832), | $150. |
| 31. Bodhran, ROUNDSTONE, New, 14" head (non-tunable), 2-3/4" deep rim, with painted design head (Malachy Kerans "D" design), (Our #28830), | $80. |
| 32. Tabor & Drum, UNMARKED, probably French, mid 18th century, fruitwood/boxwood tabor with integral turned rings & onion shaped fipple, one piece body, 2 top
tone holes & one register hole in back, fipple mouthpiece section with brass repair insert in windway, length 307mm) , hand drum with 8-3/4" skin head, darkly painted tin rim 2-1/2" deep, wooden tension hoops,
missing string tensioners, numerous repairs and worm damage to the tension hoops, one of which we have only half in fragments, (Our #23414), | $1,500. |
| Guitars | |
| 40. Guitar, FRENCH, c.1840, a very decorative French romantic period guitar made, nearly identical to a Pratten guitar, Brazilian rosewood/ spruce laminted back with
glued center seam, Brazilian rosewood sides, spruce top with fancy mother of pearl inlays around the soundhole and the edges, ivory bound top & back, ebony fingerboard, ivory nut, ebony & mother of pearl
bridge, mother of pearl saddle, good straight neck with medium high action, brass & fancy mother of pearl machine heads stamped; 'V' + 'crown' + 'R'., (Our #26582), | $4,500. |
| 41. Guitar, FRENCH, c.1840, the body of rosewood veneers over spruce with ivory bindings, 3-piece neck with slotted head & fancy stamped brass tuner plates with plume-
shaped pearl buttons, the table & soundhole trimmed with engraved pearl inlays in foliate designs, 2-piece open bridge with similar inlays, fully playable & in excellent condition, length of back:443mm, lower
bout: 301mm, scale length: 619mm,, (Our #27012), | $5,000. |
| 42. Guitar, JOHANN GEORG STAUFFER, STYLE OF, Markneukicrhen, c.1830-40, rosewood veneered back (2- piece) and sides over spruce, 2- piece spruce top,
ebonized neck (no overlay) with cone heel, Vienna-style headstock with floral engraved back cover plate over the tuners, ebony fingerboard with bar frets, 12 frets to the body and 20 overall with tapered
fingerboard extension, 25-1/4" scale, in period black coffin case, greatly resembles the work of the early C. F. Martin workshop in New York, (Our #27534), | $13,500. |
| 43. Guitar, LOUIS NICHOLAS VISSENAIRE, Lyon, c.1820, an interesting & playable early French double-cutaway romantic-period guitar, spruce top, birds-eye maple
back and sides, birdseye maple veneered neck and peghead for six ebony pegs, ebony neck with brass frets, ebony bridge with ivory saddle; scale length 645 mm, (Our #26583), | $4,000. |
| 44. Guitar, LOUIS PANORMO, London, 1826, highly figured maple back & sides with wood bindings, black-laquered 3-piece neck with typical Panormo slotted head
with Rance tuners with ivroy rollers, rosewood or cocuswood fingerboard with ivory frets (12 to body & 18 total); 24.9"(634mm) scale; 2 very old screws through bridge & a minor seam seperation at lower back,
otherwise original & in very good & playable condition, original black wooden coffin case with damage to lower lid, labeled: Panormo Fecit/ Anno.1826 London/ 20 High Street Bloomsbury, (Our #28573),
| $6,500. |
| 45. Guitar, MARCHAL, Paris, c.1770s, A good example of an French 5 course baroque guitar stamped; Marchal, solid flamed maple back and sides, spruce top with
several repaired cracks and an open 9" top crack, laminated Ebony neck and peghead for 10 non original Ebony pegs, Ebony fingerboard with good Ivory frets and Ivory nut, Ebony bridge with flower decoration
on both sides, total length 97,8 cm, scale 65,2 cm, body length 46,7 cm,, (Our #27459), | $9,800. |
| 46. Guitar, VIOHL, L., Flushing, L.I (NY), 1891, arched mahogany back & sides, unbound spruce top w/inlaid mahogany rosette rings, 13 1/2" body, rosewood
fingerboard and pyramid bridge, brass saddle, 18 brass frets total-12 to body, slotted head, mahogany neck, 3-in-line open tuners on brass plates stamped with leaves and with bone tuner knobs, (Our #24225), | $1,800. |
| 47. Guitar, Style 1, WILLIAM TILTON, New York, c.1865, with the Tilton patent square dowel and silver "Wm B TILTON's IMPROVEMENT" silver medal in the soundhole,
mahongay neck with slot-head and brass tuners with bone buttons, headstock overlay of Brazilian rosewood, the headstock with an applied silver plate to the face which is engraved" FROM/ Wm H SHEIB/ 109
MARKET ST WHEELING," 2-piece Brazilian rosewood back and sides, 2 piece spruce top with longitudinal (not diagonal) grain, light wood top and back bindings, original tailpiece with the Zogbaum & Fairchild
award medal replica "For the Best Guitar." original black painted wood coffin case, in lovely condition with comfortable low action, original tight-fitting wood coffin case, (Our #28675), | $2,850. |
| 48. Harp Guitar, OSCAR SCHMIDT, c.1915, 16-1/2" wide walnut body with white bindings, 2 mahogany necks joined above the nuts, one fretted for 6 strings, the other
non-fretted for 6 strings,, overall intact but could use some restoration, (Our #25409), | $2,000. |
| 49. Lyre-Guitar, FRENCH, c.1840, small lyre guitar in very good condition. Maple back and sides, spruce top, ebony neck with brass supporters connected to the body,
ebony fingerboard, ebony peghead with six original ebony pegs, good ivory frets and nut, ebony bridgem in original wooden case, (Our #27524), | $6,000. |
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| Mandolins | |
| 61. Mandolin, DE CRISTOFARO, E., Naples, c.1900, an Italian mandolin in very good original and playable condition, bearing the original label: E. DE CRISTOFARO,
Fabbrica in Napoli, the spruce top edged in rosewood, the bell shaped soundhole & tortoise pickguard decorated with ornate mother of pearl blocks and ornaments, the top inscribed and signed in ink by the maker
just above the bridge on the bass side, the round back of 25 rosewood ribs interspersed with maple stripes, very good straight rosewood neck, the extended fingerboard in ebony with 29 brass frets and decorated
with mother of pearl markers, the enclosed machine heads with ivory buttons & metal cover engraved with floral ornaments, (Our #26601), | $2,500. |
| 62. Mandolin, FABRICATORE, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Naples, 1797, A highly decorative mandolin in good and playable condition, the spruce top bound with ivory
and decorated in tortoise shell with mother of pearl ornaments, the tortoise shell scratch plate bound with ivory, 2 professionally repaired hairline cracks from the bottom towards the bridge (ca. 5 cm + 4 cm), the
round back of 27 fluted fruitwood ribs interspersed with strips of colored wood, the straight neck covered with tortoise shell interspersed with 9 strips of ivory, slightly high action, the tortoise shell fingerboard
decorated with mother of pearl inlays and bound in ivory with 10 metal frets plus 7 more frets in the top extending the fingerboard, the frets show lots of playing wear, the peg head covered with tortoise shell and
mother of pearl stripes and ornaments,, bearing an original label: Gio: Battista Fabricatore, Napoli anno 1797, S. M. dell' Ajuto. N. 31, (Our #26602), | $7,500. |
| 63. Mandolin, FAVILLA BROTHERS, New York, c.1900, roundback, 52 flat Brazilian rosewood ribs and clasp, the headstock with an ebonized overlay with pearl inlaid:
"FAB", ebony fingerboard with extension over the soundhole, the top with a pearl border and the tortoise pickguard with elaborate pearl inlays including a shield engraved "MVB", enlcosed tuners with pearl
buttons, original & in excellent condition, soft case, (Our #26754), | $1,200. |
| 64. Mandolin, FRATELLI VINACCIA, Naples, 1894, 29 rosewood staves plus the clasp, ebonized veneer around the neckenclosed tuning gears with pearl buttons,
spruce top with pearl & tortoise butterfly inlay, top is bordered with ivory (or bone) and abalone bits, engraved original lyre shaped tailpiece; lots of problems to deal with; one bridge end-dot is missing, bridge
saddle is missing, top center seam is a bit open, top is sunken in above the soundhole and bits of the rosette missing, the neck is pushed out of the body; little bit of a mess but could one day once again be a nice
mandolin; nice leather case, (Our #29064), | $500. |
| 65. Mandolin, GIOACCHINO TROTTO, Naples (probably), 1792, 20 slightly fluted cypress staves w/dark stained maple spacers, neck veneered in ebony & ivory,
tortoiseshell over fingerboard, 10 brass frests, oval hole with pearl designs inlaid into red mastic, inlaid tortoise pickguard, old wood case, labeled: Gioacchino Trotto fecit/ Anno 1792 accosto le/ grade di S.
Demetrio; requires restoration to the table binding (loss to some of the ivory), and repair to a few cracks, otherwise intact with original boxwood pegs, (Our #23323), | $4,000. |
| 66. Mandolin, LOVERI, GIUSEPPE, Naples, roundback, 21 staves + clasp, pearl top binding, inset tortoise pickguard with pearl inlay, in soft case, needs quite a few
repairs, (Our #23725), | $150. |
| 67. Mandolin, PIRETTI, ENRICO, Bologna, 1954, labelled & signed, teardrop shape, one piece carved walnut back, walnut sides, inlaid walnut pickguard, slotted
headstock, nice newer tuners, needs a set-up etc., interesting, (Our #M9712), | $275. |
| 68. Mandolin, Roundback, STELLA, c.1890-1900, 18 rosewood staves with light spacers, bound spruce top, inlaid pickguard, enclosed tuners, (Our #22411),
| $175. |
| 69. Mandolin, Style 20 Symphony Harp Mandolin, W. J. DYER & BRO., St. Paul, c.1908-1910, mahogany back & sides, spruce top with 2 soundholes surrounded by
marquetry, serial number 121; pickguard inlayed into top, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard & 20 bar frets, completely original & in very good overall condition, no cracks, minor fret wear & plays nicely, (Our
#29054), | $2,600. |
| Bows | |
| 70. Cello Bow, FRENCH OR ITALIAN, round, pike head, open wooden frog, late 17th century or early 18th century cello bow, round stick, pike head, open wooden frog,
turned ivory adjuster by Rick Riggall, 64.5 grams with silk and tinsel winding, (Our #24396), | $4,000. |
| 71. Gamba Bow, FRENCH, Fluted stick of snakewood, octagonal shank, open fluted swan head, ironwood frog, 68.4g, (Our #22107), | $3,000. |
| 72. Pochette Bow, PROBABLY FRENCH, late 18th century, pochette or early child's violin bow, round pernambuco stick, plain ebony frog, unstamped, turned ivory
adjuster, restored to playing condition, (Our #24425), | $2,000. |
| 73. Violin Bow, BAROQUE BOW, unstamped, fluted octagonal pernambuco violin bow with swan's head, octagonal ebony adjuster, unlined open grenadilla frog;
probably a reproduction, grafted shaft after frog, 51.2gm, (Our #24501), | $2,000. |
| 74. Violin Bow, LOUIS PANORMO, London, c.1820, reddish-brown pern.oct.stick w/ebony tip-plate w/pearl inlay & top-hat mortice, st: L.PANORMO; S/M ebony frog
with silver ferrule, pearl slide entire length & back, long oblong pearl inlays to lower sides, 704mm length, typical head w/forward chamfers, silver-mounted, octagonal pernambuco stick branded PANORMO and
GRAMOND, 57.6gm, length: 704mm; a very interesting English bow by a member of the Tubbs family as is typical of Panormo bows, and probably the work of Thomas Tubbs, (Our #25704), | $3,000. |
| 75. Violin Bow, TOURTE SCHOOL, Paris, c.1780, a fine transitional violin bow very much in the style of Tourte pere, round pernambuco stick, open plain unmounted
ebony frog, flared silver sheathed ivory adjuster, 47.4gm, (Our #24530), | $6,500. |
| 76. Violin Bow, TOURTE, STAMPED, GAMBA BOW, elongated pike head violin bow, fluted pernambuco stick with reverse camber stamped: TOURTE, open ebony
frog, 40.8gm, (Our #22126), | $3,500. |
| American Bass Viols (Church Basses) &
Cellos | |
| 77. Cello, GEORGE CATLIN, Hartford, Conn., 1806, 2-piece maple back of medium curl descending from left to right, the interesting head (with spiral carved ears) of
similar wood, ribs of narrow curl, 2-piece table of mostly fine grain, varnish a dark reddish brown, lob:730mm (28 3/4"), l.b.:418mm, m.b.:235mm, u.b.:325mm, present scale length:675mm, stamped below the
button: Made by/GEORGE CATLIN/Hartford/Conn/1806; converted to a more modern string length but easily reconverted to the original scale. A very early & rare American cello., (Our #25633), | $6,500. |
| 78. Cello, SAMUEL CLARK, Westmoreland, NY, c.1830, two-piece maple back, the bass flank with medium curl & the treble flank nearly plain, the ribs & head nearly
plain, two-piece table of medium grain, non-purfled, reddish brown varnish (back length: 29-5/8"), completely original including original fruitwood English-style pegs, bone nut & saddle, partial fingerboard, etc.; a
good candidate for restoration and use as a Baroque cello; sold with a letter of provenance. Priced as-is needing restoration, (Our #26480), | $2,000. |
| 79. Cello, SOUTH GERMAN SCHOOL, 1st 1/2-18th century, lab: Carlo Antonio Testore; 2-piece back of mostly plain maple, ribs with some narrow curl, the head plain, 2-
pie table mostly medium, varnish a deep reddish-brown over yellow, inked pufling lines, being sold as-is with many old crack restorations & worm, set up as a Baroque cello, string length: 681mm, stop: 389mm,
(length of back: 28-3/16"), (Our #27288), | $6,500. |
| 80. Cello, Z. L. HODGES, Taunton, Mass., 1824, lab: BASS-VIOLS,/MADE & REPAIRED BY/Z.L.HODGES,/TAUNTON,MASS.; and dated 1824; 1-piece maple? back
of narrow-medium ascending from center, ribs & interesting deeply cut head of plain grain; 2-piece table of irregular grain; varnish orange-brown;, inked simulated purfling; brass geared tuners; integral -style neck
block, long elegant corners; period tailpiece; non-moticed ribs; skillfully cut Italian-style soundholes; original neck, but fingerboard & bridge replaced, length of back: 753mm, (Our #23319), | $3,000. |
| 81. Church Bass, MOSES TEWEKSBURY, Chester, N.H., 1840s, two-piece back of partly slab-cut maple of medium curl, the ribs faintly marked, the head plain with
peared brass-plate tuners, two-piece spruce table of medium grain, the varnish a reddish brown, length of back: 30-15/16", with Baroque-style neck but later fingerboard, requires restoration to rib cracks & back
corner, and complete set-up, otherwise in very good condition; labelled: MOSES A. TEWEKSBURY MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRER OF / Bass & Double Bass Viol & Violins, (Our #27194), | $2,500. |
| Violins, Violas, & Folk Fiddles | |
| 82. Cello/Bass Viol, TYROLIAN, PROBABLY, Germany, c.1790, unlabeled, 2-piece back of slab-cut poplar, ribs chestnut?, table of 1-piece slab cut pine, washed-out
dark red paint finish, 702, 364, 265, 403, greatly resembles a Bassetti Tirolese illustrated on p.283 of Strumenti per Mozart, Longo Editore 1991, (Our #23311), | $2,500. |
| 83. Hardangerfele, OLAV E. BAKKENE, Denmark, 1898, 2 pc quarter sawn back with faint narr-med desc curl, the back with inked decoration around the perimeter and at
the center, ribs plain with inked decoraton, 2 pc top with inked decoration, the head carved in the shape of a stylized animal head with ink decoration and the pegs with doecorative ivory overlays; the fingerboard
and tailpiece profusely decorated with ivory and pearl; 360, 201, 114, 160, (Our #25260), | $2,900. |
| 84. Pochette, ENGLISH, c.1780, unlabelled, overall length is 400mm (16"), ivory pegs, not presently set up to be playable, but in very good overall condition, (Our
#23305), | $2,500. |
| 85. Pochette, ROTHERMEL, G.L., Pennsylvania, 1932, very attractive golden colored quilted maple back and sides, shaped like a very narrow small violin; lob:326mm,
overall L:524mm, labelled: 14- Made by G.L. Rothermel, Sunbury, PA, Anno Domini 1932, (Our #23249), | $750. |
| 86. Viola, ENGLISH, c.1700, an early English small viola of D'Amore shape, indescipherable label, one-piece flat viol-shaped back of sycamore or poplar with irregular
horizontal narrow figure & with later added wing to upper bass bout, 2-piece carved spruce table of medium grain, the head of plain maple, still with original non-mortised neck, varnish a golden-brown, (14-
3/16"), (Our #26459), | $4,500. |
| 87. Viola d'Amore, FRENCH, Paris, c.1750, the one-piece canted back of birds-eye maple, the ribs of similar wood, reddish-brown varnish, the original neck with open
pegbox for 12 pegs terminating in a carved blindfolded cherub head, the sides of the pegbox carved in relief, the table edged in ebony with relief-carved lilies at the corners; length of back: 415mm, string length
approx: 352mm, total length: 770mm, playable, but could use restoration to several cracks, minor edge-work, reguing seams, and lower rib shortening, (Our #27201), | $13,500. |
| 88. Viola d'Amore, MICHAEL IGNATIUS STADLMANN, Vienna, 1801, lab: Michael Ignatius Stadl-mann/ Kayserl: Konigl/ Hof Lauten und Geigen/ macher in Wien
1801; viol-shaped body; 2 piece flat back narrow very slightly ascending; ribs fainter narrow-med; scroll-head plain; 2 piece arched top narr broadening slightly toward flanks with flame soundholes; original ebony
fingerboard & ebony-veneered tailpiece, original fingerboard, tailpiece & boxwood pegs; 401, 225, 125, 170, Seven playing strings & seven sympathetic strings which run below the fingerboard; completely
original, and in an unusually fine state of preservation. Michael Stadlmann was born in 1756, the son of violin maker Johann Joseph, & died in 1813., (Our #25750), | $10,000. |
| 89. Violin, A. STILLER, Naugatuck, CT, 1925, lab: in ms a.Stiller/ Naugatuck/ Conn./ Year 1925; naive but interesting American work, 2 piece back of narrow descending
curl, ribs similar, Brescian style head of plain grain, golden brown varnish, this is an interesting historical fiddle, but is not presently set up to be playable; if you wish to have it set up, we are happy to do so, and
will provide a quote for set-up charges, (Our #23303), | $600. |
| 90. Violin, AMERICAN, 1st 1/2 19th century, unlabelled, 1-piece back of faintly figured maple, the ribs & head similar, 2-piece table medium grain, reddish brown
varnish, original Baroque-style neck, ribs set into integral neck-block; LOB-359mm, (Our #23255), | $500. |
| 91. Violin, AMERICAN, Mid-19th century, unlabelled; 2-piece back of plain beech?; ribs similar; commercial German head; two-piece back of broad grain broadening
toward the flanks; dark reddish brown varnish; LOB 361mm., this is an interesting historical fiddle, but is not presently set up to be playable; if you wish to have it set up, we are happy to do so, and will provide a
quote for set-up charges, (Our #23254), | $400. |
| 92. Violin, DIE GEBRUDER LIPPOLD, 1824, 1 pc bk nar-med desc l-r, ribs med, hd pln, tab fine broadening, golden reddish-brown, bk & tab edges in ivory, 357mm,
the back and table edged in ivory, decorative pegs, requires some restoration, (Our #24651), | $2,500. |
| 93. Violin, ENGLISH, London, c.1680-1720, 1-piece back narrow descending from left to right, the ribs and head of faint medium curl, 2-piece table of faint medium-
broad curl, varnish a light golden-orange brown over a golden ground, 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, (Our #23168), | $8,000. |
| 94. Violin, GERMAN, c.1850, 2-piece back of medium curl descending from the joint, ribs of medcurl, 2 piece top of narrow-medium grain, head faint medium curl,
red-brown varnish over gold ground, this is either a Child's violin (about 1/16-size) or makers sample, particularly well crafted, in French fitted wooden coffin case, with a fine nickel-mounted bow of the Bausch
school, (Our #24827), | $1,500. |
| 95. Violin, GERMAN, 19th Century, one-piece back of broad curl, the ribs& head of faint narrow, orange brown varnish, 158mm, 90mm, 50mm, 70mm, A tiny violin, but
not a child's instrument. More likely, this is a model or sample violin used either for exhibition or sales purposes, requires some restoration (length of back: 6-1/4", total length:10-1/2"), (Our #26574), | $350. |
| 96. Violin, MILTON E. WALDRON, Paris, New York, 1818, labeled: M.E. Waldron/ Maker of Violins/ Paris, Sauquoit/ Oneida County/ N.Y. 1818; 2-piece back plain
without purfling, ribs and simplified head plain, 2-piece table without purfling of medium grain narrowing to flanks, red-brown varnish, it retains its original Baroque neck & ebonized fingerboard, requires repairs
and setup, an interesting violin by this early Oneida County violin maker, it greatly resembles the unusual work of 17th century German maker Johann Adam Popel of Bruck, it is strangely very similar to our cello
by Samuel Clark, (Our #23825), | $1,500. |
| 97. Violin, SMALLIDGE, H.H., Shutesbury, MA, 1884, lab: H.H. SMALLIDGE/ SHUTESBURY/ 1884 MASS.; two-piece back of medium curl ascending from the center,
ribs similar, highly unusual large head of plain grain & with no volute to back like Testore scrolls, six-piece table of fine grain, neck not mortised, LOB 359mm, this is an interesting historical fiddle, but is not
presently set up to be playable; if you wish to have it set up, we are happy to do so, and will provide a quote for set-up charges, (Our #23262), | $500. |
| 98. Violin Case, FRENCH, c.1860, Inscribed on the brass plate 'A. Luccini/Passalaqua'; brass handle, crowned half moon brass finger hold and brass escuchion; highly
figured mahogany; olive green plush velvet lining w 3 interior compartments w ebony/ivory knobs; 2 satin ribboned bow holders and velvet covered string tube; custom made brown canvas cover (tagged w same
number), Between 1829 and 1833, Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini was a guest of Count Alessandro Lucini Passalacqua in the beautiful Villa Passalacqua on Lake Como and there wrote arias for his opera La
Sonnamubula., (Our #28895), | $600. |
| 99. Violin Exerciser, ANONYMOUS, American, prob, 20th century, Patented; maple neck with ebony fingerboard in which are pairs of brass tacks on springs at the
fingering positions, spruce stick from neck to chinrest, (Our #V98120), | $150. |
| 100. Violin, Child Size, AMERICAN, 1st half 19th c., chestnut?, baroque neck, crudely made, reddish milk paint with green painted purfling, the top is decorated with
two large painted stars, an anchor and a "W"", bone saddle, overall length:11-5/8" (493mm), (Note: this is an interesting historical fiddle, but not presently set up to be playable), (Our #23247), | $250. |
| 101. Violin, Folk, ALLEN PARKER, Waterloo, NY, May, 1953, 1 piece back, plain slab cut, ribs plain, plain head, 1 piece spruce top of medium grain broadening
somewhat to the right flank, thick red-orange varnish, 365, 208, 119, 158, this is an interesting historical fiddle, but is not presently set up to be playable; if you wish to have it set up, we are happy to do so, and
will provide a quote for set-up charges, (Our #23279), | $250. |
| 102. Violino Piccolo, W. A. COX, Oxford, c.1760, two piece poplar back, two- piece table, golden orange varnish; lab: W.A.(?) COX / MAKER / OXFORD, this is an
interesting historical fiddle, but is not presently set up to be playable; if you wish to have it set up, we are happy to do so, and will provide a quote for set-up charges; back length- 269mm, (Our #23266), | $3,000. |
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| Zithers & Autoharps | |
| 103. Autoharp, ZIMMERMAN, C.F., Pat. May 9, 1882, "Minature" Autoharp model, simplified notation of music, five bars, original case, (Our #23244), | $200. |
| 104. Meloharp, MELOHARP CO., c.1896, horseshoe shaped, darkly finished back & sides, clear finished pine top, 28 strings with ivoroid note chart, 7 chord damper
levers w/chord chart on top of damper cover, (Our #23831), | $300. |
| 105. Streichzither, GERMAN, mid-19th century, bowed zither, unlabelled, heart shaped with 2 teardrop sound holes, rosewood veneer with purfling & stained maple
edges, ivoroid around top & soundholes, ebonized spruce back, fretted fingerboard, ototal length 472mm, width 299mm, riginal wood box, (Our #23234), | $450. |
| 106. Streichzither, GERMAN, 19th cent, bowed zither, unlabelled, spruce heart-shaped body lacquered black with rosewood grain-painted top with 2 sound holes,
curved fretboard with 7 pearl position markers, 4 strings tuned by pins, 3 turned feet, length 488mm, width 269mm, (Our #23233), | $500. |
| 107. Viola Bow, LARSSON, A., Finland, c.1910, labelled: A.Larsson/FINSPONG/PRAKTI-ZITRAN N:06/PATENT; black lacquer w/polychrome transfer medallion showing
an ocean liner with floral swags, rays & stars; other transfer decoration, OL 545, OW 372, OD 69mm, (Our #23240), | $250. |
| 108. Violin-Uke, MARX MUSIC CO., ukelin style instrument with 24 strings arranged in rows of 4 pins, wood body sprayed in gold & reddish-brown w/decals, round
sound hole, in box with instructions, new condition, this was acquired from the auction of Marx Co. when the company's assets were disbursed, (Our #FO7254), | $80. |
| 109. Zither, c.1890, Concert Zither with an indecipherable black label, rosewood veneers, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone tuner knobs, ebonized column, decorative
pear inlaid rosette, the top has some depression, one bone tuner knob is missing, bits and pieces of binding etc have been knocked off and replaced. A good decroative zither in need of restoration, possibly by
Franz Schwartzer, (Our #25463), | $350. |
| 110. Zither, HARTMANN BROTHERS & REINHARD, New York, 5 geared tuners, 26 additional strings, rosewood veneers, original box, (Our #23237), | $350. |
| 111. Zither, MARTIN, Nazareth, Pa, 1880s, a very rare concert zither by the Martin Co., labeled: P. H. LOUIS BRACHET'S/PATTERN/ No.602 CALLOWHILL ST.
PHILADELPHIA, PA./ lyre device/ MANUFACTURED BY/ C. F. MARTIN, Nazareth, Pa.; excellent condition; in its original fitted case with ivory-handled tuning wrench; an identical zither is illustrated on p.32 of
Martin Guitars, A History, by Johnston & Boak, Brachet was a reknowned zither player, composer & teacher, born in Prussia in 1828, immigrated to Phila. In 1860, and lived, gave musical instruction & sold
instruments at 602 Callowhill St., (Our #28654), | INQUIRE |
| 112. Zither, TIEFFENBRUNNER, GEORG, Mittenwald, 5 tuning pins for fingerboard, 27 aditional strings, black-stained body, grain painted top, original box, (Our
#23239), | $300. |
