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| Historical Stringed and Fretted Instruments | |
2. Amarantine, SILVA (PROB.), New Bedford, MA, 1950 circa, Spruce top, mahogany back & sides, no binding, walnut inlay, 12 frets to body, Gibson Girl in
headstock., (Our #23392),  | $1,200. |
| 3. Amarantine, SILVA (PROB.), New Bedford, MA, 1950 circa, 3 pc spruce top, mahogany back & sides, walnut inlay, multi-color inlay, some cracks, (Our #23391), | $875. |
| 4. Amarantine, SILVA, MANUEL, New Bedford, MA, c.1950, 2 pc spruce top, mahogany back & sides, no binding, walnut inlay, 12 brass frets to body, some cracks.,
(Our #23390), | $800. |
| 5. Arch Lute, HERMANN HAUSER, SR., Munich, 1931, carved cherub's head finial, oval ebony pegs, maple head and neck, 9 maple staves, the original shaped hard
case, ebony fingerboard with 7 nickel frets plus 5 ivory frets on table, spruce top with carved fretwork rose, boxwood bridge with ebony saddle, narrow ebony clasp, 6 string neck with 4 string extension, (Our
#23389), | $4,500. |
| 6. 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), | $3,200. |
| 7. Chittarone, 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 11 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. |
| 8. Chittarone, 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. |
| 9. Chittarone, 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. |
| 10. Chittarone, 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. |
| 11. Chittarone, VENICE OR PADUA, c.1600 and later, the orriginal 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. |
| 12. Cittern, GERMAN (PROBABLY), c.1890, body of figured maple tapered to the lower bout, curved pegbox for 9 strings (2 pegs missing) terminating in a green-
painted jester head, table with double purfling & round soundhole with carved leather rose, total length-620mm, length of back-265mm, width-204mm, a later reproduction of a cittern of the 16th century Italian
style, (Our #25872), | $900. |
| 13. 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. |
| 14. 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. |
| 15. 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), | $3,500. |
| 16. Harp Lute, EDWARD LIGHT, London, c.1815, the lute-shaped body of 7 faux-grained ribs (one a replacement), grained harp neck & fluted column, the whole with
gilt line & foliate decoration, pin bridge for 19 strings, 13 push-button sharpeners, on a gilt oval pedestal, height:885mm (34 3/4"), width:345mm; missing the soundhole rose, one of the back panels is replaced
and there are other repairs in the back, requires some restoration to make playable, (Our #25422), | $1,800. |
| 17. Harp Lute, PROBABLY EDWARD LIGHT, London, c.1820, dark green body with gilt decoration, fluted column with acanthus base and capital (some plaster chipped),
7-string 9 fret neck with 5 additional dital strings, gilt floral decoration on top with 3 dimensional gilt rayed rose (present but not showing in photo), (Our #23410), | $3,000. |
| 18. 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, (Our #24721), | $850. |
| 19. 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), | $2,800. |
| 20. Prim, 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, (Our #23406),
| $350. |
| 21. 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), | $450. |
| Citterns | |
| 24. 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. |
| 25. Cittern, C. MASON, c.1760s, Stamped on the top of the back: C. Mason. Spruce top with colorful flower decoration around the sound hole, wooden carved flower
rosette, painted purfling, one piece flamed maple back with several repaired worm runs, flamed maple sides with several repaired worm runs, maple neck and peg head, top of the peg head looks like a later
replacement, 9 non original rosewood pegs, stained fruitwood finger board with ivory nut and 17 brass frets, rosewood and ivory bridge, total length 68 cm, scale 36 cm, width 25.8 cm, depth at the neck joint 4.2
cm, depth at the bottom 5.5 cm, nut 4.2 cm., (Our #27455), | $5,000. |
| 26. 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 applied with floral display, (Our #23398), | $1,200. |
| 27. Cittern, ENGLISH, c.1760s, (Our #27458), | $5,000. |
| 28. 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. |
| 29. Cittern, J.& G. VOGLER, London, 1770, Bearing the original label written on the back of the scroll in ink: j. and G. Vogler in, Glafshouse 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 scroll 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), | $4,500. |
| 30. Cittern, PRESTON, PROBABLY, London, 1780s, unstamped, spruce top in good condition, ebony ivory and stained fruitwood rosette, flamed maple back, flamed
maple sides with a few repairs, maple neck and head with enclosed brass machine head, end of scroll and finial later replacement, ebony finger board with a bone nut and 12 brass frets, ebony bridge, total length
68.2 cm, scale 43 cm, width 29.3 cm, depth at the neck joint 5.5 cm, depth at the bottom 7.4 cm, nut 4.8 cm., (Our #27457), | $3,500. |
| 31. Cittern/Wald-Zither, GERMAN, early to mid-19th century, unlabelled, spruce table, back and fingerboard, iron frets, painted designs on table, rose of cut leather, neck
cut away on bass side, 4 double and one single course, requires extensive restoration (obviously!), (Our #23397), | $500. |
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| Guitars | |
| 41. Guitar, C. F. MARTIN, New York, c.1837, "Stauffer"head, deep rosewood veneered body, half-round abalone inalys bordering the top, fancy pearl soundhole inlay;
the bridge is c.1850-60, the head and tuners later replacements, the fingerboard also possibly later, otherwise original, overall very good condition, later case, illustrated in The Chinery Collection pp.6 & 7;
Martin Guitars by Washburn & Johnston p.20, The Martin Book by Walter Carter p.10-11, and in C. F. Martin & His Guitars by Gura plate 2-20; possibly a custom order for Theresa Rand, (Our #27110), | $25,000. |
| 42. Guitar, FRANCOIS ROUDHLOFF, Paris, c.1830, spruce top, figured maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead for 6 friction pegs, ebony fingerboard
and bridge, playable & in overall very good condition, very similar to a more decorated example dated 1815 sold as by Fabriccatore, lot 294, Sotheby's London 16 Nov. 2000, (Our #26587), | $5,000. |
| 43. Guitar, FRENCH, 1850s, (Our #27017), | $1,200. |
| 44. 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. |
| 45. Guitar, FRENCH, c.1830, a very ornate guitar, the neck and bridge likely altered later by Keith Prowse (there is a Prowse repair label inside) the back and sides of
rosewood, the back is veneered over spruce, the Spanish style heel may be a later modification from a cone heel, 12 frets to the body and 17 overall, low frets and radiused rosewood fingerboard, one of the pearl
tuner buttons is missing, scale 642mm, length of back 451mm, (Our #27015), | $3,500. |
| 46. 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. |
| 47. Guitar, HARRIS, H., New York, 1884, neck removable by means of a cross-pin through neck block, walnut body, spruce top with tied on nut-wood pyramid bridge,
cherry neck, partial fan braced, slotted head, brass tuner plates w/bone knobs, an interesting early portable guitar, (Our #FO7112), | $1,200. |
| 48. Guitar, J. GUIOT, London, c.1840-50, rosewood back and sides; cedar neck with Spanish heel, 7 fan braces, the finish has been nicely restored, length of back 449
mm, scale length 630mm,, made very much in the style of Louis Panormo, (Our #27021), | $3,500. |
| 49. Guitar, JOHANN GEORG STAUFFER, Vienna, c.1830, 2-piece birds-eye maple back & sides, unfinished spruce top with herringbone pattern trim, the soundhole with
pearl clover-patter surround, ebony moustache bridge, 3-piece clock-key adjusted neck with cone heel of alternating ivory & ebony veneer, the "Stauffer"head with German-silver backplate, the ebony fingerboard
boxed-in with ivory binding, elevated & extending in a wedge-shape over the top, the body with ivory bindings, 12-frets to the body & 22 overall, illustrated on p.7 of The Chinery Collection, and plate 2-1 C. F.
Martin & His Guitars by Philip Gura, (Our #27533), | $35,000. |
| 50. Guitar, JOHANN GEORG STAUFFER, PROBABLY WORKSHOP OF, Vienna, c.1830-40, rosewood veneered back (2- piece) and sides over spruce, 2- piece spruce
top, ebonized neck (no overlay) with cone heel, Stauffer 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, (Our #27534), | $18,000. |
| 51. 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 ivory frets, ebony bridge with ivory saddle, (Our #26583), | $4,000. |
| 52. 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, 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, the guitar
looks to be playable, it might need some set up, (Our #27459), | $12,000. |
| 53. Guitar, MENCKE, J.C., LABELLED, Brighton, England, c.1830, 2 pc maple back, narrow horiz, ribs sim; 2 pc top med to fine, marketry 11-petalled inlay at bottom;
applied bridge vinery; ebony binding and single line inlay around body; ebony fb w/ivory frets (four missing)brass three-in-line tuners w/stamped decoration and marked RANCE; ivory tuning knobs, slotted
headstock; LOB:458, LB:299, MB: 182, UB:219; scale length: 25.25; straight braced; wooden coffin case w/pink wooly lining; dealer label in case: J.C. MENCKE/Brighton, requires restoration, (Our #24222), | $3,000. |
| 54. Guitar, STUMCKE, CHARLES, Boston, c.1860, two-piece rosewood back veneer over spruce, rosewood ribs, two-piece wide-grained spruce top, cone heel, slotted
head, nickel tuners with ivory rollers and elaborate buttons, pearl soundhole inlays, cross-braced + 4 fans, label reads: CHARLES STUMCKE/ Manufacturer of all Kinds of/GUITARS/No. 8 Winter Street (up
stairs)/Boston/N.B. All kinds of stringed instruments repaired at the shortest notice, (Our #FO7110), | $2,000. |
| 55. 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. |
| 56. Guitar, WILLIAM TILTON, Paris, c.1855, the body made by Francais Fils of Paris, figured Brazilian rosewood back and sides, oversprayed, two-piece spruce top with
wide chevron border in ebony & pearl with wood binding, wide soundhole rosette in engraved pearl, ebony bridge, rosewood clad neck with cone heel and slot head, 3-in-line tuners with bone buttons; plain
ebony fingerboard, with the original medallion on the center dowel, hardshell case, (Our #25465), | $2,900. |
| 57. 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), | $1,800. |
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| Mandolins | |
| 71. Mandolin, CECCHERINI, UMBERTO, Naples, c.1900, the spruce double-top and soundhole edged with the most amazing decoration of tortoise shell and mother of
pearl, the pickguard decorated in a similar fashion, one professionally repaired 8cm hairline crack at the bottom, a second spruce table about 2cm below the top from the soundhole to the end, some ink
inscription on one of the braces, the round back of 31 fluted rosewood ribs interspersed with ivory stripes, incredible ivory/ ivorine inlays at the end of the bowl, the inside of the bowl covered in gold paper, the
good straight neck in ebony with ivory / ivorine inlays, the ebony fingerboard with 17 original frets edged and inlaid with mother of pearl and flower ornaments, the ebony head edged with mother of pearl and
decorated with mother of pearl inlays in shape of a bird, butterfly and flowers, the enclosed machine heads with mother of pearl buttons and metal cover engraved with floral ornaments, ebony & mother of pearl
bridge, tortoise shell string cover decorated with mother of pearl bird & floral ornaments, excellent condition, in original wooden case, bearing the original label: Umberto Ceccherini, Naples, also seller's name on
the label: Alban Voigt + Co., London EC, (Our #26598), | $8,000. |
| 72. Mandolin, DE CRISTOFARO, E., Naples, c.1900, an Italian mandolin in very good original and playable condition from around 1900, 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), | $3,800. |
| 73. 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), | $9,000. |
| 74. Mandolin, ITALIAN ÉMIGRÉ, probably New York, c.1890s, 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. |
| 75. Mandolin, LIPPI, PIETRO, LABELED, Marseglia, An interesting early mandolin in good and playable condition, dated 1665. The spruce top and soundhole edged
with ivory and ebony, the rosewood scratch plate bound with ivory and ebony, the table decorated with ebony inlays near the neck and the end, the round back of 19 fluted fruitwood ribs interspersed with ebony
stripes, some earlier repair in the lower middle and some varnish damage, the inside of the bowl covered with parchment, the straight neck decorated with ivory and ebony stripes, the ebony fingerboard with ivory
stripes and 10 good metal frets plus 4 more ebony frets in the top extending the fingerboard, the baroque style head laminated with rosewood and inlaid with ebony and ivory stripes, 8 ebony pegs some not
original, ivory and rosewood bridge, scalloped ivory nut, bearing a label: Pietro Lippi, Napolitana fece Marseglia 1665, (Our #26604), | $12,500. |
| 76. 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. |
| 77. Mandolin, LYON & HEALY COMPANY (PROBABLY), Chicago, c.1900, roundback with 26 rosewood ribs, complex colored wood marquetry around top & soundhole,
fancy abalone fingerboard inlays, tortoise pickguard with ornate pearl inlay, very good condition overall, neck is somewhat pulled up but plays ok, (Our #25557), | $300. |
| 78. 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), | $300. |
| 79. Mandolin, Roundback, STELLA, c.1890-1900, 18 rosewood staves with light spacers, bound spruce top, inlaid pickguard, enclosed tuners, (Our #22411),
| $175. |
| 80. Mandolin, TROTTO, GIOACCHONO, 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, 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. |
| Bows | |
| 81. Gamba Bow, FRENCH, Fluted stick of snakewood, octagonal shank, open fluted swan head, ironwood frog, 68.4g, (Our #22107), | $3,000. |
| 82. 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), | $1,800. |
| 83. 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. |
| 84. Violin Bow, FRENCH, mid 18th century, cutout bone frog, rd stick, broken hd, carved bone frog with ivory face on the stick, round bois de chine stick, chipped and
repaired head, later bone adjuster, (Our #24394), | $800. |
| 85. Violin bow, FRENCH OR ENGLISH, mid 18th century, open boxwood frog, ivory adjuster, octagonal stick with swan head, open boxwood frog and ivory adjuster, no
hair, (Our #24395), | $1,000. |
| 86. 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 57.6gm, length: 704mm; a
very interesting English bow by a member of the Dodd or Tubbs families as is typical of Panormo bows, and probably the work of Thomas Tubbs, (Our #25704), | $3,000. |
| 87. Violin Bow, NICOLAS LEONARD TOURTE, ATTRIB. TO, Paris, c.1780, unstamped, round, open plain ebony frog, flared silver sheathed ivory adjuster, the head is
the style of Tourte pere, 47.4gm, a fine transitional violin bow, round pernambuco stick, open plain unmounted ebony frog, flared silver sheathed ivory adjuster, 47.4gm, (Our #24530), | $7,500. |
| 88. Violin bow, TOURTE, L., ATTRIBUTED TO, fluted elongated pike head violin bow with open face and slanted nose, fluted pernambuco stick with reverse camber
stamped: TOURTE, 40.8gm, (Our #22126), | $3,500. |
| American Bass Viols (Church Basses) &
Cellos | |
| 89. Cello, ABRAHAM PRESCOTT, Concord, c.1830, 2-piece plain maple back, ribs of birds-eye maple, head of plain maple, spruce table of mostly medium grain,
reddish orange-brown varnish, lob: 753mm (29-5/8"), a rare cello by Prescott but with extensive old restorations; labeled: ABRAHAM PRESCOTT,/ MANUFACTURER OF/ PREMIUM/ BASS AND DOUBLE BASS
VIOLS,/ MELODIANS AND SERAPHINES/ CONCORD, N.H.; this is the only actual cello by Prescott we have seen., (Our #25843), | HOLD |
| 90. 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. |
| 91. Cello, SAMUEL CLARK, Westmoreland, NY, c.1820, 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. |
| 92. 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), | $6,000. |
| 93. Cello/Bass Viol, PENNSYLVANIA, PROBABLY, 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, (Our #23311), | $850. |
| 94. church bass, ABRAHAM PRESCOTT, Concord, N.H., c.1835, stamped on tuner plate: A. PRESCOTT/CONCORD N.H. two-piece back of narrow-medium grain
slightly ascending from the center joint, the ribs of medium curl, interesting deeply cut head of plain grain, two-piece table of irregular narrow-wide grain; varnish a dark reddish-brown, restoration needed to a few
open cracks & to poorly handled seam openings at lower back-rib joints, overall in very good condition & can be easily restored to playable; in all a very intact Prescott bass viol with original fingerboard, tailpiece,
& geared, (Our #27604), | $4,500. |
| 95. Church Bass, BENJAMIN BARRETT, labeled in manuscript.: Bass Viols Benjamin Barrett, 2-piece back of plain grain, ribs & head plain, 2-piece table of broad curl,
varnish red-brown, some of original varnish wiped away, we assume it to have a later head, (Our #23313), | $4,000. |
| 96. 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", still with Baroque-style neck but later fingerboard, requires restoration to rib cracks & back
corner, and complete set-up, otherwise in very good condition; labelled: MOSE A. TEWEKSBURY MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRER OF / Bass & Double Bass Viol & Violins/ CH, (Our #27194), | $2,500. |
| 97. Church Bass, 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), | $2,500. |
| Violins, Violas, & Folk Fiddles | |
| 98. 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. |
| 99. Pochette, ENGLISH, c.1780, unlabelled, overall length is 16", ivory pegs, not presently set up to be playable, one-piece maple back, (Our #23305), | $2,500. |
| 100. 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. |
| 101. 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. |
| 102. 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), | $12,000. |
| 103. 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), | $450. |
| 104. Violin, AMERICAN HOME-MADE, 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), | $300. |
| 105. Violin, CLARK, EVERETT, Hanson, MA, 1887, lab: in ms - Made by/ Everett Clark/ Wood 150 yrs old/ 1887 Hanson Mass; crude work but fun; in period black wood
case; two-piece back; orange gold brown varnish, scribed purfling; length of back is 357mm, 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 #23270), | $500. |
| 106. 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. |
| 107. Violin, 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, (Our #23168), | $8,000. |
| 108. Violin, GATES, CLARENCE W., Castleton, VT, 1936, lab: Clarence W. Gates/ Castleton, Vt. 1936; American folk-fiddle, homegrown & homely, 1 piece maple
back, slab pine top, ivory purfling top and back probably made from piano keys, funky ff-holes & scroll, 367mm, 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 #23253), | $500. |
| 109. Violin, GEORG OR MATHIAS HORNSTEINER, Mittenwald, c.1770-90, one-piece back of maple of faint narrow curl, the ribs & head mostly plain, 2-piece table of
fine & medium grain, varnish a light golden-brown, still in Baroque condition retaining its original neck (with nail), neck angle, & bass bar, but still requires fingerboard & set-up, (Our #24784), | $6,000. |
| 110. 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. |
| 111. Violin, GERMAN, c.1850, 2 pc bk med desc, ribs med, 2 pc top narrow-medium, head faint med, 224, 132, 75, 100, red-brown varnish, gold ground; unstamped n/m
pernambuco bow, ivory tip (chipped), ebony frog with pearl eyes, 3-pc adjuster, OL 479mm, 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. |
| 112. 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 medium narrowing to flanks, red-brown varnish, 359, 207, 115, 165, needs repairs and setup, ebonized fingerboard, 358, 202, 111,
165, 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, & retains its original Baroque neck &
fingerboard; & very similar to our cello by Samuel Clark, (Our #23825), | $1,500. |
| 113. 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), | $400. |
| 114. Violin, STILLER, A., 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), | $750. |
| 115. Violin, WILLIAM FORSTER, JR., London, 1810, 2-piece back of narrow curl ascending slightly left to right, the ribs & head similar, two-piece table medium grain
broadening, orange-brown varnish, (Our #27234), | $20,000. |
| 116. 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. |
| 117. Violin, Child Size, AMERICAN, 1st half 19th c., 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), | $750. |
| 118. Violin, folk, A. MASSINGER, American, 1904, similar to Testore model, plain maple back, 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 #23269), | $600. |
| 119. 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. |
| 120. VIolin, mute, AMERICAN, PROBABLY, uncarved flat back, solid sides (heavy), very rustic, (Our #23251), | $200. |
| 121. Violino Piccolo, COX, W.A., Oxford, c.1760, two piece poplar back, two- piece table, golden orange varnish, LOB 269mm/125/88/154spruce blocks;no linings, 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), | $3,500. |
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| Zithers & Autoharps | |
| 122. Autoharp, ZIMMERMAN, C.F., Pat. May 9, 1882, "Minature" Autoharp model, simplified notation of music, five bars, original case, (Our #23244), | $200. |
| 123. Box Zither, HUNGARIAN (PROB), Hungarian, c.1912, Box zither, 14 strings, 5 fretted on the left side, spruce top, iron tuning pins, approx. 30 in length, interesting
folk instrument without decoration, (Our #22218), | $550. |
| 124. 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. |
| 125. 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, original wood box, (Our #23234), | $450. |
| 126. 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, (Our #23233), | $450. |
| 127. 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, (Our #FO7254), | $80. |
| 128. 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. |
| 129. Zither, HARTMANN BROTHERS & REINHARD, New York, 5 geared tuners, 26 additional strings, rosewood veneers, original box, (Our #23237), | $300. |
| 130. Zither, OSCAR SCHMIDT, Jersey City, c.1915, burgundy-painted body with transfer of the Olympia (battleship & flagship of the "Great White Fleet"), L- 19 1/2"; 31
strings; in the original black cardboard box with instructional music sheets, (Our #24284), | $125. |
| 131. Zither, TIEFFENBRUNNER, GEORG, Mittenwald, 5 tuning pins for fingerboard, 27 aditional strings, black-stained body, grain painted top, original box, (Our
#23239), | $250. |
| 132. Zither, Double, 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. |
