Fine Musical Instruments

Neapolitan Mandolin

C. 1910, probably Lyon & Healy for Oliver Ditson Company, the 17-stave back, scale length 13 3/8 in.

Five-String Banjo

C. 1996, Cort Company for Fender, serial number KD02030326, scale length 27 i/2 in., diameter of head 11 in.

American Tenor Banjo

Harmony Company, Roy Smeck Model H8125, scale length 22 3/4 in., diameter of head 11 in.

Five-String Banjo

C. 1996, Cort Company for Fender, serial number KD04080943, scale length 27 1/2 in., diameter of head 11 in.

Classical Guitar

C. 2000, labeled GREG BENNETT/MODEL CS9-1, serial no. S150350193.

Spanish Guitar

C. 1920, labeled DOMINGO ESTESO/CONSTRUCTOR DE GUTARRAS/GRAVINA 7 MADRID/ANO 1922, scale length 25 5/8 in., 652 mm.

Spanish Guitar

Juan Perfumo, Cadiz, c. 1850, labeled ME HIZO EN CADIZ/JUAN PERFUMO/CALLE DE FLAMENCOS AL SALIR A LA/CALLE NUEVA NO 197/1846, scale length 24 5/16 in., 618 mm.

Alto Saxophone

China, C. 2010 stamped BLESSING, USA, serial number 252766.

American Clarinet

Stamped NORMANDY, RESOTONE USA.

American Flute in C

Selmer Bundy, the silver plated body, serial no. 56694.

Flute in C

Selmer Bundy, serial no 264575.

American Trumpet

C. 1970, engraved Buescher Aristocrat.

Child’s Violin

Jerome Thibouville-Lamy, Mirecourt, c. 1910, labeled “BERNARDEL LUTHIER…”, length of one-piece back, 315 mm.

Modern American Violin

Unlabeled, length of two-piece back 351 mm.

Modern German Violin

C. 1925, unlabeled, branded AMATI below the upper button, length of two-piece back 367 mm.

Modern German Violin

C. 1930, labeled “JOSEPH GUARNERIUS…”, length of two-piece back 357 mm.

Modern Czech Violin

C. 1930, label illegible, length of one-piece back 355 mm.

Violin

C. 1850, labeled ‘PIETRO ANTONIO FIGLIO/CARLO FERDINANDO LANDOLFI…”, length of two-piece back 358 mm.

Modern American Violin

Adam Szuszewicz, Philadelphia, 1930, bearing the maker’s original label, length of two-piece back 359 mm.

Tyrolean Violin

C. 1800, labeled ‘ANTONIUS A HIRONIMUS…”, length of two-piece back 351 mm.

Modern American Violin

Peter Prier Workshop, Salt Lake City, 1980, bearing original label, length of two-piece back 355 mm.

French Violin

Labeled LABERTE-HUMBERTE FRERES/1938…,length of two-piece back 356 mm.

French Violin

C. 1880, branded CHAROTTE/A PARIS below the upper button and interior back, length of two-piece back 360 mm.

Modern German Violin

Fritz Monnig, Vienna, 1924, bearing the maker’s original label, length of one-piece back 356 mm.

French Violin

Leon Mougenot, c. 1930, labeled STRADIUARIUS MODERNE/FAIT DASNS L’ATELER DE P. HEL…, length of two-piece back 356 mm. Certificate: Christophe Depierre, Paris, September 16th, 2013.

French Violin

C. 1890, labeled “FRANCOIS SALZARD” and branded at the back button, length of one-piece back 361 mm.

Violin

C. 1780, unlabeled, length of two-piece back 355 mm.

Modern French Violin

Georges Apparut, Mirecourt, 1944, length of two-piece back 356 mm.

Good Markneukirchen Violin

C. 1924, labeled FERDINANDO GAGLIANO…, length of one-piece back 354 mm.

Saxon Violin

C. 1770, labeled JOHAN GEORG MEISEL/VIOLINMACHER IN KLINGENTHAL, length of one-piece back 355 mm.

Modern Italian Violin

Otello Bignami, Bologna, 1978, bearing the maker’s original label, branded at the lower rib and interior back, length of two-piece back 357 mm.

Modern German Viola

Leo Aschauer, Mittenwald, 1974, bearing the maker’s original label, length of two-piece back 418 mm, 16 7/16 in.

French Viola

C. 1850, branded NICOLAS VUILLAUME to the ribs, length of one-piece back 393 mm, 15 1/2 in.

Modern Viola

C. 1980, unlabeled, length of two-piece back 420 mm., 16 1/2 in.

Modern American Violoncello

Christof Zurschmiede, Wichita, 1976, bearing the maker’s original label, length of two-piece back 75.6 cm.

French Violin Bow

Prosper Colas, maillechort-mounted, the round stick stamped PROSPER COLAS-PARIS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the divided adjuster, weight 60 grams.

French Violin Bow

Charles Nicolas Bazin, C. 1890, maillechort-mounted, the octagonal stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the divided adjuster, weight 60 grams.

French Violin Bow

Emile Francois Ouchard, maillechort-mounted, the round stick unstamped, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the divided adjuster, weight 60 grams. Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, January 20th, 2020.

French Violin Bow

Emile Francois Ouchard, c. 1930, silver-mounted, the octagonal stick stamped TOURTE, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 59 grams.

French Violin Bow

Jean-Joseph Martin for J.B. Vuillaume, maillechort-mounted, the round stick stamped STENTON at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the divided adjuster, weight 59 grams. Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, August 29th, 2017.

German Viola Bow

Probably C.W. Knopf, c. 1840, nickel-mounted, the round stick unstamped, the plain ebony frog, the nickel and ebony adjuster, weight 72 grams.

Violoncello Bow

Silver-mounted, the octagonal stick stamped OUCHARD at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the plain silver adjuster, weight 78 grams.

French Violoncello Bow

Jean Joseph Martin, silver-mounted, the round stick stamped VUILLAUME A PARIS at the butt, the ebony frog with pearl eye, the silver and ebony adjuster, weight 77 grams. Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, July 10th, 2014.

French Contrabass Bow

Charles Peccatte, The Octagonal Stick Stamped PECCATTE At The Butt, The Ebony Frog With Parisian Eye, The Silver And Ebony Adjuster, Weight 126 Grams. Certificate: Jean-François Raffin, Paris, January 20th, 2020.