rare instruments and bows of special interest

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Violins

Januarius Gagliano, Naples 1749

Ideal violin for chamber music and perhaps beyond. Very easy playing with a confortable 34.9cm body length.
Certificate from Etienne vatelot in Paris dated 1991 and William E. Hill & Sons in London dated 1899.
Attractive violin in fair condition at an affordable price for a Januarius Gagliano.

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Nicolas Lupot, Orleans 1788

Early period violin from Nicolas Lupot made in Orleans, eight years before he opened his shop in rue Grammont in Paris. The violin is made on a Stradivari patttern and is in very good condition. The sound is outstanding.

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Sebastien Vuillaume ca 1860

Born 1835, deceased 1875. He was the nephew of Jean Baptiste Vuillaume and worked for some time in his workshop before opening his own shop in Paris at 27 Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle.
Very good sounding violin in excellent condition, very much in the tradition of his uncle' shop.

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Gustave Villaume

made in Nancy, France in 1936. Guarnerius Del Gesu model.

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Hel Pierre, Lille ca 1906

Born in Lille, France in 1884, died 1937. Son of Joseph Hel, equally important maker. He won several medals for workmanship at the exhibitions of ST Louis (USA)in 1904, Milan in 1906, Roubaix in 1911. He won medals on two violins for sound at the Geneva competition of 1927. His workmaship is impeccable and his instruments are famous for their sound quality.
This violin was made after Stradivarius. The varnish is of a beautiful orange color. It was probably made around 1906. It does not yet bear the P.H within a circle found on later instruments.

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Leon Mougenot dated 1912

Born in Mirecourt in 1874. he worked for Emile Laurent, E. Blanchard in Lyon, R. Lombard in Paris and Hill & Sons in London. He won a gold medal at an international exhibition in Nancy in 1909.

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Rene Simon dated Auch, France 1903

Rene Simon worked for Nicolas Vuillaume for 10 years.
Violin with narrow neck for small hand.

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Jean baptiste Vuillaume violin dated 1858

Rare and antique violin in excellent condition, made on the Messiah Stradivarius model. Powerful warm sound.
Definitely a concert violin.

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Jacintus Santagiuliana

Antique and rare violin made in Vicenza, Italy in 1827 with a powerful round Venician sound. Incredible violin at a very affordable price.

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Emile Laurent

Rare violin made in the shop of Caressa Francais ca 1904, in mint condition and with an excellent sound, modeled after Johannes Baptista Guadagnini.

Emile laurent was born in Mirecourt in 1875 and died in Paris in 1941. He worked from 1894 to 1896 with Pierre Blanchard in Lyon from 1897 to 1902 with Emile Germain, then at Caressa et Francais till 1908. He was at the head of the Lyon & Healy workshop in Chicago from 1908 to 1912. He came back to France and worked in Bordeaux till 1925 and Paris till his death.

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Emile Francais Paris 1944

Copy of the 1733 Khevenhueller-Menuhin Stradivarius in excellent condition.

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Paul Bailly English period ca 1892

Fine violin in excellent condition.

Born in 1844 in Mirecourt and died in 1907 in Paris. He worked for Jean Baptiste Vuillaume in Paris, in Belgium, in England and in America. He came back to Paris in 1898 where he worked till his death. He copied various makers, specially Stradivarius. His violins are sought after for their workmanship and fine sound.

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R & M. Millant Paris 1946

Fine violin in excellent condition. Powerful and brillant sound.

The Millant brothers are wellknown makers, established in Paris since 1923. Their are known for their impecable workmanship and fine varnish. In 1949 Max Millant won first price and a silver medal for a quartet presented at the a competition held in Cremona and the same year another first price for the same quartet presented in La Haye at an international competition.

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Ansaldo Poggi, Bologna 1977

Violin in mint condition with a powerful, even and warm sound.
Ansaldo Poggi instruments are known for their impacable craftmanship and fine tonal qualities. Many of the century's greatest concert artists have owned and performed on a Poggi instrument including David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Nathan Milstein, Salvatore Acardo and many others.

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Antonius & Hieronimus Amati, Cremona 1596

Rare and antique violin with all the tonal qualities one can expect from a Cremonese instrument.

The violin bears an original label dated 1596. The table replaced at a later date was made by Hieronymus the second around 1675-80 when his father Nicolo was still alive.

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Ignino Sderci Florence 1948

20th cent. Italian violin in excellent condition with a powerful clear and even sound.

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Violin Bows

Etienne Pajeot ca 1815-1820

Antique and rare octagonal violin bow from Pajeot's early period. Ivory and gold mounted. Great playing bow.

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Violas

Umberto Lanaro Padova 1975

Very good condition, made in Padova Italy one year before Umberto Lanaro won a medal at a competition. Size 16" 1/2.

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David Burgess

16 1/2" viola by this renowned US maker.

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Joannes Georg THIER 15 1/2" baroque viola, Vienna 1762

Lovely antique and rare viola in excellent state of preservation with a reset original neck in baroque configuration. Ideal sound for any chamber music performance.

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Viola Bows

Cellos

Miremont Claude, Paris 1865

Born 1827 in Mirecourt, died 1887 in Paris. Former employee of Bernardel father. He left the Bernardel shop in1852, spent 9 years working in New York and went back to Paris in 1861. This cello was made in Paris in 1865.
Great sounding instrument. The instrument made by Miremont are very much in demand especially his cellos known for their powerful deep tone.

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William Harris Lee

American cello made in chicago in 1989.

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Cello Bows

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more Bows

Antique and contemporary bows: 2011 listing

2010 Listing
Violin bows such as E. Pajeot, F.N Voirin, Eugene Sartory, Nicolas Simon, Jules Fetique, Cuniot-Hury, Fonclause .Transitional bow by Lenoble.

Viola Bows such as A. Lamy, Victor Fetique, Harmand, J. Tubbs.

Cellos bows such as E. Sartory Joseph Henry, A. lamy, James Tubbs, Pfretzschner.

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