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Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Bower, Soames, Ricci’

Cremona, 1734

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-David, ex-Midori’

Cremona, 1735

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Adam’

Cremona, 1738

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Lipinski’

Cremona, 1742

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Spalding’

Cremona, 1744

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Bower, Soames, Ricci’

Cremona, 1734

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-David, ex-Midori’

Cremona, 1735

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Adam’

Cremona, 1738

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Lipinski’

Cremona, 1742

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Spalding’

Cremona, 1744

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Bower, Soames, Ricci’

Cremona, 1734

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-David, ex-Midori’

Cremona, 1735

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Adam’

Cremona, 1738

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Lipinski’

Cremona, 1742

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Spalding’

Cremona, 1744

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Bower, Soames, Ricci’

Cremona, 1734

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-David, ex-Midori’

Cremona, 1735

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Adam’

Cremona, 1738

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Lipinski’

Cremona, 1742

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Spalding’

Cremona, 1744

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Bower, Soames, Ricci’

Cremona, 1734

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-David, ex-Midori’

Cremona, 1735

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Adam’

Cremona, 1738

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Lipinski’

Cremona, 1742

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Spalding’

Cremona, 1744

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Bower, Soames, Ricci’

Cremona, 1734

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-David, ex-Midori’

Cremona, 1735

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Adam’

Cremona, 1738

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Ex-Lipinski’

Cremona, 1742

Guarneri del Gesù, ‘Spalding’

Cremona, 1744

A legacy of selling the finest violins, violas, cellos and bows.

We are privileged to have been entrusted to conduct sales of numerous examples by all of the great makers in history. Below is a list of just some of our notable sales of instruments made by the principal historic makers.


Antonio Stradivari

Instrument: violin

Year: 1677

Instrument: violin

Year: 1680

Instrument: violin

Year: 1686

Instrument: violin

Year: 1692

Instrument: violin

Year: 1690

Instrument: violin

Year: 1690

Instrument: violin

Year: 1695

Instrument: cello

Year: 1698

Instrument: violin

Year: 1703

Instrument: violin

Year: 1707

Instrument: violin

Year: 1707

Instrument: violin

Year: 1708

Instrument: violin

Year: 1708

Instrument: violin

Year: 1705-1710

Instrument: violin

Year: 1717

Instrument: violin

Year: 1718

Instrument: violin

Year: 1719

Instrument: violin

Year: 1720

Instrument: violin

Year: c1720

Instrument: violin

Year: 1724

Instrument: violin

Year: 1724

Instrument: violin

Year: 1724

Instrument: violin

Year: 1728

Instrument: violin

Year: 1731

Instrument: violin

Year: 1734

Amati, Brothers

Instrument: cello

Year: c1610

Amati, Nicolo

Instrument: violin

Year: 1665

Bergonzi, Carlo

Instrument: violin

Year: 1739

Instrument: violin

Year: c1735-1740

Instrument: violin

Year: 1742

Instrument: violin

Year: c1735-1740

Bergonzi, Michelangelo

Instrument: cello

Year: c1750

Bergonzi, Nicolo

Instrument: violin

Year: c1790

Instrument: violin

Year: c1790

Gagliano, Alessandro

Instrument: violin

Year: c1700

Gagliano, Ferdinand

Instrument: violin

Year: 1783

Instrument: violin

Year: 1795

Instrument: violin

Year: c1778

Gagliano, Gennaro

Instrument: violin

Year: 1754

Instrument: violin

Year: c1760

Instrument: violin

Year: c1770

Gagliano, Giuseppe and Antonio

Instrument: violin

Year: c1780

Gagliano, Joseph

Instrument: violin

Year: c1790

Instrument: violin

Year: c1790

Instrument: violin

Year: 1790

Instrument: violin

Year: c1774

Instrument: violin

Year: c1772

Instrument: violin

Year: 1772

Gagliano, Nicolo

Instrument: violin

Year: 1730

Instrument: violin

Year: 1737

Instrument: cello

Year: 1745-1750

Instrument: violin

Year: c1750

Instrument: violin

Year: c1750

Instrument: violin

Year: 1751

Instrument: violin

Year: c1760

Instrument: violin

Year: 1760

Instrument: violin

Year: c1760

Instrument: violin

Year: c1760

Instrument: violin

Year: 1760

Instrument: violin

Year: 1761

Instrument: violin

Year: 1764

Instrument: violin

Year: c1765

Instrument: violin

Year: c1770

Instrument: violin

Year: c1770

Instrument: violin

Year: 1780

Instrument: violin

Year: c1750

Instrument: violin

Year: c1750

Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio

Instrument: cello

Year: c1840

Instrument: cello

Year: c1840

Goffriller, Matteo

Instrument: cello

Year: 1730

Instrument: violin

Year: c1700

Instrument: violin

Year: c1700

Instrument: cello

Year: c1700

Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’

Instrument: violin

Year: c1730

Instrument: violin

Year: 1734

Instrument: violin

Year: 1735

Instrument: violin

Year: 1736

Instrument: violin

Year: 1736

Instrument: violin

Year: 1738

Instrument: violin

Year: 1742

Instrument: violin

Year: 1744

Instrument: violin

Year: 1744

Instrument: violin

Year: 1732

Instrument: violin

Year: 1738

Instrument: violin

Year: 1734

Guadagnini, GB

Instrument: violin

Year: 1741

Instrument: violin

Year: 1743

Instrument: violin

Year: 1745

Instrument: violin

Year: 1746

Instrument: violin

Year: c1746

Instrument: violin

Year: 1747

Instrument: violin

Year: 1750

Instrument: violin

Year: 1751

Instrument: violin

Year: c1755

Instrument: violin

Year: c1755

Instrument: violin

Year: c1755

Instrument: violin

Year: 1757

Instrument: violin

Year: 1757

Instrument: violin

Year: 1761

Instrument: cello

Year: 1765

Instrument: cello

Year: 1765

Instrument: violin

Year: 1769

Instrument: violin

Year: 1770

Instrument: violin

Year: 1772

Instrument: violin

Year: 1773

Instrument: violin

Year: 1773

Instrument: violin

Year: 1779

Instrument: violin

Year: 1782

Instrument: violin

Year: 1783

Instrument: violin

Year: c1783

Instrument: violin

Year: c1783

Instrument: violin

Year: 1783

Instrument: violin

Year: 1785

Instrument: violin

Year: c1785

Instrument: violin

Year: 1785

Instrument: violin

Year: 1782

Instrument: violin

Year: 175-

Instrument: violin

Year: 1776

Guadagnini, Giuseppe

Instrument: viola

Year: 1780

Guarneri, Peter of Mantua

Instrument: violin

Year: c1710

Guarneri, Peter of Venice

Instrument: violin

Year: 1750

Guarneri, Andrea

Instrument: violin

Year: c1680

Instrument: violin

Year: 1673

Instrument: violin

Year: 1682

Instrument: violin

Year: c1670

Guarneri, Peter of Venice

Instrument: violin

Year: 1690

Instrument: violin

Year: c1730

Instrument: violin

Year: c1750

Guarneri Joseph filius Andrea

Instrument: violin

Year: 1695

Instrument: cello

Year: c1716-1718

Instrument: cello

Year: c1690-1700

Guarneri, Andrea

Instrument: violin

Year: c1650

Pressenda

Instrument: violin

Year: 1838

Instrument: violin

Year: 1831

Instrument: violin

Year: 1824

Instrument: cello

Year: 1830

Instrument: violin

Year: 1829

Instrument: bow

Year: 1824

Instrument: violin

Year: 1827

Rugeri, Francesco

Instrument: violin

Year: 1660

Instrument: violin

Year: c1680

Instrument: violin

Year: 1685

Instrument: cello

Year: 1673

Instrument: cello

Year: 1688

Instrument: violin

Year: 1668

Instrument: violin

Year: c1685

Instrument: violin

Year: 1687

Instrument: violin

Year: 1664

Instrument: violin

Year: 1672

Instrument: violin

Year: 1685

Instrument: violin

Year: 1672

Instrument: cello

Year: 1687

Rogeri, GB

Instrument: violin

Year: c1700

Rogeri, PG

Instrument: violin

Year: c1720

Rogeri, Giovanni Battista

Instrument: violin

Year: 1707

Instrument: violin

Year: 1697

Instrument: cello

Year: 1710

Rugeri, Vincenzo

Instrument: violin

Year: c1710

Rugeri, Giacinto

Instrument: violin

Year: c1715

Instrument: cello

Year: c1710