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Auction News Bonhams Joins Brooks An announcement on September 12, 2000, revealed that venerable auctioneers Bonhams and the much younger company Brooks—"two British family enterprises"—were merging. The new, multi-interest international company will now be known as Bonhams & Brooks and will retain headquarters in Knightsbridge, London (Bonham's established home). The merger combines the traditions of Bonhams, which was established in 1793, with the powerful sales developed by Brooks since its creation in 1989. Bonhams & Brooks declares that there was very little overlap in the companies' business, and that the merger will not affect future sale schedules. Early Autumn Sales Phillips held a sale in London on September 11, 2000. The auction brought some extremely high prices on instruments. A violin labeled Johannes Franciscus Pressenda (circa 1890, School of Italy), sold for £45,000 ($65,325). Also of note, a violin (circa 1880, School of Naples) brought £6,200 ($8,999). A Bonhams & Brooks sale took place in London on September 27, shortly after the merger announcement (see above). Highlights from the sale include an interesting violin, circa 1890, unlabelled, and bearing the W.E. Hill & Son logo on the fingerboard, which brought £2,600 ($3,770, including premium); a cello by Mathias Neuner, of Mittenwald, which garnered £2,400 ($3,480); and a good silver-mounted viola bow by W.E. Hill & Sons that brought £700 ($2,610). Sotheby's held its first U.S. instrument sale since 1986 in Chicago, on October 6, 2000. The auction went well, bringing nine record sales. Says Director of Musical Instruments Tim Ingles, "Chicago has been very much at the forefront of the growth in the market for fine violins and bows over the last 20 years, and I am delighted that Sotheby's Musical Instruments [department] will now have a presence there. I was delighted with the way the sale performed; we had some very high-quality instruments and bows, and it is great to see that these items continue to break records. "For me the highlight was the [Pierre] Simon," Ingles continues. Lot 64, it sold for £2,6264 [$3,8125] (before premium). "I thought we had done pretty well selling a gold-and-tortoiseshell Simon for £15,000 [$22,500] in London in July, but this was truly exciting. I just love it when we set records for the same thing in consecutive sales (we did the same for Nicolò Gagliano violins in March and June 1999). It just proves how strong the market is at the moment for really great stuff." The "ex-Parera" Stradivari of 1679 was another record sale. One of only three known instruments from that year, it had not seen the auction market for 123 years (it sold for £70,000 [$100,400].) "It was great fun holding a sale in Chicago," concludes Ingles. "We were very well received by the local violin community, and given that it was such a success, I certainly intend to do it again next year."
Viola BETTS, JOHN [P9/74] Fine and Handsome Viola in good condition, w/case: London, c. 1800 846/987 $4,216 £2,990 DM9,568 ¥447,155 CARLETTI FAMILY [S10/83] Viola w/case: Pieve di Cento, mid 20th C. (Dario D'Attili, Dumont, New Jersey, September 16, 1991) 9,000/12,000 NS CAVANI, VINCENZO [S10/80] Viola w/case: Spilamberto, 1967 (Chorberg String Instruments, New York, September 15, 1994) 9,000/12,000 $10,200 £7,038 DM22,950 ¥1,109,454 CE, GIORGIO [S10/82] Viola w/case: Cremona, 1977 (maker's, Cremona) 7,000/10,000 NS CHAPPUY, NICOLAS AUGUSTIN [P9/86] Good French Viola with old minor restorations: Paris, 1780 2,538/3,102 NS FORSTER, WILLIAM (II) [S10/81] Viola after Amati, w/case: London, 1775 10,000/15,000 $10,200 £7,038 DM22,950 ¥1,109,454 PISTUCCI, GIOVANNI [S10/78] Viola w/case: Naples, 1923 (John L. Rossi, New York, February 26, 1996) 15,000/20,000 NS ROCCHI, SESTO [S10/84] Viola w/case: San Polo d'Enza, 1973 10,000/15,000 NS WAGNER, SEBASTIAN [S10/79] Viola with later head, w/case, cover: Meersbourg, second half 18th C. (Rudolph Wulitzer Co., New York, March 13, 1947) 8,000/12,000 $12,000 £8,280 DM27,000 ¥1,305,240 Viola Bow HILL, W.E. & SONS [B9/82A] Good Silver Viola Bow 2,920/4,380 $3,022 £2,070 DM6,707 ¥324,804 MILLANT, BERNARD [S10/67] Ivory Viola Bow: Paris, c. 1950 2,500/3,500 $2,700 £1,863 DM6,075 ¥293,679 OUCHARD, EMILE A. [S10/56] Gold Viola Bow: Illinois, c. 1955 5,000/7,000 $8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668 OUCHARD, EMILE A. [S10/95] Silver Viola Bow: Paris, c. 1945 4,000/5,000 $8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668 TUBBS, JAMES [S10/103] Silver Viola Bow: London, c. 1890 4,000/6,000 NS Violin ACHNER, PHILIP [S10/116] Violin w/case, cover: Mittenwald, late 18th C. (Dykes & Son, London, September 3, 1927) 6,000/8,000 NS AMATI, ANTONIO & GIROLAMO [P9/146] Violin w/case: Cremona, c. 1620 (Hug & Co., Zurich, November 14, 1942) 84,600/98,700 $91,615 £64,975 DM207,920 ¥9,717,011 AMATI, ANTONIO & GIROLAMO [P9/217] Violin: Cremona, c. 1624 28,200/42,300 $29,836 £21,160 DM67,712 ¥3,164,478 BARRETT, JOHN (ascribed to) [P9/41] Interesting Violin with some old restorations: London, c. 1740 2,820/4,230 NS BATELLI, ALFIO [S10/40] Violin w/case: Florence, 1977 5,000/7,000 NS BECKER, CARL [S10/16] Violin w/case, 2 bows: Chicago, 1927 18,000/25,000 $26,625 £18,371 DM59,906 ¥2,896,001 BERNARDEL, GUSTAVE ADOLPHE [S10/28] Violin w/case, 2 bows: Paris, 1901 12,000/15,000 $14,400 £9,936 DM32,400 ¥1,566,288 CAMILLI, CAMILLO [S10/34] Violin w/case, bow: Mantua, 1745 (Wm. Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, November 18, 1950) 90,000/120,000 NS CARCASSI, LORENZO (attributed to) [P9/55] Violin with old skillful restorations, w/case: Florence, 1756 5,640/6,345 $7,783 £5,520 DM17,664 ¥825,516 CARLETTI, CARLO (attributed to) [P9/30] Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: 1937 4,230/4,935 $4,054 £2,875 DM9,200 ¥429,956 CASTURELLI, ANTONIO (ascribed to) [S10/111] Violin w/case: Rome, mid 19th C. 15,000/20,000 NS CELANI, EMEDIO (attributed to) [S10/108] Violin: Ascoli Piceno, 1891 8,000/12,000 NS CHANOT, GEORGES [P9/53] Good French Violin in good condition, w/case, bow: Paris, 1840 4,230/5,640 $5,513 £3,910 DM12,512 ¥584,741 CHAPPUY [P9/209] French Violin in playing condition, w/double case: Paris, c. 1770 987/1,128 $5,189 £3,680 DM11,776 ¥550,344 CLEMENT, JEAN LAURENT [S10/35] Violin w/case, cover: Paris, 1825 (Thomas Metzler Violin Shop, Glendale, California, April 1, 1998) 8,000/12,000 DALLINGER, SEBASTIAN [P9/49] Good Violin with modest table restoration: Vienna, 1790 2,820/4,230 NS DIDCZENKO, DIMITRO [S10/128] Decorated Violin after Stradivari, w/case, cover, bow: New York, 1944 3,000/5,000 $9,600 £6,624 DM21,600 ¥1,044,192 DOLLENZ, GIOVANNI (attributed to) [P9/42] Violin needing minor restorations and cleaning: Trieste, 1834 4,935/5,640 $4,865 £3,450 DM11,040 ¥515,948 GAGLIANO, GIUSEPPE [S10/33] Violin with later head: Naples, late 18th C. (Rudolph Wurlitzer, New York, March 13, 1945) 40,000/60,000 $46,750 £32,257 DM105,188 ¥5,084,998 GAND & BERNARDEL FRERES [S10/20] Violin w/case, bow: Paris, 1877 (R. & M. Millant-Deroux, Paris, November 20, 1952) 8,000/12,000 $14,400 £9,936 DM32,400 ¥1,566,288 GENOVESE, RICCARDO [P9/100] Good Italian Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: Lecco, 1927 28,200/35,250 NS GLIER, ROBERT [S10/43] Violin w/case, 2 bows: Cincinnati, 1922 1,500/2,500 $2,400 £1,656 DM5,400 ¥261,048 GUADAGNINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA [S10/114] Violin w/case, bow: Milan, 1753 (Erich Lachmann, Berlin/New York, July 15, 1933) 150,000/200,000 $161,750 £111,607 DM363,938 ¥17,593,548 GUARNERI, ANDREA [S10/45] Violin w/case: Cremona, c. 1680 (W.E. Hill & Sons, London, May 30, 1894) 60,000/80,000 $69,750 £48,127 DM156,938 ¥7,586,708 GUARNERI, PIETRO (OF VENICE) [S10/39] Violin w/case: Venice, c. 1750 (Rudoph Wurlitzer Co., New York, May 9, 1938) 250,000/350,000 NS GUASTALLA, ALFREDO (attributed to) [P9/45] Good Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: Reggiolo, 1934 3,525/4,230 $5,837 £4,140 DM13,248 ¥619,137 GUERSAN, LOUIS [S10/32] Violin w/case: Paris, 1749 2,000/3,000 NS HESKETH, THOMAS EARLE [P9/17] Good Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case, bow: Manchester, 1897 4,230/4,935 $6,000 £4,255 DM13,616 ¥636,335 HILL FAMILY (MEMBER OF) [B9/218] Violin 2,920/4,380 $3,358 £2,300 DM7,452 ¥360,893 JAIS, JOHANNES [S10/41] Violin w/case, bow: Bolzano, 1779 (Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, February 25, 1935) 5,000/7,000 $13,200 £9,108 DM29,700 ¥1,435,764 KONYA, ISTVAN [S10/29] Violin w/case: Hungary, 1986 (maker's, Hegedúkésitö, 1986) 2,000/3,000 $2,400 £1,656 DM5,400 ¥261,048 LE LYONNAIS, CHARLES [B9/322] Violin 2,190/2,920 NS LONGSON, F.H. [P9/27] Good Violin with restored scroll, w/case: Stockport, 1880 846/987 $3,243 £2,300 DM7,360 ¥343,965 MAGGINI, GIOVANNI PAOLO [S10/121] Violin with later head, w/case: Brescia, c. 1620 (Hamma & Co., Stuttgart, June 15, 1915) 40,000/60,000 $55,950 £38,606 DM125,888 ¥6,085,682 MARCHETTI, ENRICO (attributed to) [P9/35] Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: Turin, 1916 2,820/3,525 NS NEMESSANYI, SAMUEL FELIX [S10/21] Violin w/case: Budapest, 1871 14,000/18,000 $35,250 £24,322 DM79,313 ¥3,834,143 ORLANDINI, ARCHIMEDE [S10/36] Violin: Parma, 1944 (Peter Biddulph, London, September 11, 1997) 6,000/8,000 $9,000 £6,210 DM20,250 ¥978,930 POSTIGLIONE, VINCENZO [S10/117] Violin: Naples, 1898 35,000/45,000 $41,000 £28,290 DM92,250 ¥4,459,570 POSTIGLIONE, VINCENZO (attributed to) [S10/27] Violin w/case: early 20th C. 5,000/7,000 $7,800 £5,382 DM17,550 ¥848,406 PUGLISI, MICHELANGELO [S10/124] Violin w/case: Catania, 1919 3,000/5,000 $5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989 ROCCA, ENRICO (ascribed to) [S10/126] Violin w/case: 20th C. (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, October 22, 1960) 1,000/1,500 $2,700 £1,863 DM6,075 ¥293,679 ROCCHI, SESTO [S10/42] Violin w/case: San Polo d'Enza, 1972 10,000/15,000 $12,000 £8,280 DM27,000 ¥1,305,240 ROTH (ascribed to) [P9/47] Violin in immediate playing condition, w/case: c. 1920 3,525/3,948 NS SALOMON, JEAN BAPTISTE DESHAYES [S10/26] Violin: Paris, mid 18th C. 3,000/5,000 $3,600 £2,484 DM8,100 ¥391,572 SALSEDO, LUIGI [B9/250] Violin 2,920/4,380 NS SIMONAZZI, AMADEO (ascribed to) [S10/115] Violin w/case: 20th C. (Dario D'Attili, Dumont, New Jersey, August 13, 1981) 6,000/8,000 $6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620 TONONI, CARLO [S10/24] Violin w/case, cover: Venice, 1725 (W.E. Hill & Sons, London, December 1, 1967) 150,000/200,000 $173,250 £119,542 DM389,813 ¥18,844,403 VANGELISTI, PIER LORENZO (ascribed to) [S10/37] Violin w/case: Florence, first half 18th C. (Harry A. Duffy Violins, Del Mar, California, May 8, 1989) 15,000/25,000 $14,400 £9,936 DM32,400 ¥1,566,288 VUILLAUME, NICOLAS [P9/40] Good French Violin with restorable table blemishes: Mirecourt, c. 1860 2,115/2,820 $1,784 £1,265 DM4,048 ¥189,181 WIDHALM, LEOPOLD [S10/22] Violin w/case: Nuremberg, mid 18th C. 2,500/3,000 NS WIDHALM, LEOPOLD [S10/25] Violin w/case, cover, bow: Nuremburg, c. 1775 5,000/7,000 $5,400 £3,726 DM12,150 ¥587,358 WIDHALM, MARTIN LEOPOLD [S10/109] Violin w/case, bow: Nuremberg, c. 1790 5,000/7,000 $9,000 £6,210 DM20,250 ¥978,930 WURLITZER, REMBERT [S10/14] Violin w/case 1,800/2,500 $4,500 £3,105 DM10,125 ¥489,465 ZANOLI, GIACOMO (ascribed to) [S10/19] Violin w/double case: late 18th C. (Lyon & Healy, Chicago, April 20, 1912) 3,000/5,000 $16,800 £11,592 DM37,800 ¥1,827,336 Violin Bow BAUSCH [B9/73A] Fine Gold Violin Bow 876/1,460 $1,175 £805 DM2,608 ¥126,313 BAZIN (workshop of) [S10/68] Silver Violin Bow: Mirecourt, c. 1930 2,000/2,500 NS BAZIN, CHARLES NICHOLAS [P9/142] Nickel Violin Bow: c. 1880 (J.F Raffin, Paris, November 30, 1999) 846/987 $1,946 £1,380 DM4,416 ¥206,379 BULTITUDE, ARTHUR RICHARD [S10/50] Gold Violin Bow: Hawkhurst, c. 1975 2,000/3,000 NS BUTHOD, CHARLES [B9/89] Silver Violin Bow 876/1,460 NS CHANOT, G.A. [B9/81] Good Silver Violin Bow 1,168/1,752 NS DODD, JOHN [S10/93] Silver and Ivory Violin Bow: Kew, early 19th C. (Kagan & Gaines Co., Chicago, June 6, 1963) 2,500/3,500 $3,300 £2,277 DM7,425 ¥358,941 DODD, JOHN [S10/99] Silver Violin Bow: Kew, early 19th C. 2,000/2,500 NS DODD, THOMAS [S10/102] Silver Violin Bow: London, c. 1810-20 2,000/3,000 $2,400 £1,656 DM5,400 ¥261,048 DUCHAINE, NICHOLAS [B9/92] French Violin Bow 730/1,460 NS FINKEL [B9/98] Silver Violin Bow 1,168/1,752 $1,259 £863 DM2,795 ¥135,335 HEL (workshop of) [S10/57] Silver Violin Bow: Lille, late 19th C. 1,000/1,500 $1,680 £1,159 DM3,780 ¥182,734 HILL, W.E. & SONS [B9/111] Good Silver Violin Bow 1,168/1,752 $1,679 £1,150 DM3,726 ¥180,447 HILL, W.E. & SONS [P9/125] Silver Violin Bow: London 127/1,410 NS HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/63] Silver and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-deLys" Violin Bow w/bow box: London, 1959 3,000/4,000 $3,600 £2,484 DM8,100 ¥391,572 HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/72] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, 1934 500/700 $2,700 £1,863 DM6,075 ¥293,679 HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/74] Gold and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-de-Lys" Violin Bow w/bow box: London, 1969 3,000/5,000 $6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620 HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/87] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, c. 1920 3,000/5,000 $3,600 £2,484 DM8,100 ¥391,572 HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/101] Silver Violin Bow: London, 1934 2,000/2,500 NS HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/104] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, c. 1920 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, December 3, 1965) 3,000/4,000 $5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989 HOYER, OTTO A. [S10/49] Gold Violin Bow: Markneukirchen, mid 20th C. 1,000/1,500 $1,200 £828 DM2,700 ¥130,524 KITTEL, NICOLAUS (ascribed to) [S10/75] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: St. Petersberg, mid 19th C. (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, December 4, 1968) 15,000/25,000 NS KNOPF, H.R. [B9/86] Fine Silver Violin Bow 1,460/2,190 NS LAMY, HIPPOLYTE CAMILLE [P9/114] Silver Violin Bow lacking hair: Paris, c. 1920 (J.F. Raffin, Paris, May 16, 2000) 4,935/5,640 NS LEE, JOHN NORWOOD [S10/106] Gold Violin Bow with inlaid yin-yang symbols: Chicago, late 20th C. 4,500/6,000 NS MORIZOT, LOUIS [S10/88] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Mirecourt, c. 1930 2,500/3,500 $5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989 NURNBERGER, FRANZ ALBERT (II) [S10/62] Silver Violin Bow: Markneukirchen, c. 1895 600/1,000 $1,440 £994 DM3,240 ¥156,629 PAJEOT, ETIENNE [S10/92] Silver and Ivory Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1830 8,000/12,000 $19,150 £13,213 DM43,088 ¥2,082,946 PANORMO [B9/95] Silver Violin Bow 876/1,460 NS PECCATTE, DOMINIQUE [S10/65] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, mid 19th C. (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, August 28, 1969) 40,000/60,000 $41,000 £28,290 DM92,250 ¥4,459,570 SARTORY, EUGENE [S10/60] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1920 7,000/10,000 $8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668 SARTORY, EUGENE [S10/94] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1910 7,000/10,000 $8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668 SIMON, PIERRE [S10/64] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1845 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, May 3, 1967) 12,000/16,000 $38,125 £26,306 DM85,781 ¥4,146,856 SIMON, PIERRE [S10/77] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow with possibly later adjuster: Paris, c. 1845 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, February 25, 1963) 12,000/16,000 $13,200 £9,108 DM29,700 ¥1,435,764 SIMON, PIERRE [S10/105] Silver and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1860 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, June 19, 1960) 10,000/15,000 $15,600 £10,764 DM35,100 ¥1,696,812 THOMASSIN, CLAUDE [B9/101A] Fine Silver Violin Bow 2,920/4,380 $2,519 £1,725 DM5,589 ¥270,670 TUBBS, JAMES [S10/66] Chased Gold Presentation Violin Bow: London, c. 1885 (Rudoph Wurlitzer Co., New York, June 19, 1928) 15,000/20,000 $18,000 £12,420 DM40,500 ¥1,957,860 VIGNERON, ANDRE [S10/47] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, early 20th C. 2,500/3,500 $6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620 VIGNERON, ANDRE [S10/96] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1910 (Richard Oppelt, New York, July 1, 1986) 4,000/6,000 $5,700 £3,933 DM12,825 ¥619,989 VOIRIN, FRANCOIS NICOLAS [S10/51] Silver Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1870 1,200/1,600 $1,440 £994 DM3,240 ¥156,629 VOIRIN, FRANCOIS NICOLAS [S10/76] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: Paris, c. 1880 (Wm. Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, June 7, 1976) 10,000/15,000 $12,000 £8,280 DM27,000 ¥1,305,240 VUILLAUME, JEAN BAPTISTE [B9/119] Good Silver Violin Bow: c. 1860 2,190/2,920 $4,030 £2,760 DM8,942 ¥433,072 WATSON, WILLIAM [S10/46] Gold Violin Bow: London, second half 20th C. 1,500/2,000 $1,800 £1,242 DM4,050 ¥195,786 WATSON, WILLIAM [S10/91] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violin Bow: London, late 20th C. 2,000/2,500 $3,000 £2,070 DM6,750 ¥326,310 Violoncello HEINICKE, MATHIAS [P9/161] Good Violoncello in immediate playing condition, w/cover: 1924 6,345/7,755 $6,486 £4,600 DM14,720 ¥687,930 NEUNER, MATHIAS [B9/136] Violoncello 2,920/5,840 $4,030 £2,760 DM8,942 ¥433,072 PILLEMENT (workshop of) [S10/135] Violoncello: France, mid 19th C. 5,000/7,000 $6,000 £4,140 DM13,500 ¥652,620 THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, J. [P9/164] Good Mirecourt Violoncello w/cover, bow: c. 1900 3,525/4,230 $6,486 £4,600 DM14,720 ¥687,930 Violoncello Bow BOUMAN, WILLIAM [S10/100] Ivory Baroque-Style Violoncello Bow: The Hague, late 20th C. 1,000/1,500 $720 £497 DM1,620 ¥78,314 CLUTTERBUCK, JOHN [S10/97] Ivory Baroque-Style Violoncello Bow: late 20th C. 800/1,200 NS HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/53] Chased Gold and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-de-Lys" Violoncello Bow: London, 1960 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, October 22, 1962) 6,000/9,000 $7,800 £5,382 DM17,550 ¥848,406 HILL, W.E. & SONS [S10/54] Gold and Tortoiseshell "Fleur-de-Lys" Violoncello Bow: London, 1931 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, December 3, 1965) 6,000/8,000 $8,400 £5,796 DM18,900 ¥913,668 LUPOT, FRANCOIS (II) (ascribed to) [S10/70] Silver Violoncello Bow: first half 19th C. (Joseph Chanot, London, July 5, 1929) 1,200/1,500 $1,800 £1,242 DM4,050 ¥195,786 TUBBS, JAMES [S10/55] Gold and Tortoiseshell Violoncello Bow: London, c. 1870 (Wm. Lewis & Son, Chicago, April 16, 1962) 4,000/6,000 $7,500 £5,175 DM16,875 ¥815,775
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