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$40,000Ch. J.B. Collin-Mezin violin, 1889Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mezin is one of the more well-known French makers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His own work, culminating in a Grand Prix in 1900, enabled him to expand his workshop, employing a small number of skilled luthiers in Mirecourt to make the subsequent...Buy from Store Showing More like this 0 0 -
$3,000Collin-Mézin violin bowCharles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mzin is famous for his violins, and for the highly successful small workshop he set up in Mirecourt, once his personal instruments had achieved prize-winning success. Neither he nor his luthiers were bow makers, so, to complement his instrument sales, he purchased good-q...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$1,5001/2 German Stradivari-copy violinSmall violins that sound well are increasingly popular with young students who have already been studying violin for several years and have made good progress. This example is based on an old Italian model but with strong characteristics of Saxon making from the Klingenthal/Markneukirchen workshops ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$12,000Adrian Studer violin, 2006Adrian Studer trained at the Swiss Violin Making School in Brienz and moved to New Zealand in the mid-1980s, where he rapidly established himself as one of our finest violin makers. Most of his violins since the mid-1990s have been based on the work of Storioni, but this instrument, made in 2006, fo...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$1,800Unlabelled, German, small-sized violin, late 19th or early 20th centuryThis skilfully-made, German violin, midway between a half and a three quarter size, has a sound to match its elegant appearance refined yet clear and bell-like across all four strings. The maple back has an attractive, narrow flame. The violin comes with a lightweight case and a Carbondix bow.Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$5,500Telemann âMaestroâ violinWe are very excited about our new Telemann range of instruments, and particularly so about our latest addition, the Maestro violin, which deservedly headlines the series. This attractive example, with its lightly antiqued, honey-gold varnish, is modelled on the most famous of Guarneri del Gesus viol...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$15,000Wllliam Robinson violin, London, 1934William Robinson started off as a saddle maker before re-inventing himself as a highly skilled, prolific and distinguished violin maker. This is a very fine example of his later Guarneri model violins, which are considered to be superior to his early work. The oil-based varnish is a lovely, warm red...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$7,000Emmanuel Whitmarsh violinEmanuel Whitmarsh established his London workshop in 1856, making a large number of violins in the following half century before his death in 1908. This vibrant-sounding example is typical of his work, with its broad modelling and its edges carved in the French style. The tone is striking and charac...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$12,000Peter Wamsley violin, London 1730Peter Wamsley was one of the more prominent English violin makers of the later part of the seventeenth century through to the early-mid eighteenth century. He was appointed violin maker to the Prince of Wales before retiring in 1741 after a long and illustrious career. This violin, inspired by the w...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$4,750Rushworth and Dreaper violin, Liverpool, 1930Rushworth and Dreaper, founded in 1828, were makers and dealers in violins, employing a large staff of luthiers under the direction of William Henry Bird, as well as importing instruments from good workshops in Europe. This German-made Artist Apollo violin is one of their more prestigious models, an...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$12,000Tom Warren violin, No.52 1990Thomas Warren was one of New Zealands most prominent and productive violin makers in the late twentieth century, establishing a reputation for technical excellence that few other New Zealand makers could match or surpass. This lovely example has a rich, clear, resonant tone across all the four strin...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$6,000Unlabelled violin attributed to WhitmarshThis charming, unlabelled violin has historically been attributed to Whitmarsh, and it is quite possible that it came from the workshop of either Emanuel Whitmarsh, or his son Edwin who is also know to have imported decent European instruments in the white and finished them with his own varnish. The...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$120,000Gaetano Gadda violin, Mantova 1940Gaetano Gadda, one of Italys most prolific and important twentieth century violin makers, was the heir and only true pupil of Stefano Scarampella. In 1940 when this violin was made, Scarampella still exerted a huge influence on Gaddas work, despite his death 15 years before. This can be seen in the ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$7,000W. A. Pfretzschner violin, Markneukirchen, Germany 1925The Pfretzschner family are most famous for making bows, and W A Pfretzschner is no exception. By the early 1920s, however, he had expanded his Markneukirchen workshop to include violin making, producing well-crafted instruments superior to the standard student models made in other, larger workshops...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$10,000Malcolm Collins violin #13, Upper Hutt 1983This is an early violin by Malcolm Collins, one of New Zealands most prolific contemporary professional violin makers. Malcolm trained with Ian Sweetman before developing his own, distinctive style, hallmarked by crisply-cut edges in the French Stradivari style, and a subtly coloured oil varnish. Ma...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$2,800Czechoslovakian violin labelled StradivariusWestern Czechoslovakia, like its Saxon counterparts on the other side of the German border, boasted a major violin making centre in Schnbach. The city, now known as Luby, was home to a number of large musical instrument workshops which, in their heyday, produced around one hundred and fifty thousand...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$9,000Malcolm Collins violin #52, Upper Hutt 2015Malcolm Collins has established a reputation as one of New Zealands most prolific professional violin makers. This instrument is a good example of his later work, with an exquisitely flamed maple back and a golden orange-red oil varnish. The Guarneri-style modelling gives the lower registers richnes...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$22,000Emile Mennesson violin, France 1890This fine, late nineteenth century French violin was made in the workshop of Emile Mennesson, who recruited an elite core of luthiers to create over 3000 high-quality violins, violas and cellos under the conjoint names of Mennesson and Guarin. Over the years, these instruments won a number of medals...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$2,200Telemann "Concerto" ViolinIn our opinion, Telemann violins, made in China with European know-who, and then finished with our own professional set up, are the best quality-for-money instruments we have come across in a long while. Our new Telemann Concerto violins are a step up from the Telemann Sonata outfits, and are finish...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$3,200German violin labelled StradivariusWhile the many hundreds of thousands of Stradivari copy violins made in the workshops of the German Vogtland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were generically similar, the choice of wood and the different construction methods of the time give considerable variation in tone and re...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$3,500German "Richard Duke" violinThe famous eighteenth century English maker Richard Duke has been widely imitated, with his Stainer style modelling reproduced with varying success by generations of Vogtland workshops. Happily, this German violin, stamped DUKE LONDON below the button, follows a more graceful Nicolo Amati model, whi...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$4,000Glaesel and Mossner violin, MarkneukirchenErnst Glaesel founded Glaesel and Mossner, one of the better commercial workshops in Markneukirchen, in 1873, making a number of grades and styles of violin family instruments. This late nineteenth century example has a surprisingly lovely sound, resonant but smooth and creamy, with a very appealing...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$3,300Telemann "Virtuoso" ViolinIn our opinion, Telemann violins, made in China with European know-how, and then finished with our own professional set up, are the best quality-for-money instruments we have come across in a long while. Our new Telemann Virtuoso violins build on the success of the Telemann Sonata and Concerto range...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$24,500Unlabelled violin, possibly by George Wulne-Hudson, LondonAt first glance, this intriguing English violin looks like a genuine old Italian instrument, so convincing are the deliberately energetic, rough but controlled tool marks and the choice of materials, along with a certain je ne sais quoi character. George Wulme-Hudson, the early twentieth century Lon...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0
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