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21st March 2022
Listen to the March Fine Sale Highlights
Watch violinist Claire Wells demonstrate a selection of the highlights from the March fine sale.
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28th January 2022
Brompton’s appoints Sophie Coupland as representative in New Zealand
Sophie’s expertise in fine art and her wealth of experience in the auction world is an invaluable addition to our global team of specialists.
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21st January 2022
US & Italy Valuation Days Announced
Brompton’s is starting off the New Year with a selection of US and Italian valuation days throughout January and February.
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20th January 2022
Brompton’s helps secure fair restitution for heirs of Nazi-stolen violin
When the 300-year-old Guarneri violin was traced back to the Hildesheimer family, a lengthy and public dispute ensued centred around Germany’s commitment to returning ‘Nazi looted property’.
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1st December 2021
Information for visitors to Brompton’s Auctioneers
All appointments for valuations, viewings, consignments and collections are by appointment only. Masks must be worn unless you are exempt. PPE equipment and hand sanitizer is available upon request.
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25th October 2021
Listen to the November 2021 Fine Sale Highlights
Watch violinist Amos Sharp play on some of the highlights from our November fine sale.
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14th September 2020
Teaching a chair to play the violin: the shifting terrain of music lessons and its challenges
The esteemed violin teacher and pedagogue of the 20th century, Ivan Alexander Galamian, was rumoured to be so brilliant that he could make a violinist out of a chair. Boasting a star-studded roster of former pupils including Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Kyung-Wha Chung, Galamian’s teaching wizardry was undeniable...
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2nd September 2020
Violino, violoncello, viola – quanto vale?
I nostri esperti di fama mondiale sono lieti di offrire valutazioni gratuite e confidenziali senza impegno, al fine di un eventuale inserimento in una prossima asta o al fine assicurativo di violini, viole e violoncelli.
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22nd May 2020
Orchestrating a life of calm: the effect of orchestral music on mental wellbeing
A recent study by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has shown that listening to orchestral music can lift people’s spirits and assist with their mental wellbeing.
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10th March 2020
Listen to the March 2020 Fine Sale Highlights
Watch violinist Claire Wells and gambist Alice Trocellier play on some of the highlights from our March Fine Sale.
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29th January 2020
Is this the Ex-J. S. Bach?
This very fine viola da gamba was made by Johann Christian Hoffmann in Leipzig in approximately 1730, and could quite easily be the instrument left by Hoffmann to his friend Johann Sebastian Bach.
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15th November 2019
Giornate Italiane di Valutazione
I nostri esperti di fama mondiale sono lieti di offrire valutazioni gratuite e confidenziali senza impegno, al fine di un eventuale inserimento in una prossima asta o al fine assicurativo di violini, viole e violoncelli.
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