23rd October 2023
Listen to the October Fine Sale Highlights
Watch violinist Roberts Balanas and cellist Laura Peribañez perform an excerpt on a selection of the highlights from our October 2023 fine sale.
Lot 124: Property of the late Gerald Milton Bestler: A Rare Italian Viola by Marco Antonio Cerin, Venice, circa 1800
Lot 114: A Fine Italian Viola by Vincenzo Sannino, Naples, circa 1900
Lot 115: An Italian Viola by Piero Parravicini, Milan, circa 1940
Lot 117: Property of a Retired Musician: A Fine Italian Viola by Marino Cappichioni, Rimini, 1950
Lot 39: The Ex-Colonne: A Fine Italian Violin by Carlo Tononi, Venice, 1733
Lot 71: An Italian Violin by Stefano Scarampella, Mantua, circa 1890
Lot 55: An Italian Violin by Carlo Giuseppe Oddone, Turin, 1915
Lot 72: An Italian Violin by Giorgio Gatti, Turin, 1923
Lot 49: Property of the Late Guido Lamell: An Italian Violin by Michele Deconet, Venice, circa 1765
Lot 257: An Italian Violin by David Tecchler, Rome, circa 1710
Lot 257: An Italian Violin by David Tecchler, Rome, circa 1710
Lot 270: Property of a Retired Musician: An Italian Violin by Nicolo Gagliano, Naples, circa 1760
Lot 253: An Italian Violin by Enrico Marchetti, Turin, 1909
Lot 246: An Italian Violin by Lorenzo Ventapane, Naples, circa 1820
Lot 48: Property of a Gentleman: A Fine Italian Violin, circle of Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona, circa 1800
Lot 90: Property of the Late Gerald Milton Bestler: An Italian Violin by Annibale Fagnola, Turin, 1910
Lot 156: An Italian Cello by Giulio Degani, Venice, circa 1910
Lot 269: The Ex-Max Strub, Ex-John Barson: An Important Italian Violin by Giovanni Grancino, Milan, circa 1690
Lot 269: The Ex-Max Strub, Ex-John Barson: An Important Italian Violin by Giovanni Grancino, Milan, circa 1690
Lot 231: Property of a Retired Musician: A Fine Italian Violin by Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan, circa 1760
Lot 267: The Ex-Victor Danchenko: An Italian Violin by Gaetano Guadagnini II, Turin, 1830
Lot 167: A Fine English Cello by George Panormo, London, circa 1810
Lot 213: An Italian Violin by Gennaro Vinaccia, Naples, circa 1780
Lot 149: A Fine English Cello by John Betts, London, circa 1790
Lot 171: An Important and Rare Italian Cello by Spirito Sorsana, Cuneo, circa 1725
Lot 152: A Very Fine English Cello by William Forster II, London, circa 1790
Lot 150: An Italian Cello by Gaetano Gadda, Mantua, circa 1925
Lot 155: The Ex-Kurata: An Important Italian Cello by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1676
Recently this instrument was on loan to the Japanese cellist Keisuke Morita, who can be seen playing it in the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition: