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Videos showcasing the finest musical instruments consigned to Brompton's

A Fine Violin, attributed to Joannes Franciscus Pressenda, Turin circa 1845

A Fine Violin, attributed to Joannes Franciscus Pressenda, Turin circa 1845

Violinist David López Ibáñez plays Beethoven on some of the highlights from our October 19th, 2020 auction. Here you can see: A Fine Violin, attributed to Joannes Franciscus Pressenda, Turin circa 1845

A Good French Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1848

A Good French Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1848

Violinist David López Ibáñez plays Beethoven on a good French Violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1848

Violin by A. E. Smith, Sydney 1956, after Stradivarius

Violin by A. E. Smith, Sydney 1956, after Stradivarius

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on a fine Violin by A. E. Smith, Sydney 1956, after Stradivarius

Violin by Riccardo Antoniazzi, Milan 1909

Violin by Riccardo Antoniazzi, Milan 1909

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on a very Fine Italian Violin by Riccardo Antoniazzi, Milan 1909

A Fine Italian Violin by G. B. Gabrielli, Florence 1763

A Fine Italian Violin by G. B. Gabrielli, Florence 1763

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on a fine Italian Violin by G. B. Gabrielli, Florence 1763

Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, circa 1920, after Pressenda

Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, circa 1920, after Pressenda

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on an extremely fine Italian Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, circa 1920, after Pressenda

Violin by John Frederic Lott, London circa 1850, after Guarneri

Violin by John Frederic Lott, London circa 1850, after Guarneri

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on a very fine English Violin by John Frederic Lott, London circa 1850, after Guarneri

Violin, circle of Storioni, Cremona circa 1780

Violin, circle of Storioni, Cremona circa 1780

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on a fine Italian Violin, circle of Storioni, Cremona circa 1780

Violin by Giovanni Baptista Rugeri, Cremona circa 1695

Violin by Giovanni Baptista Rugeri, Cremona circa 1695

Violinist Claire Wells plays Debussy on a fine and rare Italian Violin by Giovanni Baptista Rugeri, Cremona circa 1695

Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice circa 1710

Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice circa 1710

Corina Belcea plays a very fine Italian violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice circa 1710

Violin by Giuseppe Rocca, Turin 1839

Violin by Giuseppe Rocca, Turin 1839

Corina Belcea plays a very fine Italian violin by Giuseppe Rocca, Turin 1839

Violin by Pietro Antonio Dalla Costa, Treviso circa 1760

Violin by Pietro Antonio Dalla Costa, Treviso circa 1760

Corina Belcea plays a fine and rare Italian violin by Pietro Antonio Dalla Costa, Treviso circa 1760

Violin by Francesco and Vincenzo Rugeri (Ruggieri), Cremona circa 1700

Violin by Francesco and Vincenzo Rugeri (Ruggieri), Cremona circa 1700

Claire Wells plays a very fine Italian violin by Francesco and Vincenzo Rugeri (Ruggieri), Cremona circa 1700

Violin by Francesco Rugeri, circa 1690

Violin by Francesco Rugeri, circa 1690

Claire Wells plays a very fine Italian violin by Francesco Rugeri, circa 1690

Violin by Fra Agostino Facini, Bologna circa 1740

Violin by Fra Agostino Facini, Bologna circa 1740

Claire Wells plays a fine and rare Italian violin by Fra Agostino Facini, Bologna circa 1740

Violin by Giovanni Rugeri, Cremona circa 1695

Violin by Giovanni Rugeri, Cremona circa 1695

Claire Wells plays a fine and rare Italian violin by Giovanni Rugeri, Cremona circa 1695

Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice circa 1700

Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice circa 1700

Claire Wells plays a very fine Italian violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice circa 1700

Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice 1708

Violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice 1708

Claire Wells plays a fine Italian violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice 1708

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Carlo A. Tononi, Venice 1722 and later

A Very Fine Italian Violin by Carlo A. Tononi, Venice 1722 and later

Claire Wells plays a very fine Italian violin by Carlo A. Tononi, Venice 1722 and later

Venetian Baroque Guitar, attributed to Matteo Sellas, circa 1625

Venetian Baroque Guitar, attributed to Matteo Sellas, circa 1625

Taro Takeuchi plays a magnificent Venetian baroque guitar, attributed to Matteo Sellas, circa 1625

Sloping-Shoulder Guitar by Johann Georg Stauffer, Vienna 1830

Sloping-Shoulder Guitar by Johann Georg Stauffer, Vienna 1830

Taro Takeuchi plays an exceptional sloping-shoulder guitar by Johann Georg Stauffer, Vienna 1830 - available to view now.

Guitar by Hermann Hauser II, Reisbach Germany 1976

Guitar by Hermann Hauser II, Reisbach Germany 1976

Eirian Lewis plays a very fine guitar by Hermann Hauser II, Reisbach Germany 1976

Violin by Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona 1779

Violin by Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona 1779

David Ballesteros plays an excerpt from Jules Massenet’s Méditation from the opera Thaïs on a violin by Lorenzo Storioni, the Ex-Ruggiero Ricci

Violin by Giuseppe Ceruti, Cremona 1847

Violin by Giuseppe Ceruti, Cremona 1847

David Ballesteros plays an excerpt from Jules Massenet’s Méditation from the opera Thaïs on a violin by Giuseppe Ceruti.