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More detailed information about stringed instruments and the history of violin making.
Crossing borders: on the history of violin making in western Bohemia
Markneukirchen: violin making in “German Cremona”
Nicolas Lupot, the second great name in French violin making
Bazin’s grandchildren: bow making in turbulent times
Daniele Scolari and the second generation of the new art of violin-making in Cremona
Violin makers and masters: archive "J-L"
The second phase: the more recent history of violin making in western Bohemia
The latest instruments and bows we have added to our catalog
On this page we present the latest violins, violas, cellos, children's violins, cello bows and violin bows we have added to our catalog — antique treasures that emanate from our workshop daily. Each stringed instrument and bow is ready to play and in prime condition after being professionally worked over and restored by the luthiers in our violin making atelier. Our RSS-Feed offers you an additional means of keeping current with our fresh discoveries.
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Violins

Rare violin by Christoph Friedrich Hunger, Leipzig, 1776
Provenance: Leipzig
Maker: Christoph Friedrich Hunger
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Year: 1776
Price: 10000.0 €

Old German violin from Saxony, approx. 1920
Provenance: Saxony
Maker: Unknown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Year: approx. 1920
Price: 880.0 €

Old Italian violin, Officina Claudio Monteverde, Cremona 1921
Provenance: Cremona
Maker: Officina Claudio Monteverde
Length of back: 36.4 cm
Year: 1921
Price: 5500.0 €

Couesnon, antique French Mirecourt violin, Mirecourt approx. 1910
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: Couesnon
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Year: approx. 1910
Price: 2600.0 €

Charles Claudot "Le Marquis de lair", antique French violin, approx. 1850
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: Charles Claudot II
Length of back: 36.0 cm
Year: approx. 1850
Price: 3500.0 €

Antique Hopf violin of Klingenthal, approx. 1840
Provenance: Klingenthal
Maker: Hopf ateliers
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Year: approx. 1840
Price: 2500.0 €
Violas

WORKED OVER; SOUND SAMPLE: 18th century Markneukirchen viola, c.1780
Provenance: Markneukirchen
Maker: Unknown
Length of back: 39.2 cm
Year: approx. 1780
Price: 8500.0 €

Modern Italian viola, Stefano Conia, Cremona 1985 (certificate Stefano Conia)
Provenance: Cremona
Maker: Stefano Conia
Length of back: 41.2 cm
Year: 1985
Price: 15000.0 €

TONALLY IMPROVED: Good Schönbach viola, Ferdinand Fischer, 1935
Provenance: Schönbach
Maker: Ferdinand Fischer
Length of back: 39.2 cm
Year: 1935
Price: 3000.0 €
Cellos

Very beautiful Viennese cello, approx. 1800 - 1820
Provenance: Vienna
Maker: Unknown
Length of back: 74.0 cm
Year: 1800 - 1820
Price: 18500.0 €

Good English Cello, made around 1950
Provenance: England
Maker: Unknown
Length of back: 75.1 cm
Year: mid 20th century
Price: 5500.0 €

Mittenwald cello from the Eugen Gärtner collection
Provenance: Mittenwald / Stuttgart
Maker: Eugen Gärtner
Length of back: 75.5 cm
Year: approx. 1900
Price: 8500.0 €
Children's violins

3/4 - Fine French 3/4 violin, approx. 1910
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: probably Mangenot
Length of back: 33.7 cm
Year: approx. 1910
Price: 2500.0 €

1/2 - antique 19th century French 1/2 violin, c.1870
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: Unknown
Length of back: 31.1 cm
Year: 1870 circa
Price: 1600.0 €

3/4 - old Mittenwald 3/4 violin: mature, clear sound
Provenance: Mittenwald
Maker: Unknown
Length of back: 33.8 cm
Year: approx. 1900
Price: 1350.0 €
Violin bows

Charles Nicolas Bazin: fine silver mounted violin bow, c.1885, after Lupot - noble, classy tone
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: Charles Nicolas Bazin
Weight: 63.2 g
Year: approx. 1885
Price: 3000.0 €

Fine French violin bow, for Paul Serdet
Provenance: France
Maker: Unknown
Weight: 60.2 g
Year: 1900/1920
Price: 2600.0 €

French master violin bow, c.1880, Charles Nicolas Bazin (certificate J.-F. Raffin)
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: Charles Nicolas Bazin
Weight: 58.9 g
Year: 1880 circa
Price: 2500.0 €
Cello bows

Silver mounted Cello bow, Swiss Finkel workshop
Provenance: Brienz
Maker: Finkel workshop
Weight: 81,1 g
Year: approx. 2000
Price: 850.0 €

French Ary cello bow, Mirecourt approx. 1980
Provenance: Mirecourt
Maker: Ary France
Weight: 78.6 g
Year: approx. 1980
Price: 550.0 €

French cello bow, Ary France - superior quality
Provenance: Carmaux
Maker: Ary France
Weight: 77.6 g
Year: approx. 1990
Price: 790.0 €