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Viewing: 13 April 9am-6pm and morning of sale **Please Note: The Scientific Sale will start at 10.30am in the Middle Saleroom**
Lots 851 to 900 of 975
A Late 18th / Early 19th Century German Violin, no label, with 356mm two piece back (badly damaged by woodworm), rosewood tuning pegs, together with a bow, in a leather case
Estimate: £200-300
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A Rare Novelty Hardwood Violin Walking Stick, the screw-off handle with plated ferrule enclosing a bow with ebony frog and nickel adjuster, with removable front panel enclosing the spruce table and ebony finger board, length 96cm (parts missing and bottom half split and taped)
Estimate: £400-600
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A Hofner Blond 'President' Six String Acoustic Guitar, with label, serial number 3750, the cello shaped maple body with cut-away section, chrome compensator, rosewood fingerboard, inlaid head stock (some alterations to soundboard)
Estimate: £300-400
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An English Silver Mounted Violin Bow, faintly stamped 'W E Hill and Sons', the octagonal stick with ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes, octagonal ebony adjuster with two silver bands and inset with mother of pearl, weight 61 grams
Estimate: £500-600
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A Bundle of Twenty One Mixed Violin Bows, various sizes, weights and materials
Estimate: £50-100
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A Badly Distressed 19th Century Violoncello, no label, with 750mm two piece back, ebony tuning pegs (needs full restoration)
Estimate: £120-180
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A 19th Century French Violin, labelled 'Lutherie Artistique Francois Durosay Annee 1891', with 361mm one piece back, rosewood tuning pegs
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A 19th Century English Violin, possibly by Lockey Hill for Goulding, no label, stamped 'Goulding' under the button, with 351mm two piece back, ebony tuning pegs, 'Veritona Reg' chin rest
Estimate: £800-1200
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A 19th Century French Violin, no label, with 357mm two piece back, ebony tuning pegs, together with a bow, cased
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A 19th Century Violin, possibly Italian, with printed label 'Enrico Ceruti fecit Cremona 1863', 359mm one piece back of burr maple, burr maple sides, ebony edged button, ebony tuning pegs, in a plush lined hard plastic case
Estimate: £700-1000
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A 19th Century French Silver Mounted Violin Bow, stamped 'A. Vigneron A Paris', the ebony frog inlaid with pearl eyes, with octagonal silver adjuster, weight 58 grams
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A 19th Century French Violin, stamped to the inside and back 'Vuillaume a Paris', with 358mm two piece back, together with a bow, in a stained pine coffin case; A Maidstone Violin, with printed label, 356mm two piece back, with a bow, in a leather case (2)
Estimate: £100-200
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A Five String Zither Banjo by John Alvey Turner, London, with 26.5cm velum head, thirty chrome tension brackets, open back, mother of pearl inlaid ebony fret board, ebony tuning pegs, in a leather case
Estimate: £80-120
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A 19th Century German Violin, no label, stamped 'Hopf' below the button, with 357mm one piece back, ebony tuning pegs, together with a bow, in a wooden case
Estimate: £70-100
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A 19th Century German Violin, labelled and signed 'Giovanni Paulo Maggini, made by E.R.Schmidt & Co. Violin Makers, Saxony, Only genuine when bearing our written Signature', with 366mm two piece back, ebony tuning pegs, together with a bow, in a leather case
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A 20th Century Eastern European Violin, stamped inside 'Giovan Paulo Maggini, Brescia 1697', with 354mm two piece back, ebony tuning pegs, together with a bow, in a leather case
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Five Mixed Violins, comprising four 3/4 size and one full size, labelled Edward Fairson Northumberland 1952
Estimate: £50-80
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A 19th Century French Violin by Thieboville-Lamy, labelled 'Dulcis et Fortis', with a 359mm one piece back, rosewood tuning pegs, together with a bow, in a stained pine coffin case
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A 19th Century Violin, possibly Tyrolean, no label, with 354mm two piece back, ebony tuning pegs, together with a bow in a stitched leather case
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A Neapolitan Round Backed Mandolin by Alfonso Moretti, Napoli, with tortoiseshell and mother of pearl butterfly inlay, geared machine head, plastic tuners, in a stitched leather case
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A Wheatstone Forty Eight Key English System Concertina, serial number 11139, the fretwork rosewood ends inset with makers paper label 'By Her Majesties Letters Patent, C Wheatstone Inventor, 20 Conduit Street, Regent St, London', with forty eight red, white and black ivorine buttons, leather thumb straps, five fold paper covered green leather bellows, in mahogany case
Estimate: £300-500
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A Hohner Verdi IV Piano Accordion, with faux mother of pearl body, leather straps, manual, in a leather case
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A Lachenal & Co. Twenty Key Anglo System Concertina, the fretwork mahogany ends inset with makers paper label, serial number 78912, with twenty five bone buttons, leather hand straps, steel reeds, five-fold paper covered leather bellows, in a wooden box
Estimate: £100-150
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A Rosewood 'V.K.S' Bassoon, with nickel silver fittings and keys, cleaning brush, in its original fitted leathercloth case
Estimate: £150-250
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A Boosey & Co. Silver Plated Imperial Model 'Solbron' Class A Tuba, serial number 105870, with compensating pistons, foliate engraved decoration, three mother of pearl inset keys, cased
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A Lacquered Brass 'Sunrise' Tenor Saxophone, with faux mother of pearl inset keys, mouthpiece and accessories, in a plush lined plastic case
Estimate: £150-200
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A Silver Plated 'FLD' Flute by Emerson, Elkhart, Indiana, USA, serial number 4340, in a plush lined plastic case
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An Arbiter Pro Sound Alto Saxophone, serial number 010883, in the original plush lined hard plastic case
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Three Chinese Opera Drums, with wooden bodies and painted skins, all 26cm diameter
Estimate: £40-60
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A Sebastian Buckley 'Aqvae Svlis' Clarinet, in the original plush lined nylon case
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A Grafton Cream Coloured Plastic Alto Saxophone, serial number 10505, with clear plastic fittings and brass keys, with mouthpiece, in original case
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A Rare George IV Scottish Silver Mounted Copper Eight Key Bugle by Curtis and Son, Glasgow, the bell with silver flange rim richly chased and repousse with fruiting vine and engraved RICHD. CURTIS & SON FECERT. GLASGOW, with silver mounts and keys, hallmarked for Glasgow 1825, 46cm including mouthpiece**Provenance:- Reputed by descent from Colonel Blackburne, MP for Hale, who was a friend of the Duke of Wellington
Estimate: £2000-3000
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A Nickel Plated C Melody Saxophone by C.G.Conn, Elkhart, U.S.A., model CL, serial number 101101, patented Dec 8th 1914, cased
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A Silver Plated Brass C Melody Saxophone by C.G.Conn, Elkhart, U.S.A., model CH, serial number 131467, patented Dec 8th 1914, retailed by The Saxophone Shop, 40 Gerrard St. W 1, cased
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Three Schott's Wooden Recorders - Tenor, Treble and Soprano, in original card boxes; A Boxed Dolmetsch Plastic Treble Recorder (4)
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An Oak Cased 'Junior Monarch' Horn Gramophone by The Gramophone Company Ltd, London, serial number 555515, the panelled oak body with HMV Nipper transfer, Limit FM reproducer, winding handle, working mechanism, large laminated oak horn, together with a boxed Norma reproducer, boxed HMV Exhibition reproducer, HMV speed tester and needles
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A 19th Century Swiss Cylinder Music Box, with 15cm brass cylinder and single steel comb movement, playing eight airs, three bells in sight, under a glazed cover, ratcheted brass winding arm opposite Change/Repeat and Stop/Play levers, reproduction tune sheet, in a scumbled case with foliate inlaid rosewood lid, length 46cm (restored)
Estimate: £250-350
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A 19th Century Swiss Cylinder Music Box, with 33.5cm brass cylinder and steel comb movement stamped 'LF GVI', playing eight airs, the brass baseplate stamped 35548, under a glazed inner cover, with ratcheted brass winding arm opposite change/repeat, stop/play and emergency brake levers, with printed and hand written tune sheet to underside of lid by B.B. & C. (Ball Bevan & Co), in a stained hardwood case, length 52cm
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A 19th Century Swiss Walnut Cased Coin Operated 'Symphonion' Musical Disc Player, with double comb movement, brass brake lever, serpentine winding handle, working mechanism, the case with a glazed door, flanked by two turned pillars, turned finials, steel wall mounting brackets to back, operated with 1d, 64cm wide by 90cm high, together with a 48cm metal disc
Estimate: £1200-1500
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A 19th Century Swiss Cylinder Keywind Music Box, with 33cm brass cylinder and single steel comb movement, playing eight airs, the brass baseplate stamped B.B & Cie (Ball Beavon & Co.), serial number 20877, brass key, stop/play, change/repeat and emergency stop levers under hinged side panel, no tune sheet, in a walnut case, the lid inlaid with musical instrument and foliate decoration, length 52cm
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A Small Victorian Mahogany Organette 'Royal Organette by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent', of rectangular form with gilt decoration and lettering, serial number 89514, serpentine winding arm, ebonised handle, raised on bun feet, 30cm by 22cm (a/f)
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A Walnut Cased AC Model Wartime Civilian Receiver Set, together with a box of valves and related books; A G.E.C. Miniscope, or small oscilloscope, with accessories, in a fitted case
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Boxed Pentax MX Camera and Accessories, including black camera body No.4210478, f2.8/28mm lens No.22967, f1.4/50mm lens No.20867, f4.5/80-120mm zoom lens No.27447, winder, soft case, manual etc
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A Houghton Ticka Pocket Watch Style Miniature Camera, in chrome, with separate clip on viewfinder
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A Large Collection of 35mm Cameras, makers include Minolta, Petri, Praktica, Canon, Fujica, Miranda Sensorex, Nikon, Zenit, Olympus, Pentax, Konica, Edixa etc., in three boxes
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A Large Collection of Mixed Cameras, including folding rollfilm, box cameras, Kodak Duaflex, Vioghtlander Bessa, Ensign Ful-Vue, Agfa Karat, Ilford Sportsman, Kodak Reflex, Voightlander Vito II etc., in three boxes
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A Large Collection of Camera Lenses, makers include Sunagor, Pentax, Soligor, Palinar, Paragon, Tamron, Optomax, Prinzflex etc., in two boxes
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A Collection of Distressed or Incomplete Cameras, including a reflex camera, Goertz strut folding, box camera, Victor cine-camera, Bell & Howell cine-camera, Miroflex, Thornton Pickard Ruby, two aircraft stereo cameras, gun sight etc
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A Mixed Collection of Cameras and Binoculars, including Zeiss Isoflex, Rolleicord, Paxette, Kodak Retina, Voightlander Brilliant, box cameras, Weltaflex, Voightlander Vito B, Tasco binoculars etc., in three boxes
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Vintage Cameras and Accessories, including an unnamed mahogany and brass field camera, plate size 4 3/4in by 6 1/2in, a large 19th century brass barrel lens by A Ross, London, supplied by Sands Hunter & Co., length 10 1/2in, an unnamed mahogany and brass 1/4 plate field camera, tripods, plate holders, manuals etc
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