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Every instrument and bow is set up, adjusted or restored in our workshop, and presented with full transparency about condition and provenance. Viewings are by appointment.

Violins · 3 Violas · 2 Celli · 2 Violin bows · 1 Viola bows Cello bows · 3 Philip Brown bows · 9

Violins

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Violin by Moitessier, France c.1800

Violin by Moitessier, France c.1800 Moitessier (branded “Moitessier a Paris”) · France — probably Mirecourt, Vosges · c.1800 POA — please enquire

Violin by John Furber for Betts, c.1810

Violin by John Furber for Betts, c.1810 John Furber for Betts · London · c.1810 (c.1800–1820) £12,000

Workshop violins by Lillo Salerno, Pforzheim 2024 Lillo Salerno (Lillo Bottega Salerno) · Pforzheim, Germany · 2024 £4,750

Violas

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Viola by Benjamin Banks, 1778

Viola by Benjamin Banks, 1778 Benjamin Banks · Salisbury, England · 1778 POA — please enquire

Viola by J. Grandjon, Paris c.1880

Viola by J. Grandjon, Paris c.1880 J. Grandjon (labelled “J. Grandjon Paris”) · Paris · c.1880 £12,000

Celli

Cello by Steffen Nowak after Stradivari ‘Davidov’, Bristol 2019

Cello by Steffen Nowak after Stradivari ‘Davidov’, Bristol 2019 Steffen Nowak · Bristol, England · 2019 £22,500

Cello by Gaetano Gadda, Mantua 1949

Cello by Gaetano Gadda, Mantua 1949 Gaetano Gadda · Mantua, Italy · 1949 Price on request

Violin bows

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Violin bow by James Tubbs, London c.1900

Violin bow by James Tubbs, London c.1900 James Tubbs · London · c.1900 £18,000

Viola bows

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Cello bows

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Cello bow by Simon, Paris c.1850–1860

Cello bow by Simon, Paris c.1850–1860 Simon, Paris · Paris · c.1850–1860 POA — please enquire

Bass bow, Markneukirchen, 19th century

Bass bow, Markneukirchen, 19th century Markneukirchen school · Markneukirchen, Germany · 19th century £1,800

Cello bow — NuBow 2024

Cello bow — NuBow 2024 Price on request

Philip Brown bows

Larch and gold leaf violin bow (Padua, 1591) Philip Brown · Newbury, England · Made to order £1,500

Sonata violin bow in snakewood Philip Brown · Newbury, England · Made to order £1,500

Mid-18th-century Tourte copy violin bow Philip Brown · Newbury, England · Made to order £3,750

Classical violin bow after the Tourte brothers (1780) Philip Brown · Newbury, England · Made to order £3,750

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