Auction Highlights

Paris Drouot-Richelieu,
Sunday 15th October 1995

ore than 95 musical bow and wind instruments of which about 50 violins, a hundred bows, several violas, celli and bass were put on sale to public bids.

Violin made by Thibout, Nș 8 in Paris, 1854, of which it carries the label.

Beautiful French 19th century violin in copy of Paolo Maggini.

Viola made by Dario Vettori, label Darius de Vectoriis, Florence 1948, iron mark on the heel « D. V. »

Quinton made by George Contal in Paris, apocryphal label of Ludovic Guersan,

French cello « The Polar Star » made at Bordeaux by Amanti Mangenot, Nș 7, iron mark on the heel + on the key and at the low sillet.

Bows. Violin, viola, cello and bass bows made by Lupot, by Adam, by A. Lamy, by A. Richaume, etc.