Books › Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas and Violoncellos: Also Bows of Rare Makes, 1916 › scan 20
Scan 20
Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas and Violoncellos: Also Bows of Rare Makes, 1916
18 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1RARE OLD VIOLINS
3Strad was also in this collection, and was purchased by Vuillaume at the same time. Vuillaume sold this Montagnani to a certain Baron Seilliere, in whose possession it remained for many years until it became the property of Monsieur Jules Garein, Professor of the violin in the Conservatoire de Paris.
5It may be said without fear of contradiction that this is the most beautiful Montagnani known. It is in a very remarkable state of preservation in which respect it is unique among violins of its period. Its tone is of the utmost beauty of quality and power. It is a concert violin of the finest type, and should be in the hands of a great artist. The front is formed of Italian spruce of the choicest selection and the back and sides are of maple, very beautifully figured. The varnish is in Montagnani's finest style and is of a rich ruby-red color. (Plate V.)
7Price: $7,000
9SANCTUS SERAPHIN, VENICE, 1745
11Number 4710. This violin has been known to us for sixteen years. It has been pronounced by many authorities the finest example of Seraphin's work known. In this catalog we have listed several violins of which we have spoken as being very superior to the average of violins by the same makers; this is especially true in the case of this great masterpiece. As an example of violin workmanship it is beautiful beyond comparison. Its voice is of the sweetest quality and of unusual power and brilliancy. Its physical condition is perfect. It is very strong in wood, is without cracks, patches, or blemishes of any description. The varnish is of a lovely light orange color, unusually lustrous, and full of life.
13Price: $6,000
15ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS, CREMONA, 1717
17Number 4483. With back by Vuillaume. An excellent specimen of Stradivari's work of the period. Its tone is of the choicest quality, rich and full. It is in every way an ideal instrument for general use. Because of its back it is offered at an exceptionally low figure. The back, which was
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.