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Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas and Violoncellos: Also Bows of Rare Makes, 1917
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1RARE OLD VIOLINS
3CARLO TONONI, VENICE, 1720
4Number 4699. This is one of the choicest specimens of Tononi's work which have passed through our hands. It came to us from a very well known collection in Geneva, Switzerland, where it had been owned for many years and where it was purchased by our connoisseur. It is a delightful concert instrument of ample volume of tone and exquisite quality. It is extraordinarily handsome, being very striking in its general appearance and varnish. The back is of one piece of very handsome curly maple; the sides are of the same wood and match the back. The top is of very choice, straight, even grain. The instrument is in a very fine state of preservation.
5Price: $1,500
7NICOLAS GAGLIANO, FILIUS ALESSANDRO, NAPLES, 1735
8Number 4700. An instrument of delightful tone and fine appearance. Nicolas Gagliano was one of the foremost Neapolitan makers. This violin formerly was the prized possession of one of Chicago's greatest violin teachers, S. E. Jacobson, from whom we secured it. It has a very brilliant tone and is highly effective on the concert stage. The varnish is very handsome, and is a deep orange red.
9Price: $1,500
11CARLO FERDINANDO LANDOLPHUS, MILANO, 1752
12Number 4295. This violin first came into our possession in 1892. It passed into the possession of a well known amateur and at his death last year was repurchased by us. Originally it came from the collection of a very celebrated violin dealer of Vienna, Carl Zach, and was in the collection he exhibited at the Musik Ausstellung in Vienna, in 1892, carrying off high honors. Physically, it is in perfect preservation, has no cracks, is thick in wood, and is strong and healthy in every way. The model is broad and quite flat. The back is of very plain maple, selected for its acoustic qualities rather than its beauty. The top is exceptionally fine. The varnish is of a rich orange red color. The instrument possesses a tone of extra-
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