[PRCo] Beares Auctions

Tue Oct 21 07:34:06 EDT 2014

This has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of this list, but I thought I would share with some of you the prices of small pieces of wood crafted by absolute masters.

Dennis F. Cramer 
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/

            We 
            are excited to announce
our full online catalogue is live!
            Lots 
            available to Buy Now at www.bearesauctions.com these include violins by 
            Antonio Stradivari, Giovanni 
            Battista Guadagnini, Nicolo Amati, Nicolo Gagliano and Giuseppe Ceruti, as well as fine 
            French bows by Sartory, 
            Maline and Lamy.
            At 
            12.00 GMT on 20th October all lots, including those not sold during 
            the Buy Now phase,
will enter the online auction phase. Bidding 
            will start to close after 12.00 GMT on 28th October.

            LOT 
            42 - NICOLO AMATI FOR BROTHERS AMATI
            A fine old Italian 
            instrument, the work of Nicolo Amati of Cremona, made for the 
            Brothers Amati whose original label it bears dates 1627. This violin 
            is a good and characteristic example of the maker's work, and 
            measures 35.1cm in length of body, with widths of 16.7 cm and 20.0 
            cm.

                  Estimate: £150,000 - 
£250,000
                  Buy 
                  Now Available 
Auction bidding 20th - 28th October

            LOT 
            46 - GIOVANNI BATTISTA GUADAGINI
            A fine old Italian 
            instrument, the work of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini made in Turin, 
            whose original label it bears dated 1782. This violin is a very fine 
            and characteristic example of the maker's work, and measures 35.4 cm 
            in length of body, with widths of 16.5 cm full and 20.4 cm.

                  Estimate: $1,000,000 - 
                  $1,500,000
                  This lot is sold in 
                  U.S. Dollars
Buy Now Available 
Auction bidding 
                  20th - 28th October

            LOT 
            47 - ANTONIO STRADIVARI
            A fine old Italian 
            instrument, the work of the celebrated Antonio Stradivari of 
            Cremona, circa 1698. This violin, known as the "Cabriac", is a good 
            and characteristic example of the maker's work, and measures 35.6 cm 
            in length of body, with widths of 16.1 cm and 19.9 cm full.
            The Cabriac by Antonio 
            Stradivari was made circa 1698 (the last figure of the date on the 
            original label is indistinct) but unlike many of the 'long pattern' 
            violins made during the 1690s this instrument has a standard back 
            length of 356 mm. There is the mark of a noble family (a coronet and 
            fleur de lys) branded on both sides of the end pin. It has spent 
            much of its life in France and Switzerland having been owned by the 
            family of Count de Cabriac, Emile Francais, Dr Bonjour of Geneva and 
            for some years in the hands of the Harbisreutinger Collection. It 
            also appears in a Sotheby's sale catalogue in 1986. It was 
            subsequently owned by the collector Bernie Goldblatt before passing 
            to its present owner.

                  Estimate: $2,400,000 - 
                  $3,500,000
                  This lot is sold in 
                  U.S. Dollars
Buy Now Available 
Auction bidding 
                  20th - 28th October

            As well as offering for 
            sale some of the finest instruments and bows, buyers will benefit 
            from the following:
            Expertise
All 
            instruments described as 'by' a particular maker will come with a J 
            & A Beare Certificate of Authenticity at no extra cost - an 
            internationally recognised document that adds value to any 
            investment
            Buy 
            Now
Purchase certain lots ahead of the auction for a fixed 
            price
            Discretion
Discretion 
            for both buyers and sellers is a priority, with photos of 
            instruments removed from our website immediately after the sale
            The 
            Most Competitive Commission Rates
0% 2% for sellers 

18% up to £100,000/ £150,000/ $200,000, 15% thereafter for 
            buyers
            After-Sales 
            Service
Free checkover for all instruments purchased at 
            auction within the first year provided by the master luthiers and 
            restorers of the J & A Beare workshop

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            make sure you have registered in advance www.bearesauctions.com

            Private 
            Viewing by Appointment at: 
J & A Beare,
30 Queen 
            Anne St, 
London, 
W1G 8HX
            Public 
            Viewing 25-26th October at: 
The Westbury Hotel,
Bond 
            St, 
London, 
W1S 2YF
            Expertly 
            Selected Fine Stringed Instruments and Bows 
View lots at: 
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