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stringed instruments
Accessories :
cases, strings etc
Christchurch House,
an unusual violin shop
Our stock of violins changes often, it may be easier to search for a violin by nationality or size, using the links below
Do email with any particular requirements
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Just in is an exceptional and glamorous violin by Paul Bailly of 1900. The setting-up has nearly been completed, and the price is likely to be £13,000. Also I have violins by Lavest of Montlucon, Jean Striebig and Claude Chevrier. | ||||
French violins | ||||
| Ref:Hel | Joseph Hel, Lille, 1886 |
£17,500 |
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| Ref:1698 | Caressa & Francais, Paris, 1914 |
£15,000 |
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| Ref:1160 | Mougenot, Mirecourt, circa 1920 |
£5,500 |
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| Ref:172A | Olivier Marissal, 1933 |
£3,800 |
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| Ref:199 | Mougenot, Mirecourt, circa 1920 |
£3,800 |
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| Ref:597F | Mougenot school, circa 1925 |
£3,400 |
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| Ref:309 | J.B.Colin, Mirecourt 1901 |
£2,200 |
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| Ref:412F | French, labelled Chipot-Vuillaume, late 19th Century |
£2,200 |
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| Ref:283 | Mirecourt, late 19th Century |
£2,100 |
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Ref:CL | Mirecourt School, late 19th Century |
£2,000 |
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Ref:554 | French, Jombar workshop, Paris 1934 |
£1,900 |
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Ref:JRW | French violin |
£1,900 |
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| Ref:1219 | Mirecourt, late 19th Century |
£1,700 |
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| Ref:412H | Mirecourt School, late 19thC.,labelled L.Bernadel |
£1,650 |
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Ref:597C | Jean Allo, Orleans, circa 1900 |
£1,650 |
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| Ref:1133 | French violin |
£1,600 |
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Ref:597E | Mirecourt violin, mid 19thC., Le Marquis de l'air |
£1,450 |
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| Ref:800A | French violin |
£1,450 |
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| Ref:1012 | Mirecourt violin, c.1910, Guarneri model |
£1,350 |
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| Ref:572 | French violin |
£1,300 |
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| Ref:217 | French violin |
£1,250 |
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| Ref:1039F | Mirecourt violin, circa 1880 |
£1,100 |
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Ref:1133 | French violin, circa 1910 |
£980 |
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Ref:470C | French violin |
£875 |
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| Ref:1039B | French violin |
£840 |
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Ref:1227 |
Mirecourt violin | £780 |
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Ref:938 | French violin |
£650 |
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English violins | ||||
Presently having a new bass-bar fitted is arguably the finest William Forster violin surviving. Literally a text-book example, (The British Violin BVMA, 2000)this has the name of the man it was made for in 1786 in ink under the fingerboard. | ||||
| Ref:R.W. | Bernard Simon Fendt, London, circa 1810 |
£20,000 |
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| Ref:1499 | Richard Duke, London, 1758 |
£13,000 |
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| Ref:C.I. | Colin Irving |
£9,700 |
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| Ref:597H | Longman & Broderip, London, circa 1790 |
£4,350 |
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| Ref:538B | Hart, London, 1899 |
£3,500 |
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| Ref:317 | Fendt School, London, circa 1840 |
£4,200 |
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| Ref:1290A | John Martin, 1880 |
£2,600 |
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Ref:A.A. | Cahusac, London, 1786 |
£2,500 |
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Ref:1242 | Ross violin |
£650 |
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German violins | ||||
| Ref:1479 | Grigori Ferdinand Wenger, Augsburg, 1762, in almost perfect state |
£8,500 |
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| Ref:RRT2 | Nurnberg School, 18th Century |
£3,500 |
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| Ref:1341 | Neuner & Hornsteiner, 1879 |
£1,650 |
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| Ref:M.H. | Dresden school, circa 1930 |
£1,600 |
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| Ref:212B | Berlin school, labelled Ruggieri |
£1,550 |
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| Ref:597K | German |
£1,275 |
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| Ref:1039H | Dresden, circa 1920 |
£960 |
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| Ref:546 | Saxon school, circa 1920 |
£750 |
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| Ref:1195 | Gewa |
£580 + VAT |
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Ref:842 | Schlesinger |
£550 |
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Other nationality violins | ||||
Just in are two Italian violins, by Giovanni Gaida at £12,000 and by Andreas Renisto at £8,000. I have an Italian violin with a rather tenuous attribution to Goffriller, which however probably is Venetian and from the early part of the 18th Century. It has been restored (with very beautiful work) in France during the 19th Century, and I have photographs of the original Italian corner blocks which have been strengthened at this time, together with the restorer's inscription. A very good-looking and exceptional sounding instrument at £9,500. Oh, and another Perry & Wilkinson of Dublin, but this time an early example dated 1773. | ||||
| Ref:1465A | Aristide Cavalli, Cremona, 1923 |
£5,500 |
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| Ref:799B | Dutch 18th Century |
£8,500 |
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| Ref:569B | Italian, late 18th Century |
£7,500 |
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| Ref:1544 | Irish, by Perry & Wilkinson, 1815 |
£5,500 |
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| Ref:T.A. | Italian, attributed to Gavelli of Perugia, with certificate |
£18,000 |
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| Ref:1342G | Imported/English |
£1,600 + VAT |
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| Ref:1342H | Imported/English |
£1,600 + VAT |
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| Ref:1342I | Imported/English |
£1,600 + VAT |
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| Ref:391B | Chinese/English |
£1,200 + VAT |
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| Ref:391E | Chinese/English |
£1,200 + VAT |
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| Ref:822F | Chinese |
£650 |
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| Ref:777B | Chinese |
£625 |
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Ref:960B | Chinese |
£350 + VAT |
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Small, Half & Three-Quarter Size Violins | ||||
| Ref:1221 | ¾ 19th Century |
£1,200 |
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| Ref:RW-D |
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£950 |
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| Ref:412K |
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£950 |
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| Ref:400I | ¾ violin |
£600 |
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Ref:RW-A | ¾ violin |
£550 |
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Ref:MMc | ¾ violin |
£300 |
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Ref:634 | ¾ Mirecourt violin |
£240 |
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| Ref:400G | ½ size violin (12¼") |
£400 |
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Ref:538D | ¾ violin |
£250 |
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| Ref:400B2 | ½ size violin |
£335 |
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| Ref:774E | ¼ size violin |
£175 |
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| Ref:981 |
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£130 |
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| Ref:461C |
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£175 |
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| Ref:668 |
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£700 |
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Andrew Hooker Violins
Christchurch House
Rode Hill,
Bath, Somerset
BA11 6PS
UK
email andrewhooker@aviolin.com
or Telephone : +44 (0)1373 831464