Top lots from the March London stringed instrument auctions

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Highlights included an English double bass believed to have been made in the capital, an Italian violin by Francesco Ruggeri from 1694 and an Italian cello by Nicolò Gagliano, 1767

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A highlight of Amati's March sale in London was an English double bass believed to have been made in the capital and estimated at £8,000–£12,000, which fetched £28,000. In the same sale the top-selling instrument was an Italian violin by David Tecchler (pictured), which sold for £100,000, followed by a violin by Fagnola from 1924, which made £60,000.

Tarisio's top lots included an Italian violin by Francesco Ruggeri from 1694, which had an estimate of £150,000–£220,000 and sold for £189,000, and another Italian violin by Lorenzo Storioni, 1790, which sold for £231,000 on an estimate of £200,000–£300,000.

At Brompton's the highest-selling instruments were an Italian cello by Nicolò Gagliano, 1767, which fetched £228,000 on an estimate of £200,000–£300,000, and a violin by Gennaro Gagliano, c.1750, which exceeded its estimate, selling for £168,000.

Amati, 25 March, London

1 Lot 79
An Italian violin by David Tecchler, Rome, c.1730
Estimate £100,000–£200,000 Sale price £100,000

2 Lot 55
A violin by Annibale Fagnola, Turin, 1924
Estimate £60,000–£100,000 Sale price £60,000

3 Lot 137
An English double bass, probably London, c.1850
Estimate £8,000–£12,000 Sale price £28,000

4 Lot 7
A gold- and tortoiseshell- mounted violin bow by Eugène Sartory, Paris
Estimate £14,000–£16,000 Sale price £20,000

5 Lot 11
A silver-mounted violin bow by Eugène Sartory, Paris, c.1900
Estimate £10,000–£15,000 Sale price: £10,000

Lots offered 141
Value of lots sold £380,000
Percentage sold 71%

Tarisio, 23 March, London

1 Lot 171
An Italian violin by Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona, 1790
Estimate: £200,000–£300,000 Sale price £231,000

2 Lot 170
An Italian violin by Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, 1725
Estimate £180,000–£250,000 Sale price £208,400

3 Lot 169
An Italian violin by Francesco Ruggeri, Cremona, 1694 (Partello)
Estimate £150,000–£220,000 Sale price £189,000

4 Lot 168
A French violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, c.1845
Estimate: £70,000–£100,000 Sale price £87,000

5 Lot 164
An Italian violin by David Tecchler, Rome, c.1732
Estimate £30,000–£50,000 Sale price £72,000

Lots offered 170
Value of lots sold £1,890,747
Percentage sold 86.5%

Brompton's, 23 March, London

1 Lot 140
An Italian cello by Nicolò Gagliano, Naples, 1767
Estimate £200,000–£300,000 Sale price £228,000

2 Lot 118
An Italian violin by Gennaro Gagliano, Naples, c.1750
Estimate £120,000–£160,000 Sale price £168,000

3 Lot 56
An Italian violin by Goffredo Cappa, Saluzzo, c.1680
Estimate £100,000–£150,000 Sale price £132,000

4 Lot 198
A French violin by J.B. Vuillaume, Paris, c.1840
Estimate £100,000–£150,000 Sale price £114,000

5 Lot 135
An English cello by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury, c.1780
Estimate £50,000–£80,000 Sale price £78,000

Lots offered 229
Value of lots sold £1,743,543.60
Percentage sold 74%