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    Single Owner Collection – Part II – 29th April 2026

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    Amati Specialist – 1st April 2026

    Catalogue launch: 20 Mar 2026

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    A cello by Charles Adolphe and Charles Nicolas Eugène Gand [Gand Frères], Paris, 1868

    Estimate: £30,000-£50,000

    A violin by Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Milan, 1937

    Estimate: £40,000-£50,000

    A violin by Ignacio Fleta, Barcelona, 1944

    Estimate: £15,000-£25,000

    A violin by Paul Blanchard, Lyon, 1887

    Estimate: £6,000-£10,000

    A violin by W. E. Hill & Sons, London, 1892

    Estimate: £8,000-£12,000

    A violin, Italy, 19th Century

    Estimate: £2,000-£4,000

    Amati Affordable – 27th May

    Catalogue launch: 15 May 2026

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    Rather than focus on just the very high end of the market, Amati reaches across all sectors and over decades we have nurtured a very large and still growing, UK and international client base.

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    Amati sells a broad range of violins, violas, cellos and bows suitable for those just starting out to internationally recognised soloists.

    £488,000*

    A violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, circa 1771

    *Including premiums – Sold in our June 2023 Specialist auction

    £62,300*

    A violin by a member of the Rugeri family, Cremona, circa 1710

    *Including premiums – Sold in our January 2024 Specialist auction

    £73,200*

    A violin by Marinus Capicchioni, Rimini, 1968

    *Including premiums – Sold in our June 2023 Specialist auction

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