The magnificent cello shown here was made by David Tecchler in 1701. It bears an authentic manuscript label and is striking both for its impeccable condition and beautiful orange-brown varnish and for its first-rate materials and workmanship. Read more »
Instruments
A Violin by Alfredo Contino, Naples, 1920
The violin featured in this article is representative of the high quality Alfredo Contino’s output from the period just after 1916, when his mentor, Vincenzo Postiglione, died and Contino succeeded him as head of the Postiglione workshop. Read more »
A Giuseppe Gagliano Violin, 1780
With twelve Gagliano makers spanning approximately 150 years and five generations, the Gagliano name has become synonymous with violin making in Naples. Giuseppe Galiano’s 1780 violin is a striking example of the maker’s work at its best. Read more »
The Lipiński Stradivari
The Stradivari violin played on by Frank Almond is known as the “Lipiński,” after the violinist Karol Lipiński (1790-1861), who performed on it during the 19th century, just one chapter in a fabled provenance. Read more »