(Full size)
From $500 to $2,000

 

Andreas Eastman, Beijing, 2003

Bernd Dimbath, Bubenreuth, Germany, 2002

Bernd Dimbath, Germany, 2004

C.A. Gotz Jr., Germany, 1979

Helmut Illner, Germany, 2004

Howard Core & Co., Germany, 2004

Ivan Dunov, Romania, 2004

Ivan Dunov Superior, Romania, 2004

Jacob Kleine, Beifing, 2004, beautiful shaded varnish, ornamented fittings

Ji Violins, Beijing, 2003

Sandro Luciano, Los Angeles, Calfornia, 2003

Scott Cao, Beijing, 2000, Entry Level

Snow, Beijing, 2003

Snow, Beijing, 2004, one-piece back, complex tone

 

From $2,000 to $4,000

Christo Nikolov, Bulgaria, 2003, Sofia "Amadeus"

E&L Minarski, Hamburg, Germany, c.1880, dark and romantic tone SOLD

Helmut Illner, Germany, 2004

Ivan Vankov, Bulgaria, 2003, Sofia "Amadeus" SOLD

Joseph Collingwood, Ottumwa, Iowa, 1908, Well-known American maker, excellent condition, warm and responsive.

Joseph Frederick, Port Townsend, WA, 2003

labeled Bergonzi, Bohemian, 1800's

labeled Jacobus Stainer, Germany, 18th Century

Miroslav Tsonev, Bulgaria, 2003, Sofia "Master Art"

Nathan Slobodkin, Maine, 1995

Paul Schuback Shop, Portland, OR, 1978, 7/8 size, big open tone with good core SOLD

Peter White, Albuquerque, 1988

Snow JHS, Beijing, 2004, Highly sophisticated Guarneri copy, one-piece back, antiqued golden varnish, powerful and rich.

Vesko Apostolov, Bulgaria, 2002, Sofia "Grande" SOLD

Z. Karabegovic, Sofia, Bulgaria, 0/6/2004, "Premium Master" grade

 

From $4,000 to $9,000

Charles Jean-Baptiste de Collin-Mezin, Paris, 1891, strong sound, complex and aged

Ernst Heinrich Roth, Markneukirchen, 1926, pristine condition

Eugen Meinel, Markneukirchen, 1927, rich tone, pristine with original fittings

Hermann Beyer, Berlin, 1927

Jerome Thibouville-Lamy shop, Mirecourt, France, c.1910, labeled Barrel

John Albert, Philadelphia, c.1900, smooth and clear, perfect condition

John Juzek, Prague, 1925, Master Art

Joseph Vautrin, France, c.1930, labeled Vautrin Pol-Amati

Klotz, Mittenwald, c.1750

Leon Mougenot Gauche, Mirecourt, 1924

Scott A. Smith, Olympia, WA, 2003

unknown maker, labeled Berlin, probably Markneukirchen, c. 1910

 

$9,000 and above

Antonio Capela, Espinho (Portugal), 1973

Carlo Bruno, Turin, 1920

George Nicholas Einsele, Chicago, 1915

Georges Cunault, Paris, 1899

Raymond Schryer, Hilton Beach, Ontario, 2001, VSA gold medal winner SOLD

Remedio Muncher, Cremona, 1923

Robert M. Childs, Boston Massachusetts, 1992

Stephen Lohmann, Fair Oaks, CA, 2003, 1740's Guarneri Pattern

William Whedbee, Chicago, 1991