Musical Instruments

Triple-necked guitar in the style of Bernard Enzensperger, the one piece back and ribs of sycamore, the table and sound hole edged with multiple p...

Spanish Flamenco guitar, by Jerónimo Peña Fernández, Marmolejo, Spain, 1979, the two piece back and ribs possibly sycamore, the soundboard surroun...

Neapolitan mandolin attributed to Antonio Vinaccia, Naples, the back of twenty-two fluted ribs, the one piece bent table, like the sound hole is b...

Neapolitan mandolin, by Pasquale Vinaccia e Figli, Naples, 1891, the back of twenty-seven rosewood ribs, the capping strip edged with kingwood, th...

Composite nine course bass lute, Italy, possibly 17th century and later, the body comprising twenty-six ribs, later capping strips, the table, nec...

Italian one hundred and twenty button piano accordion by Scandalli of Camerano, also a Sante Crucianelli button accordion, both in need of restora...

Three melodeons in various conditions, including a Saxa-Gold-Melodeon, a Meinel & Herold and one other (3) ...[more]

Italian button accordion by Savoia Giorgio & Figli...Cremona, Italy ...[more]

Three small button melodeons, including a 'The Dulcet Patent Duplex Action Vox Humana', a Campbell's Universal Melodeon and one other (3)

French Harmoniflute by and stamped Busson, Brevete, Paris; together with a similar Harmoniflute in need of restoration (2)

19th century rosewood portable hand harmonium by Alexandre Pere, Paris, 12" high, 21" wide

Two similar 19th century rosewood flutina accordions, both in need of some attention (2)

Three similar 19th century boxwood inlaid flutina accordions, all in need of some attention (3)

French ebonised harmoniflute by and stamped Busson, Brevete, Paris, in need of some restoration; together with two 19th century flutina accordions...

19th century Italian button melodeon inscribed Fab. Di. A Giangrandi, in Vezzano Ligure, in need of some attention; together with a decorative 19t...

19th century concertina by Rock Chidley in need of restoration, no. 838, with twenty-two bone buttons on pierced mahogany ends, four-fold bellows ...

Rare Hohner six-way paddle wheel harmonica; together with a Breinl tremolo concert harmonica (2)

Interesting twenty-two string knee harp (at fault)

Two good German fretted table zithers, one labelled Otto Jaeger, Frankfurt, the other labelled and stamped Kerschensteiner, no. 4486 (2)

19th century German rosewood fretted table zither by and labelled Adolf Meinel...Markneukirchen

19th century rosewood heart shaped fretted table zither labelled Hart & Son, 14 Princes Street, Leicester Square, London; together with a Muller's...

19th century English Fairy Bells by and labelled R. Cook & Co, 133 Fenchurch Street, London ...[more]

English mahogany Fairy Bells by R. Cook & Co; together with a further set of mahogany open top Fairy Bells (2) ...[more]

Japanese thirteen string Koto

Turkish qanun zither; together with an Hungarian fretted board zither (2)

Early provincial seven string fretless open back minstrel banjo, with 11" skin and 24" scale; together with another five string minstrel banjo (2)

Early provincial seven string banjo bearing an Edward Withers retail label to the inner ring; together with another provincial fretless seven stri...

Early 20th century lyre shaped flatback mandolin

The Merrill mandolin, with engraved aluminium bowl back; together with an early 20th century pear shaped mandolin, also with aluminium bowl back (...

Neapolitan bowl back mandolin by and labelled Pietro Tonelli; together with another 19th century bowl back mandolin (2)

J.G. Winder bowl back mandolin; together with another bowl back mandolin with gilt sound hole inset (2)

Two similar bowl back mandolins, one with friction tuning head, the other with open peg box (2)

Interesting 19th century bowl back mandolin, with fan plate tuning system

19th century bandurra, with three piece maple back, maple sides, spruce top and ebony board (at fault); together with an interesting six fret bowl...

Interesting antique ukulele, probably Tahitian circa 1900, with marquesan carved decoration to the top and sides, 4.75" diameter bridge board and ...

Four antique and later Nepalese Sarangi (4)

Antique Indian Sarangi; together with another smaller decorative Indian Sarangi (2)

Interesting West African twelve string kora harp, with hide covered gourd back and decorated with cowrie shells; together with an African bow harp...

Interesting Burmese Saung Gauk harp on stand (at fault); together with an old African bow harp (2)

Three Chinese pipa lutes all in need of attention

Decorative Thai Sueng lute; together with a Chinese yueqin moon lute and another Chinese lute (3)

Interesting early 20th century African phallic tribal bow harp, with hide soundboard upon a carved hardwood bowl back surmounted by carved tribal ...

Three various Japanese Shamisen (all at fault) (3)

Three small Chinese two string erhu fiddles (3)

Decorative Chinese blue and white two string erhu fiddle; together with a similar four string fiddle (2)-Additional images for Lot 1245 (11/12/202...

Two Chinese two string erhu fiddles with two associated bows

Miniature Indian sitar; together with a boxed set of miniature Indian musical instruments (2)

Interesting one stringed fiddle with inlaid guitar shaped body and scroll head; together with a smaller interesting Oriental one string fiddle (2)

Two interesting one string fiddles (2)

Interesting antique Indonesian hasapi lute of boat-shaped form with carved figural head-Additional images for Lot 1250 (11/12/2020) are available ...

Three Eastern European one stringed gusle fiddles (3)

Four various antique and later African and other folk fiddles; together with three various folk fiddle bows

Decorative Indian hardwood fiddle; together with a decorative tanbur in need of restoration (2)

Three various interesting ethnic instruments in need of restoration (3)

Interesting mandriola in need of restoration

19th century mahogany music stool with square cushioned seat upon an acanthus carved support and quadrefoil base

Early 20th century mahogany height adjustable music stool

19th century tripod music stool with circular cushion seat upon acanthus carved cabbriole legs

Two interesting early military drums, one with hand painted shell with insignia inscribed 'Gilmore's Band' (2)-Additional images for Lot 1259 (11/...

Four interesting early tambourines each with hand decorated rims, one with painted skin depicting an Oriental boy and with indecipherable signatur...