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A VIOLIN BY NICOLAS LUPOT, PARIS, c. 1810 ‡

102: A VIOLIN BY NICOLAS LUPOT, PARIS, c. 1810 ‡


ex-Sydney Manowitz, Oscar Lampe

Labeled, "Nicolas Lupot luthier rue Croix, des petits-Champs à Paris, l'an. 1804."

LOB: 35.7 cm

​Last sold by the London firm Dollin & Sadler in 1966, this violin ​comes to us from the English violinist​, Sydney Mann (pictured). A​s a student of David Martin, Steven Staryk and Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School, Sydney made his debut at the Wigmore Hall in London and at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York in 1969. Sydney later changed his family name to that of his grandfather -- Manowitz -- and enjoyed a colourful and decorated career as concertmaster of the CBC Chamber Orchestra, Vancouver, as assistant concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, and for 20 years as Concertmaster of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in New Zealand.

Sydney played on this Lupot throughout his career, notably as soloist in Max Bruch's concerto, in Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and in premieres of contemporary works by the New Zealand composers Dame Gillian Whitehead, and Anthony Ritchie. Prior to 1966, the violin was played by several other remarkable violinists summarised in the accompanying Dollin & Sadler letter. Notable musicians include Eric Bowie, a player in the London Symphony Orchestra, Isadore (Issay) Shlaen, and Oscar Lampe, the distinguished London-based violinist who led the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Thomas Beecham.
  • Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (Oct 28 2024)
  • Certificate: Jean-Jacques Rampal, Paris (Sep 10 2024)
  • Letter: Dollin & Sadler, London (Apr 6 1966)
  • Letter certificate: Dollin & Sadler, London (Apr 6 1966)
  • Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (May 16 1955)

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Ending time: Oct 28 at
3:17 PM London / 4:17 PM Berlin / 11:17 AM New York

Estimate: £120,000–180,000

High Bidder: huanan
High Bid: £160,000
Including Premium: £192,000

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