Notes:

"This instrument was originally of smaller size and has been enlarged."

Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 3, 1979, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 3, 1979, London, London

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Walton breezes into the Wigmore Hall foyer with a 1765 Guadagnini cello slung over his shoulder. As with every other facet of his life so far, there is a whole book to be written on how he came to acquire it. A cello is evidently a basic tool of his trade, but this is the first time he has actually had one for any long period. Until now, he has had to borrow a cello if he was giving a concert, then hand it back, so he has never had a chance to forge that crucial bond with any one instrument. These days, only the well-established (and very rich) can even contemplate paying the stratospheric prices that important 18th-century cellos command. For young musicians starting out on their own, the idea is unthinkable, but a common solution is for artists to have them on long-term loan. In Walton's case, a syndicate has acquired this Guadagnini and has given him the exclusive use of it.

Daily Telegraphy: Class of 2002; Jamie Walton, cellist, Geoffrey Norris, Daily Telegraph, London