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FOR SALE: under £5,000
VIOLA FOR SALE: over £100,000
Viola by Lorenzo Storioni – made in Cremona in 1787
15½” or 39.3cm
Small with excellent carrying power
Provenance
1978 – Viola purchase by Nicholas Logie from Jaques Francais.
1978 – Certificate by Jaques Francais (New York).
2015 – Email from Charles Beare valuing viola (for insurance) at £225,000.
2019 – Tree-ring analysis report by John Topham dating viola to 1787.
The viola can be heard on the following recordings.
Mozart string quartets K.387 & K.421: Mozart: The String Quartets dedication to Haydn Vol. 1 by Chilingirian Quartet on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Mozart string quartets K.428 & K.458: The String Quartets Dedicated To Haydn - Volume 2 K.428/421b, 458 by Chilingirian Quartet on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Mozart string quartets K.464 & K.465: The String Quartets Dedicated To Haydn - Volume 3 K.464, 465 by Chilingirian Quartet on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Schubert String Quintet in C, D.956: Schubert - The Chilingirian Quartet With Jennifer Ward Clarke – String Quintet In C (Vinyl) - Discogs
Oboe chamber music with Amadeus Quartet members: W.A. Mozart | Treasure Island Music
Britten Phantasy In F Minor For String Quintet with the Endellion Quartet Britten - COMPLETE MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTETS , Chamber Works: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl
Contact details
Nicholas Logie – nick.logie@gmail.com
+ 7713 742322