Catalogue of the superb collection of Cremona instruments of the late Count Castelbarco, of Milan(to whom is dedicated M. Fetis' "Mémoire sur Stradivarius") : this collection, of European celebrity for the number, beauty, and perfect condition of the specimens it contains, consists of five violins by Stradiuarius, two violins by Guarnerius, four violins by Nicolas and Andreas Amati, violas by Stradiuarius and Steiner, two violoncellos by Stradiuarius, a violoncello by Nicolas Amati, also, an autograph letter of Ant. Stradiuarius, (printed in facsimile in M. Fetis' "Mémoire") : to be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, auctioneer of music, literary property and works of art, at their new and very spacious premises, No. 47, Leicester Square, on Thursday, June 26th, 1862, at three o'clock most punctually : may be viewed two days before the sale
Puttick and Simpson1862-01-01
