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Fine and Antique Instruments
Fine and antique instruments

A small number, carefully chosen

We handle a limited number of fine antique violins, violas, cellos and bows each year, for players and collectors looking for something particular. The instruments shown below reflect a selection of those that have passed through our hands. Availability is not published.

vuillaume myluthier
Francesco Ruggeri
grancino violin
Giovanni Grancino
stradivari violin on sale through myluthier
François-Louis Pique
nicolo gagliano violin
Nicolo Gagliano
myluthier founders looking at an antique violin
Who we are

About MyLuthier

MyLuthier began with contemporary makers. Ariel Lang and Pedro Silva founded the business while studying at the Royal Academy of Music, initially searching for instruments of exceptional quality within the reach of players. Contemporary making remains at the heart of what we do.

Over time, our clients increasingly asked us to advise on older instruments. Working in that market required a different kind of expertise: understanding which authorities matter for particular makers and schools, assessing provenance and documentation, and developing the condition-reporting and specialist imaging needed to examine significant instruments properly.

We remain musicians before we are dealers. Sound and playability therefore remain central to how we judge an instrument. Every instrument we handle is played and assessed by us before it is offered to a client.

Ariel Lang and Pedro Silva founded MyLuthier in 2016. The showroom is at 49 Little Britain, in the City of London, and visits are by appointment.

Our approach
Certification first
Every attribution is supported by appropriate independent expertise, with existing certificates, provenance and documentation considered as part of our assessment.
Documented condition
Every instrument is examined in detail and accompanied by a full condition report, with specialist imaging where appropriate.
Discretion by default
Enquiries and transactions are handled privately. Instruments are not publicly identified as available unless agreed, and buyer and seller details remain confidential.
Insured in our care
Instruments are fully insured while in our care, on approval and in transit worldwide. Private viewings can be arranged in London or elsewhere by agreement.

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Many of the instruments we handle are offered privately. For current availability, a particular instrument or a broader search, please contact us below.

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Private viewings in London, or by video
Certificate and condition available for qualified buyers

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Violin by Johannes Cuypers, 1793
Fine Violin from Northern Italy, Eighteenth Century
Violin by Nicolò Gagliano, c.1770
Violin by Marino Capicchioni, 1927
Violin by François Louis Pique, 1808
Violin Bow by Eugène Sartory, 1908 Franco-British Exhibition
Silver-Mounted Cello Bow by Joseph Alfred Lamy Père, Paris c.1900
Cello Bow by Eugène Sartory, Paris 1925
Violin Bow by Étienne Pajeot, Mirecourt c.1830
Violin Bow by Joseph Alfred Lamy Père, Paris c.1900
Cello Bow by James Dodd, London c.1850
Gold-Mounted Violin Bow by W.E. Hill & Sons, London c.1910 to 1920
Violin Bow by Eugène Sartory, Paris 1910
Cello by Joseph Hill, London c.1770
Violin by Giovanni Grancino, Milan 1706
Cello by Auguste Sébastien Bernardel Père, Paris 1840
Cello by Auguste Sébastien Bernardel Père, Paris 1836
Violin by Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan 1759
Cello by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1847
Viola by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1860
Guarneri Model Violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1855
Violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1855
Cello by Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan c.1730 to 1740
Violin by Giuseppe Fiorini, 1908