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Cellos for sale

This list was updated on 2 February 2011

We have a growing list of clients seeking cellos.  Several recent contacts are looking for English cellos from £18,000 to £60,000.   Please contact us if you would like to offer an instrument for sale through our Cello Exchange.  For terms and conditions, see: Cello Exchange.

  Benjamin Banks cello 1780 £60,000 more
  Kennedy School cello c.1820 £35,000 more
  G.A Chanot cello 1895 £22,000 more
  Michael Kearns cello 1998 £16,000 more
  Leon Mougenot cello 1912 £14,500 more
  Preston School cello c.1790 £12,500 more
  Caussin School cello c.1890 £12,000 more
  Hungarian cello c.1910 £10,000 more
  Guersan School cello c.1770 £10,000 more
  Reinhold Geipel 7/8 cello 1958 £9,000 more
  Auguste Falisse cello 1926 £5,500 more

Benjamin Banks cello 1780
 
Length of back: 29¼" (742mm)
 String length: tbc
 Price: £60,000
(Cello Exchange)
 
 An outstanding example of the maker's work in very good condition, with fine red-brown varnish.  Branded: B.BANKS SARUM beneath the button.  Also signed internally on the top and bottom blocks and signed and dated on the lower treble front bout: 'Made by Benj. Banks Salisbury - 1780 - '. 
Hill Certificate.  Labelled:
‘Made by BENJ. BANKS
CATHERINE STREET, SALISBURY 17..’


Kennedy School cello c.1820

Photographs

Length of back: 30⅛" (766mm)
 String length: 27
⅛ (689mm)
 Price: 35,000
(Cello Exchange)

A fine professional’s instrument in good condition with a rich, powerful tone and excellent projection.  The beautiful varnish is a transparent red-brown.

G.A. Chanot cello 1895

Photographs

Length of back: 29¾" (755mm) 
String length:
27½" (700mm)
Price: £22,000 (Cello Exchange)

A handsome Guarneri model  cello by the famous Manchester maker in excellent condition with fine orange brown varnish.  Labelled:
'MADE BY
G.A. CHANOT
VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO &
BOW MAKER AND RESTORER
MANCHESTER AD 1895
No 82 MODEL 01'


Michael Kearns cello 1998

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Length of back: 29½" (750mm) 
String length: 27½" (698mm)
Price: £16,000
(Cello Exchange)

A responsive, attractive cello by a well-respected maker in very good condition.  The tone is open and powerful and the varnish is orange-brown over a golden ground.

L
éon Mougenot cello 1912

Photographs

Length of back: 30" (765mm) 
String length: 27
¼" (692mm)
Price: £14,500
(Cello Exchange)

A well-made instrument with a rich, powerful tone.  The antiqued varnish is a deep red brown over a golden ground.  Labelled:
Léon Mougenot Gauché, ex ouvrier des premières Maisons de Bruxelles, Paris,
Londres 1912

Preston School cello c.1790

Photographs


Length of back: 29" (738mm)
String length: 26
⁵⁄₈" (676mm)
Price: £12,500 (
Cello Exchange)

This attractive English cello is in very good condition, with pale honey-coloured varnish over a golden ground.  The sound is colourful and even, with very good projection.

Caussin School cello circa 1890

Photographs

Length of back: 29
⁵⁄₈" (753mm)
String length: 27
⅛" (690mm)
Price: £12,000 (
Cello Exchange)

A very handsome and capable cello in excellent condition with red-brown varnish over a golden ground.  The tone is rich, colourful and even.


Guersan School cello c.1770

Photographs


Length of back: 28⁷⁄₈" (733mm)
String length: 27¼ (694mm)
Price: £10,000 (Cello Exchange)

An nice example of the old French school of making.  The model has a full stop length on a very ladies' sized body and offers a beautiful,  complex old cello sound. 

Hungarian cello c.1910

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Length of back: 29½" (751mm)
String length: 27
¼" (693mm)
Price: £10,000 (Cello Exchange)

A handsome, broad model Hungarian cello in very good condition with a rich tone and generous response.  The varnish is an antiqued orange-brown. 

Reinhold Geipel 7/8 cello 1958

Photographs

Length of back: 28" (720mm)
String length: 26
¼" (668mm)
Price: £9,000
(Cello Exchange)

A good quality 7/8 cello in excellent condition which has been played professionally for many years.  The tone is even and colourful and projects very well.  The varnish is honey coloured over a golden ground. 

 

Auguste Falisse cello 1926

Photographs

Length of back: 30" (761mm)
String length: 27⅛
" (690mm)
Price: £5,500
(Cello Exchange)

A nicely made Belgian cello with craqueled dark red brown varnish and a good tone.  There are some repairs to the front and ribs, hence the modest price. 

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