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The Hamilton Caswell Retirement Sale - 5th & 6th November

Start date Friday 3 October 2025 End date Thursday 6 November 2025

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Hamilton Caswell Retires After 61 Years in the Violin Trade

Every bow has come straight from Bowspeed's showroom and is in good saleable condition regarding straightness, camber and hair. The photographs include Bowspeed's reference sticker on each bow giving their retail price and other useful details.

On 5th and 6th November, Amati, will offer Bowspeed's vast retirement stock.

Hamilton founded "Hamilton Violins" on the Isle of Wight in 1964, and with his wife Amelie, ran it in Cornwall from 1976 and then in Bristol from 1987 to 2004. Since then and until now they have solely made and dealt in bows under the name of Bowspeed.

Lots will be on view in London from Wednesday 8th October. Viewing by appointment at Amati's London office:

10A Chandos Street, London, W1G 9DQ

For auction and viewing enquiries please email elena@amati.com

Buyers' Fee is 22% and VAT may be applicable.

Shipping Zones

Zone 1 - UK | Zone 2 - Europe | Zone 3 - US/Canada | Zone 4 - International

Please note shipping rates are for guidance only.

Important Notice
Please note we will not be publishing condition reports for these Lots because until recently all bows were being offered as retail level items by Bowspeed.
Unless explicitly stated on individual Lot pages, please consider the bows to be in playable condition.
Refunds will not be offered to buyers based on an absence of condition reports.
There will be ample opportunity to view the collection in person in London and we highly recommend you do so.

Lot	Title	Estimate
289	A silver-mounted viola bow, branded W. V. Leomar, Brasil	£10 - £20	View
290	A silver-mounted viola bow, branded Maestro Archetier	£10 - £20	View
291	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded Schicker	£10 - £20	View
292	A silver-mounted viola bow, branded A. Thoma, Hohendorf	£10 - £20	View
293	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded K. Schaffner	£10 - £20	View
294	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded St. Kuhnla	£10 - £20	View
295	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded Alfred Knoll	£10 - £20	View
296	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded J. Geipel	£10 - £20	View
297	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded St. Kuhnla Ivory Act Reference : YNG58UQX	£10 - £20	View
298	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded Alfred Knoll	£10 - £20	View
299	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded St. Kuhnla	£10 - £20	View
300	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded Alfred Knoll	£10 - £20	View
301	A nickel-mounted viola bow, branded C. Santos, Brasil	£10 - £20	View
302	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded Horst Schicker	£10 - £20	View
303	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded W. E. Dörfler	£10 - £20	View
304	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded K. Gerhard Penzel	£10 - £20	View
305	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded Sartorius, Satory model	£10 - £20	View
306	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded Marco Raposo	£10 - £20	View
307	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded K. Schäffner	£10 - £20	View
308	A engraved silver mounting cello bow, branded E. Guasti	£10 - £20	View
309	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded H. Walter Zapf	£10 - £20	View
310	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded A. Reis, England	£10 - £20	View
311	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded Steffen Kuhnla	£10 - £20	View
312	A silver-mounted cello bow branded J. F. Daber Lyon	£10 - £20	View

Total lots: 440

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