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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
1	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded J. Tournier a Paris	£10 - £20	View
2	A bone-mounted violin bow, branded Dodd	£10 - £20	View
3	A nickel-mounted violin bow, unbranded, Old Saxon	£10 - £20	View
4	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded A. Lorenz	£10 - £20	View
5	A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded Bowspeed, Bristol	£10 - £20	View
6	A silver-mounted cello bow, branded J. Tillotson (John Reynilds) England	£10 - £20	View
7	A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded	£10 - £20	View
8	A nickel-mounted violin bow, unbranded	£10 - £20	View
9	A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded E. W. Werner [?]	£10 - £20	View
10	A nickel-mounted violin bow, unbranded	£10 - £20	View
11	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Valdecir, Brasil	£10 - £20	View
12	A nickel-mounted violin bow, unbranded adjuster not original	£10 - £20	View
13	A nickel-mounted violin bow, unbranded	£10 - £20	View
14	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Tourte	£10 - £20	View
15	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded F. Werner	£10 - £20	View
16	A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded H. Cirilo	£10 - £20	View
17	A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded C. H. Riedel	£10 - £20	View
18	A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded Erwin Mahler	£10 - £20	View
19	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Sartorius, Sartory Model	£10 - £20	View
20	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Maestro Archetier	£10 - £20	View
21	A silver-mounted violin bow, branded Sartorius	£10 - £20	View
22	A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded	£10 - £20	View
23	A nickel-mounted violin bow, branded W. Dörfler, Artist Edition	£10 - £20	View
24	A silver-mounted violin bow, unbranded	£10 - £20	View

Total lots: 440

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