The Index · Reference Notes

Reference, not a listing.

What follows are editorial reference cards, not for-sale objects. Each entry is a short note on a category, model or maker the desk is currently researching. Where an introduction is appropriate, it is arranged in writing.

The Steinway Model B
01

Instruments

The Steinway Model B

The living-room concert grand collectors keep returning to.

French 19th-Century Violin
02

Instruments

French 19th-Century Violin

The practical entry point where Cremonese instruments end.

Large Post-War Canvas
03

Interiors

Large Post-War Canvas

How scale, ground and provenance decide the room.

European Residence Notes
04

Interiors

European Residence Notes

A short reading list on rooms built to hold instruments.

European Bespoke Trunk
05

Objects

European Bespoke Trunk

What separates a working malletier from a marketing one.

The Pernambuco Bow
06

Instruments

The Pernambuco Bow

Why the bow is often the more considered purchase.

A note on sourcing

The Luxury App is an editorial index, not a marketplace. Where a reader asks the desk to help locate a specific instrument, artwork or object, we research through the makers, dealers, luthiers, galleries and estates we know — and disclose provenance in writing.

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