Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1774
Viola: 43663
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini / Cremonensis fecit Taurini / alumnus Antoni Stradivari 1774."
Back: One-piece marked by faint irregular curl
Top: one-piece, marked by an open wavy grain
Scroll: not original, probably by Laurentius Storioni
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Chestnut-brown
Length of back: 40.8 cm
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Provenance
| until 1948 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1948 | Watson Forbes |
| in 1978 | Sold by Phillip's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1948) Notes that the date on the label is probably 1774, though it could also be read as 1777.
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References
- Violins & Violinists, May-June, 1950, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
The Strad, March, 1949, London (illustrated)- Phillip's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 18, 1978, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)