Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, 1620
Violin: 45340
Labeled, "Gio. Paolo Maggini, in Brescia."
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab of horizontal medium curl
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of fainter narrow curl
Ribs: cut on the quarter of pronounced medium to narrow curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 37.1 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: L.P. Balmforth, Leeds (1970)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1891)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Sotheby's Stringed Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)