Paolo Castello, Genoa, 1765
Violin: 45355
Labeled, "Paulus Castello fecit Genuæ Anno 1793."
Back: One-piece of faint medium curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of narrow cur in the center bouts and plain elsewhere
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Provenance
| in 1986 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| in 1986 | Sold by Phillip's |
| in 1990 | Landessammlung Baden-Württemberg |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1945)
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References
10 Jahre Landessammlung Baden-Württemberg: 1980-1990, Landeskomission Streichinstrumente (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Phillip's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, January 16, 1986, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)