Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1870
Violin: 50272
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3, Rue Demours-Ternes", bearing the serial number 2828 in the centre of the back and signed at the top of the back.
Back: Two-piece back of narrow curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium even grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of slightly wider curl
Varnish: Orange-brown colour on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
References
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 7, 1983, Part I, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 7, 1983, Part I, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
