Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1847


Violin: 50467

Branded internally in the upper back Vuillaume, signed in the upper treble bout of the back and bearing the serial number 1761.

Back: One-piece back of medium curl descending from left to right

Top: of medium grain on the treble side opening out towards the bass

Scroll: of medium curl

Ribs: of broader curl

Varnish: Orange-brown

Length of back: 35.7 cm


Notes:

"A VIOLIN after the 'Cannon' Guarneri del Gesu. . ."

Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, London

Provenance

in 1994 Greg Townsend
in 1997 Sold by Sotheby's

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1994) #5021.
  • Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1980)

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References

  • Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
  • Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 21, 1993, Boston, Skinner, Skinner, Boston (illustrated)
  • Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 48 (illustrated)

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