Certificates & Documents

• Certificate: Matthias Niessen, Aachen (1957) Ascribes the instrument to Balestrieri.
• Receipt: Matthias Niessen, Aachen (1957)
• Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1943) Ascribes the instrument to Balestrieri.

Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)

References

• Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
• Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 1, 2005, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)