Tommaso Balestrieri, Mantua, 1788
Violin: 40321
Labeled, "Thomas Balestrieri Cremonensis, fecit Mantua anno 1788."
Back: One-piece of slab cut and of faint narrow curl
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out slightly towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of pronounced curl similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| Sold by Albert Caressa | |
| Sold by Émile Français | |
| in 1997 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| ... | ... |
| in 2005 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| in 2016 | Sold by Ingles & Hayday |
| from 2016 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2005)- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1969)
- Certificate: Émile Français, Paris (1969)
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 17, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 31, 1995, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive