Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, c. 1695
Violin: 40566
Labeled, "Giovani Grancino in Contrada largha di Milano al segno della Corona, 1721."
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: 18th-century Milanese
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Notes:
"In his autobiography, "Unfinished Journey," he [Menuhin] recalls that it was this violin which he played at his New York début. This undoubtedly refers to his Carnegie Hall début in 1927, as he had already given his first public performance in New York in 1924."Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, London
Provenance
| in 1927 | Sold by Henri Tournier |
| 1927-1999 | Yehudi Menuhin |
| in 1999 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Known players
Yehudi Menuhin
References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Mozart Classical Orchestra Ami Porat, Music Director- Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive