Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1776
Violin: 43469
Bearing its original label, "Johannes Baptiste Guadagnini Cremonensis fecit Taurini Alumnus Antoni Stradivari 1776."
Back: Two-piece of broad to plain curl
Top: of medium broad grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Provenance
| until 1897 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1897 | Miss Denables |
| until 1971 | E. V. Ridge |
| in 1971 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1971 | Frazer |
| in 1996 | Sold by Bonhams |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1897) ". . . a well preserved specimen characteristic of the epoch of the maker's work."
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References
Bonhams Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 20, 1996, Knightsbridge, Bonhams, Bonhams, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 16, 1971, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)