Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, 1699


Viola: 47741

Back: Two-piece

Scroll: plain

Ribs: of wood similar to back

Varnish: Orange-brown

There are 3 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.

Provenance

Karl Halíř
Franz Mendelssohn
until 1907 Joseph Joachim
until 1928 Emil Bohnke
from c. 1928 Franz Mendelssohn
until 1956 Émile Français
... ...
from 1956 and in 2006 Juilliard School of Music

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1956) #590.
  • Certificate: W. H. Hammig & Co., Berlin (1930) Certificate No. 692

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References

  • A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)
  • The Emil Hermann Collection - Part II, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)

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