Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1739
Violin: 47743
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece marked by faint curl
Top: of open grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of more pronounced curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
| until 1939 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1939 | F. G. Rost |
| in 1939 | A. Warshasky |
| until 1944 | Frederick E. Haenel |
| 1944-1952 | Hans Letz |
| ... | ... |
| from 1952 and in 2006 | Juilliard School of Music |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1939)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939)
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1939)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
A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 44 (illustrated)
A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)
