Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1874, the 'Laurie'
Violin: 50596
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3 Rue Demour-Ternes, expres pour mon ami David Laurie, 1874", numbered 2976 and signed on the label.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab, of narrow curl ornamented with inlaid ebony fleur-de-lis
Top: of medium grain ornamented with red and green stones around inlaid ebony fleur-de-lis
Scroll: of narrow curl with inlaid ebony foliate design
Ribs: similar with inlaid fleur-de-lis design at rib corners and ends
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Provenance
| from 1874 | David Laurie |
| in 2002 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1962)- Certificate: E. Stollar, London (1948)
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References
The Strad, January, 1961, London (illustrated)- Skinner's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 5, 2002, Boston, Skinner, Skinner, Boston (illustrated)