Tommaso Balestrieri, Mantua, 1765
Violin: 40840
Labeled, "Thomas Balestrieri Cremonensis, Fecit Mantuæ Anno 176*."
Back: Two-piece of almost horizontal medium curl
Top: of irregular medium grain
Scroll: by another Italian maker
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Provenance
| in 1993 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1979)
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References
Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 1996, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 15, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 2, 1993, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
