Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, 1761, the 'Rabinof'
Violin: 42574
Back: Two-piece of almost horizontal medium curl
Top: of pine of medium grain in the center opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of more pronounced medium curl
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Provenance
Sold by Benno Rabinof | |
in 1937 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
... | ... |
in 1976 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 6, 1976, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago