Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1770
Viola: 42576
Back: Two-piece marked with a faint broad curl slanting upwards from the joint
Top: of well-defined open-grained pine
Scroll: not original
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 42.9 cm
Upper bouts: 20.3 cm
Middle bouts: 14.1 cm
Lower bouts: 25.1 cm
Notes:
"The varnish is a rich red-brown in colour. This feature shows the probability of it being one or two viola known to have been made by J. B. Guadagnini for his patron Count Cozio di Salabue described as having been 'red tenors'."A Large Viola by J. B. Guadagnini, The Strad, June, 1955, London
Provenance
| in 1955 and until 1972 | Cedric Morgan |
| ... | ... |
| in 1972 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1946)
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References
The Strad, June, 1955, London (illustrated)- The Strad, October, 1966, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Strad, June, 1955, London (illustrated)
