Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1772, the 'Friedrich, Cores'
Violin: 42642
Photo courtesy of Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. For more information, contact Archivescenter@si.edu. (Digital images created using a handheld digital camera.)
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| Alexander Cores | |
| in 1920 | John Friedrich & Brothers |
| until 1931 | Nathan E. Posner |
| 1931-1933 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1946) before 12/31/1946- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1946)
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References
- Private Archives - 10842
Friedrich Brothers Rare Old Violins - 1920 Catalog, John Friedrich & Brothers, New York (illustrated)- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Friedrich Brothers Rare Old Violins - 1920 Catalog, John Friedrich & Brothers, New York (illustrated)
