Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1774, the 'Beel'
Violin: 42693
Back: One-piece
Top: of fine grain
Varnish: Orange-red
Notes:
Reported stolen on November 8, 1985. Letter from Robertson & Sons, 1985: "Violin is in minto condition and bears the original label. . ."The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| until 1900 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1900 | Sigmund Beel |
| Joseph Read | |
| Harry Dykes & Son | |
| Thomas C. Petersen | |
| until 1940 | Erich Lachmann |
| ... | ... |
| from 1940 and in 1949 | Louis Kaufman |
| ... | ... |
| in 1985 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, November, 1944, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 60