Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan, c. 1780
Violin: 43290
Unlabeled.
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of faint medium to narrow curl
Ribs: of curl similar to back, the lower rib uncut
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 35.6 cm
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Provenance
| until 1957 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1957 | C. E. Horton |
| in 1957 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1957 | H. Thedeen |
| until 1959 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1959 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Receipt: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1959)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1959)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1957)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 7, 1991, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)