Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Piacenza, 1744, the 'Canadian'
Violin: 44246
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista filius Laurentji Gua / dagnini fecit Placentiae 174?."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl
Top: of medium to open grain
Scroll: of fainter figure
Ribs: of fainter figure
Varnish: Orange-brown over a golden ground
Length of back: 35.39 cm
Upper bouts: 16.57 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.63 cm
Provenance
| Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc | |
| in 1991 | Sold by Christie's |
| ... | ... |
| in 1999 | Current owner |
Known players
Amy Schwartz Moretti
References
Bein & Fushi 1999 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Bein & Fushi Catalog, Winter, 1997, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 26, 1991, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Duane Rosengard, Carteggio Media, Haddonfield, NJ (illustrated)
Bein & Fushi 1999 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
