Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1755
Violin: 44285
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Placentinus fecit Mediolani 1757."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
in 2003 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2003) Gives dates of 1737 for the youngest ring on the bass side and 1751 for the treble, and further mentions significant cross-matches with other Guadagnini violins dated 1747 and 1757.
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1957)
Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 11, 2003, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)