Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan, date unknown
Small Violin: 44713
Labeled, "Petrus Joannes Mantegatia fecit Me / diolani in Via S. Margaritae 1773."
Back: Two-piece of almost plain wood
Top: of rather broad irregular grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 34.6 cm
Notes:
In the May 15, 1981 Sotheby's catalog, the instrument is listed without reference to the supporting certificates, and the date on the label is listed as "1771" instead of "1773" as in the 1976 Sotheby's catalog. This, along with the low estimate and hammer price, suggests that the certficates listed in the 1976 catalog may have been fakes or were for a different instrument.Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 15, 1981, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 15, 1981, London, London
Provenance
| in 1976 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| in 1981 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Roger & Max Millant, Paris (1969)- Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1951)
- Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1951)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
Certificate: Roger & Max Millant, Paris (1969)
Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1951)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 Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 29, 1976, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 15, 1981, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 29, 1976, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
