Paolo Castello, Genoa, date unknown
Violin: 44740
Labeled, "Joannes Bat. Guadagnini Cremonensis fecit Placentiniae anno 1729."
Back: Two-piece of narrow curl ascending from the joint
Top: of pronounced medium grain, wider in the center than in the flanks
Scroll: of fainter narrow curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Konrad Leonhardt, Munich (1938) States that the instrument is the work of G. B. Guadagnini.- Certificate: August Herrmann, Berlin (1908)
Certificate: Konrad Leonhardt, Munich (1938) States that the instrument is the work of G. B. Guadagnini.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, March 19, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 19, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
