Vincenzo Vinaccia, Naples, date unknown
Violin: 44760
Labeled, "Vicentius Vinaccio Filius Januarii fecit Neapoli all strada della Rua Catalana."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab of faint almost horizontal medium curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium to narrow curl
Ribs: of narrow curl with some bird's-eye markings
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1945)
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References
Sotheby's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 4, 1982, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 7, 1983, Part I, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments, Part II Auction Catalog, November 4, 1982, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)