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)