Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1730
Violin: 44839
Labeled, "Carlo Giuseppe Testore in Con / trada Larga di Milano / Segno dell' Aquila 1697."
Back: Two-piece of narrow horizontal curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: not original, but Milanese, probably the work of Paolo Testore; almost plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: brown on a yellow ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Provenance
| in 1982 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1938) With photographs, attributing the instrument to Carlo Gisueppe Testore in all parts.
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 14, 1982, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)