Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1736
Violin: 45045
Bearing its original label, "Carlo Antonio Testore figlio maggiore del fu Carlo Giuseppe in Contrada larga al Segno dell'Aquila. 1736."
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab of almost plain wood
Top: of medium to narrow grain
Scroll: cut on the quarter of almost plain wood
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Provenance
until 1942 | Arthur Hytch |
... | ... |
in 1982 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
- Receipt: Arthur Hytch (1942)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1942)
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References
- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments, Part II Auction Catalog, November 4, 1982, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)