Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, Milan, 1751, the 'Simonetti'
Violin: 45174
Back: Two-piece, rather plain
Top: of pronounced open grain
Scroll: of faint curl
Ribs: of faint curl
Varnish: Dark red
Length of back: 35.7 cm
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Provenance
| Achille Simonetti | |
| until 1921 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1921 | D. C. Elkington |
| until 1970 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1970 | Henry Werro |
| in 1973 | Paolo Peterlongo |
| Fondazione Pro Canale - Milano |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1970)
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References
Patronage and investment in fine musical instruments, Fondazione Pro Canale, Milan (illustrated)- Strumenti ad Arco, Paolo Peterlongo, Edizioni Siei, Milan (illustrated)
- The Violin: Its physical and acoustic principles, Paolo Peterlongo, Paul Elek, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)