Carlo Giuseppe Testore, Milan, 1710
Violin: 45257
Labeled, "Carlo Giuseppe Testore in Contrada Larga di Milano **** dell'Aquila 1720" and branded on the button with device of a double-headed eagle.
Back: Two-piece of medium to narrow curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium to open grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of narrow curl, the bottom rib uncut
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: C. H. Voigt, Vienna (1894)
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 15, 1989, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)