Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, 1699, the 'Gale'
Violin: 45876
Labeled, "Giovanni Grancino in Contrada Largha di Milano al segno dell a Corona 1699."
Back: Two-piece of very faint, almost horizontal, curl
Top: of pine of medium grain, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of fine to medium curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1967) With photographs attached.
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1967) With photographs attached.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 16, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 16, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
