Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1750
Violin: 46773
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini. Placentinus fecit Mediolani 1750."
Back: Two-piece marked by a faint curl of medium width ascending from the joint
Scroll: plain, not by J. B. Guadagnini
Ribs: of small figure
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
| until 1940 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1940 | Robert Lewin |
| in 1980 | Sold by Phillip's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (2013)
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References
Phillip's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 15, 1980, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)