Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, 1699
Viola: 47741
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
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Provenance
Karl Halíř | |
Franz Mendelssohn | |
until 1907 | Joseph Joachim |
until 1928 | Emil Bohnke |
from c. 1928 | Franz Mendelssohn |
until 1956 | Émile Français |
... | ... |
from 1956 and in 2006 | Juilliard School of Music |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1956) #590.
- Certificate: W. H. Hammig & Co., Berlin (1930) Certificate No. 692
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References
- A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)
- The Emil Hermann Collection - Part II, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)