Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1739
Violin: 47743
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece marked by faint curl
Top: of open grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of more pronounced curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
until 1939 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1939 | F. G. Rost |
in 1939 | A. Warshasky |
until 1944 | Frederick E. Haenel |
1944-1952 | Hans Letz |
... | ... |
from 1952 and in 2006 | Juilliard School of Music |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1939)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939)
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References
- A Living Legacy: Historic Stringed Instruments at the Juilliard School, Lisa Robinson, Amadeus Press, New Jersey (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 44 (illustrated)