Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1866
Violin: 49171
Labeled, "Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3 rue Demours-Ternes, 1866 JBV."
Signed and dated "66" in the upper treble bout of the back. Branded "Vuillaume" in the upper bass bout and numbered "2670" to the inside back.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Provenance
in 1947 | Anonymous |
... | ... |
in 2004 | Sold by Sotheby's |
in 2005 | Anonymous |
until 2013 | Anonymous |
in 2013 | Sold by Tarisio |
from 2013 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Michael Baumgartner, Basel (1985)
Certificate: Fritz Baumgartner, Basel (1962)
Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel, Paris (1947)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, July 13, 2004, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 11, 2003, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)