Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1831
Small Violin: 50247
Bearing its original label, "J. B. Vuillaume, No. 270 Rue Croix des Petit Champs à Paris An 1831."
Back: One-piece
Top: of broad grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of fainter medium curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 34.3 cm
Notes:
Mentioned in "J. B. Vuillaume, Sa Vie et son Oeuvre" by Roger Millant, pp. 29, 97 & 167.Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1977, London, London
Provenance
| until 1947 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1947 | Leandro Russell |
| in 2002 | Sold by Bonhams |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1950)
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References
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
