Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1871
Violin: 50271
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3, rue Demours-Ternes, 1871" and numbered 2862 inside the back.
Back: Two-piece
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Provenance
| in 1982 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| until 1986 | Jacques Français |
| from 1986 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1986) #2692.- Certificate: Hug & Co., Zurich (1949)
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1986) #2692.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments, Part II Auction Catalog, November 4, 1982, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 48 (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments, Part II Auction Catalog, November 4, 1982, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
