Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1870
Violin: 50376
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3, rue Demours-Ternes, JBV."
Back: Two-piece
Top: of medium grain in the centre opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Later, orange-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Notes:
". . .with the hand-written inscription 'non vernis par lui', and inscribed internally on the back 'This Chef-d'oevre Strad model violin (with table of wood selected by Vuillaume from an old Swiss Chalet) was purchased at the 'Vente après décès de M. J.B. Vuillaume, Luthier' in the Hotel Drouot, Paris. May 22nd 1880."Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 1996, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 1996, London, London
Certificates & Documents
- Receipt: Thomas Smith, Birmingham (1947)
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1942) ". . .this instrument was left in the white by Vuillaume and varnished after his death."
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1942) ". . .this instrument was left in the white by Vuillaume and varnished after his death."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 Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 1996, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 1996, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
