Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1855
Violin: 50598
Labeled, "JEAN BAPTISTE VUILLAUME, Rue Croix des Petits Champs", and numbered 2007 on inner middle back.
Back: Two-piece
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Provenance
until 1976 | Jacques Français |
from 1976 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1976) #1070.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939) "This violin, which reproduces the features of the "Paganini" Guarneri, is in an excellent state of preservation."
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References
- Phillip's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, September 16, 1971, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 48 (illustrated)