Carlo Giuseppe Testore, c. 1698, the 'Galamian'
Violin: 69918
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab, with scribed purfling
Scroll: of chestnut
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
Ivan Galamian | |
in 2005 | Bernardo Gutterman |
in 2008 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
in c. 2010 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
- Letter: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (2005) States that according to Wurlitzer records, the instrument was once owned by Ivan Galamian.
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2005) CB/A441.
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References
- Correspondence with Dai-Ting Chung, consultant for the Chi-Mei Foundation, August, 2008
- Private Archives - 10072
- Private Archives - 1610