Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1845
Violin: 75563
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris Rue des Croix des Petits Champs."
Signed, dated 1845, and numbered 1693 to the inside top.
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with medium flame descending slightly from the treble side.
Top: in one piece of spruce with medium width grain.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of a red brown color.
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Provenance
| in 2007 | Sold by Rare Violins of New York |
| until 2016 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2016 | Anonymous |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2016) Dates the latest ring of the one piece front as 1795. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (2007)- Certificate: Rare Violins of New York, New York, NY (2007)
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (2007)
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