Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, c. 1780, the 'Dorothy DeLay'
Violin: 23090
Labeled, "Joannes Baptifta Guadagnini, Cremonenfis fecit Taurini, 1778, GBGT."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with faint flames of medium width mostly horizontal.
Top: in two pieces of spruce of medium width grain.
Scroll: of maple similar to the back.
Ribs: of maple with narrower deeper flame, raised slightly at their intersection with the top.
Varnish: of a lively reddish brown colour.
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| in 1969 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1969 | Anonymous |
| 1969-2002 | Dorothy Delay |
| until 2010 | Anonymous |
| in 2010 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2010 | Anonymous |
| 2010-2013 | Albert Stern |
| in 2013 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2013 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London
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