Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, 1769, the 'Michell'
Violin: 24156
Bearing its original label, "Joanna Baptista Guadagnini Cremonensis fecit Parmae serviens C. S. R 1769."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut oppio maple with narrow to medium-width flame ascending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-width grain.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Notes:
Listed by Doring incorrectly as dated 1759.Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1972, London, London
Provenance
| Henry Benjamin Merton | |
| in 1924 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1925 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| ... | ... |
| 1932-1972 | Joseph Gorner |
| in 1972 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1972 | Felix Van Dyl |
| c. 1980-2021 | Anonymous |
| in 2021 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2022)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1940)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1925) with 3 photos
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
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References
- Private Archives - 10842, Wurlitzer
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)