Spirito Sorsana, Cuneo, c. 1736
Violin: 30736
Labeled, "Spiritus Sorsana / fecit Cunei 1736."
Back: One-piece of faintly figured maple
Varnish: Chestnut-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 11 cm
Middle bouts: 16.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
in 1952 | Sold by William Lewis & Son |
in 1955 | Sold by William Lewis & Son |
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in 1993 | David Montagu |
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in 2006 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1993) #4068.
Certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL (1957)
Certificate: Albert Arnold Ltd. (1951)
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 8, 2006, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York (illustrated)
The Lewis Collection of Old Violins, Violas, Cellos & Bows (Fall, 1952), William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Lewis Collection of Old Violins, Old Violas, Cellos & Bows (Spring, 1955), William Lewis & Son, Chicago, 1955