Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, Milan, date unknown, the 'Menuhin'
Small Violin: 3941
Unlabeled.
Good condition.
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Notes:
"This violin was purchased for the eight-year-old Menuhin in New York in 1924."Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, London
Listed as a "Milanese School" violin from the first half of the 18th century.
Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, London
Provenance
| from 1924 | Yehudi Menuhin |
| from 1999 | John & Arthur Beare |
| until 2002 | Anonymous |
| in 2002 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2002 | Current owner |
Known players
Yehudi Menuhin
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Home | Express & Star- Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Tarisio Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 17-24, 2002, Tarisio, Tarisio, New York (illustrated)