Domenico Montagnana, Venice, 1721, the 'Mackenzie'
Violin: 40973
Back: One-piece back with even, lively flame ascending from right to left
Top: spruce with strong medium-width winter grain
Varnish: reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| in 1882 | Philip Daws |
| Colonel MacKenzie | |
| in 1962 and until 1967 | Kenneth Warren & Son |
| ... | ... |
| from 1967 and in 1968 | Endre Granat |
| ... | ... |
| in 2005 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1882) A second Hill letter confirms the founder's certificate.- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL
- Certificate: Hans Weisshaar, Hollywood, CA
- Valuation: Jacques Français, New York, NY
- Certificate: Carl Becker & Son, Chicago, IL
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References
Charles Ervin Violins
The Strad, January, 1968, London (illustrated)