Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, Mantua, 1698, the 'Shapiro'
Violin: 42324
Back: Two-piece
Top: of fine-grained spruce, ornamented with fleur-de-lis in the corners
Scroll: of same wood as back
Varnish: Orange-brown
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Notes:
Slightly under normal measurements.Wurlitzer Collection of Rare Violins, Violas & Violoncellos - 1931, Part 1, Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1931), Part 1, Chicago
Provenance
| until 1929 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1929 and in 1931 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| Laurence Shapiro | |
| Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc | |
| from 1981 and in 2002 | Current owner |
References
Bein & Fushi 1982 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- The Strad, November, 2002, Joanna Pieters, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1931), Part 1, Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)