Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1753, the 'Birkigt'
Violin: 42408
Back: One-piece, with added wings in the lower flanks, the maple showing a broad figure
Varnish: Orange-red
Notes:
Dated 1751 by Doring.The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, Ernest N. Doring, The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Chicago
Provenance
| from 1916 | Hugo Birkigt |
| 1923-1924 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1924-1944 | Vladimir Resnikoff |
| from 1944 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| Richard Burgin | |
| until 1946 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1946-1953 | Wolfe Wolfinsohn |
| from 1953 | Current owner |
Known players
Wolfe Wolfinsohn
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
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References
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)- Wolfe Wolfinsohn: An Interview with Albert Mell