Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1751, the 'Sametini'
Violin: 42409
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Placentinus fecit Mediolani 1751."
Back: One-piece of medium curl ascending from left to right
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.25 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.25 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
| Sold by John Hornsteiner | |
| until 1900 | George Hart |
| from 1900 | H. G. Walter |
| until 1944 | Leon Sametini |
| from 1948 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| in 1966 | Fred Ottenheimer |
| ... | ... |
| in 2008 | The Roman Goronok Company |
| from 2008 | Current owner |
Known players
Leon Sametini
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1966)
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References
The Strad 1998 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- Private Archives - 1610
- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 21, 1995, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Violins & Violinists, September, 1943, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Roman Goronok Company