Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1753
Violin: 42425
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Pla- / centinus fecit Mediolani 1753."
Back: Two-piece of broad, rather faint figure
Scroll: of wood matching back
Ribs: of wood matching back
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Provenance
| Sold by J. W. Briggs | |
| in 1949 | Margaret Horne |
| Viola Mitchell Fernside | |
| in 2010 | Sold by Christie's |
| ... | ... |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1907)
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References
Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 28, 2010, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York (illustrated)- 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)
Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 28, 2010, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York (illustrated)
