Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1755, the 'Bailly'
Violin: 42447
Back: Two-piece curly maple
Scroll: of plainer wood
Ribs: match back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| in 1929 | Louis Bailly |
| until 1946 | Curtis Institute of Music |
| from 1946 | Harry Ellis Dickson |
| until 1988 | Jacques Français |
| from 1988 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1988) #2820. "Grade: A++"- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929) Authentic in all parts, including label
- Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel, Paris (1929)
- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA
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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)