Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1757
Viola: 42465
Back: One-piece maple showing medium curls slanting upwards from the left
Varnish: Orange
Length of back: 41.3 cm
Upper bouts: 20.3 cm
Middle bouts: 14.4 cm
Lower bouts: 23.7 cm
Provenance
| until 1943 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1943 and in 1949 | Keith Cummings |
| ... | ... |
| in 2011 | Sold by Anonymous |
| from 2011 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943) ". . .a characteristic example of the maker's work and, except for the dimensions which have been modified, is in a fine state of preservation."
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References
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)