Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Cremona, 1758, the 'Briggs'
Violin: 42557
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini fecit Cremonae 1758."
Back: Two-piece slab-cut of irregular medium to narrow curl
Top: of medium even grain
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: cut on the quarter of medium to narrow curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Provenance
| Sold by J. W. Briggs | |
| until 1929 | John & Arthur Beare |
| from 1929 | Nathan E. Posner |
| in 1983 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Albert Caressa, Paris (1931)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1895)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 7, 1983, Part I, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)