Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, 1767, the 'James'
Violin: 42594
Back: Two-piece of small curl
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Dark nut-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
in 1938 | Ethel James |
... | ... |
in 1945 | Eric R. Dale |
in 1949 | Sold by William Lewis & Son |
... | ... |
in 1976 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1938)
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References
The Strad, July, 1945, London (illustrated)
The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
The Lewis Collection of Old Violins, Old Violas, Cellos & Bows (1947), William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
World of Strings, Fall, 1976, William Moennig & son, Philadelphia (illustrated)