Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, c. 1771, the 'Green'
Violin: 42623
Label illegible, maybe 1751.
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Purplish brown
Provenance
Sold by Louis Green | |
John Friedrich & Brothers | |
in 1917 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
until 1985 | Jacques Français |
from 1985 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1985) #2583.
- Certificate: Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL
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References
- Guarneri House Rare Old Violins, Philip Greenberg, Guarneri House, Grand Rapids, MI (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)