Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1775, the 'Eisenberg'
Violin: 42714
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Cremonensis fecit Taurini 1775 GBGT."
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
There is 1 additional image in the archive which is not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Provenance
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Sold by Nathan E. Posner | |
| in 1926 | John Friedrich & Brothers |
| David Eisenberg | |
| from 1948 | Deszo Szigeti |
| in 1950 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1948) Remarks that the inside was still in its original state, including the small bass bar.
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References
Violins & Violinists, September, 1946, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)