Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1783, the 'Brisson'
Violin: 42747
Back: One-piece
Notes:
Possible "ex-Grisson", not "ex-Brisson".The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| Madame Adolph Brisson | |
| Sold by Caressa & Français | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1918 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| Henri Viret | |
| until 1968 | Jacques Français |
| from 1968 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
- 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)