Giovanni Maria del Bussetto, Cremona, 1675
Violin: 43147
Labeled, "Gio. Maria del Busetto fece in Cremona 1675."
Back: One-piece of horizontal medium curl
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: by a member of the Mantegazza family, of almost plain wood
Ribs: of narrow curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
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Provenance
| until 1943 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1943 | Mr. Latham |
| until 1956 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1956 | Walter Applegard |
| in 1986 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1956)- Receipt: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1956)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)