Camillo Camilli, Mantua, 1742
Violin: 43156
Bearing its original label manuscript: "Camillo Camilli / Fecit in Mantova / Anno 1742."
Back: Two-piece of almost plain wood
Top: of open grain
Scroll: of faint small curl
Ribs: of faint small curl
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Provenance
until 1898 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1898 | Mrs. Reeves |
until 1948 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
... | ... |
from 1958 | T. Gilbert |
until 1960 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1960 | C. E. Horton |
until 1961 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1961 | J. B. Emmott |
in 1990 | Sold by Christie's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1961)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1958)
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 13, 1990, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)