Giovanni & Francesco Grancino, Milan, 1692
Viola: 43220
Labeled, "Gio(ni) e Francesco Frat(li) Grancini in Contrada Larga di Milano al Segno della Corona 1692."
Back: Two-piece of faint curl ascending from the joint
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of faint medium curl
Varnish: Dark golden-brown
Length of back: 42.0 cm
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Provenance
| - | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
| in 1994 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1963)
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References
The Strad, July, 1999, Carlo Chiesa, Orpheus, London (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Walter Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 22, 1994, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)