Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, 1600, the 'Joyce'
Viola: 43288
Labeled, "Gio. Paolo Maggini in Brescia."
The head later.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab of irregular curl
Top: of prominent open grain
Scroll: plain, from a later period
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 42.6 cm
Upper bouts: 19.6 cm
Middle bouts: 12.88 cm
Lower bouts: 23.97 cm
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Notes:
One of the instruments exhibited in Brescia in June, 2007 at the "Gio Paolo Maggini Secoli di dettagli" exhibition.Provenance
| until 1885 | Joyce |
| until 1962 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1962 | Justice Lionel Jellinek |
| in 2007 | Fondazione Pro Canale - Milano |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2013) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1386.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1962) "We consider this viola one of the finest existing examples of Maggini's work and it is in its original i.e. uncut . . . For many years the instrument was in the Joyce collection which was dispersed about 1885."
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1962) "We consider this viola one of the finest existing examples of Maggini's work and it is in its original i.e. uncut . . . For many years the instrument was in the Joyce collection which was dispersed about 1885."Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 20, 1984, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- Gio Paolo Maggini, Exhibition - Brescia, Italy, 2007
- Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia (exhibition catalog), nuovesettimanebaroche, Brescia (illustrated)
- Liutai in Brescia: 1520-1724, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Patronage and investment in fine musical instruments, Fondazione Pro Canale, Milan (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- 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)
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 20, 1984, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
