Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan, 1785
Viola: 43572
Labeled, "Petrus Joannes Mantegatia fecit Me- / diolani in Via S. Margarite 1785."
Back: Two-piece of faint small curl; numbered M35 on the inside of back
Top: of narrow grain opening towards the flanks
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 40.2 cm
Upper bouts: 18.6 cm
Lower bouts: 23.3 cm
Provenance
| in 1936 | Sold by Hart & Son |
| ... | ... |
| in 1998 | Sold by Christie's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1950)
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 1, 1998, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- The Strad, April, 1936, London (illustrated)