Giovanni Guidanti, Bologna, 1737
Viola: 43771
Labeled, "Joannes Florenus Guidantus Fecit / Bononiae Anno 1737."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl
Top: of open grain
Scroll: plainer
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Light red-brown
Length of back: 41.4 cm
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Notes:
Illustrated in the September 1946 issue of "The Strad."Violin Makers of Bologna, Ernest N. Doring, Violins & Violinists, May-June, 1954, Chicago
Provenance
| until 1932 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1932 and in 1946 | Watson Forbes |
| Pohjola Bank Art Foundation | |
| in 1982 | Sold by Christie's |
| ... | ... |
| in 2013 | Current owner |
Known players
Watson Forbes
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1932)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London "…this was one of two Guidantus violas that has passed through our hands in seventy years."
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References
The Strad, September, 1946, London (illustrated)- Christie's Important Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, June 2, 1982, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, August, 1946, Watson Forbes, London (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, May-June, 1954, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago