Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, date unknown
Violin: 43806
Labeled, "Gio Paolo Maggini in Brescia."
Back: One-piece of small curl with purfling arabesques to the top, bottom and center
Top: of medium to broad grain
Scroll: later
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Light golden brown
Length of back: 36.7 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. H. Hammig & Co., Berlin (1920)
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart Undated.
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References
Christie's Important Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, June 21, 1988, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)