Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1709
Violin: 44132
Back: One-piece, slab-cut, almost plain
Top: of pine of medium grain
Scroll: not by Gofriller
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Provenance
| until 1933 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1933 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| Albert Edward Sammons | |
| until 1975 | Dorothy Everitt |
| in 1975 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London (1961)- Receipt: Albert Hammonds (1933)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1933)
Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London (1961)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1933)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
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, July 17, 1975, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, July 17, 1975, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
