Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1771, the 'Accardo'
Violin: 44254
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini, Cremonensis fecit Taurini. . . GBG."
Back: in two pieces of slab cut maple with fine flame ascending slightly from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium grain broadening slightly toward the edges.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish brown color.
Length of back: 35.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
| Salvatore Accardo | |
| until 1968 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1968 | Raymond Sidoti |
| in 1995 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
| until 2013 | Anonymous |
| in 2013 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2013 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1995) X-1234.- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1995)
Letter: Harry A. Duffy, Miami, FL (1969)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1968)
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References
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Duane Rosengard, Carteggio Media, Haddonfield, NJ (illustrated)- Private Papers