Jacob Stainer, Absam, 1665
Violin: 44432
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from left to right;
Top: of pine of fine grain opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of faint medium curl
Ribs: cut on the slab
Varnish: Orange-brown, considerably retouched
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Provenance
| in 1976 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Cyril William Jacklin (1960) States that the mark on the back is a growth or sap mark, not a crack, and that the head was added at a later date.
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References
Sotheby's Good Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, July 1, 1976, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)