Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, 1695
Cello: 44685
Labeled, "Giovanni Grancino Contrada Largha di Milano al segno della Genovali, 1701."
Back: Two-piece of faint narrow irregular curl
Top: of pronounced medium grain
Scroll: plain, not by Grancino
Ribs: of broader curl, cut on the slab; by another maker
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 76.8 cm
Provenance
until 1979 | Thomas Storer |
in 1979 | Sold by Sotheby's |
... | ... |
in 1987 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1956)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8, 1979, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 30, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive