Carlo Antonio Santino Lavazza, Milan, c. 1720
Viola: 44813
Bearing a facsimile label of Lorenzo Guadagnini, inserted by W. E. Hill & Sons.
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: by G. B. Guadagnini circa 1775
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 39.8 cm
Upper bouts: 19.5 cm
Middle bouts: 13.6 cm
Lower bouts: 24.2 cm
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Provenance
| until 1949 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1949 | Miss Hovenden |
| until 1963 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1963 | Hugo Linden |
| from 2007 and in 2020 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2022) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1700 and 1701, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare (photocopy), London (2013) Attributes the instrument to Santino Lavazza.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons (photocopy), London (1963) Ascribes the instrument to Lorenzo Gudagnini.
- Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London
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References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)