Carlo Antonio Santino Lavazza, Milan, 1720
Viola: 44813
Bearing a facsimile label by Hills.
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
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Notes:
This instrument was previously attributed to Lorenzo Guadagnini but has been re-attributed to Santino Lavazza following Rosengard's discovery that L. Guadagnini was a butcher, not a violin maker.Correspondence with owner
Provenance
| until 1949 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1949 | Miss Hovenden |
| until 1963 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1963 | Hugo Linden |
| in 2020 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2013) Attributes the instrument to Santino Lavazza.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1963) Ascribes the instrument to Lorenzo Gudagnini.
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References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)