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 | Helen 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
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare (photocopy), London (2013) Attributes the instrument to Santino Lavazza.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
