Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, 1704
Violin: 44881
Labeled, "Giovanni Grancino in Contrada Larga di Milano al segno dell Corona 1704."
Back: Two-piece, almost plain
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: plain
Varnish: Dark golden-orange
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1971)
Certificate: August Herrmann, Berlin (1928)
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 22, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, November 14, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)