Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1755
Violin: 45286
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Placentinus fecit Mediolani 1755 GBGP."
Back: One-piece of faint broad curl ascending from left to right
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of pronounced medium to narrow curl
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
| in 1964 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1964) #7005.
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 23-25, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)