Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, 1701
Cello: 45292
Labeled, "Giovanni Grancino in Contrada Largha di Milano al segno dell Corona 1701."
Back: Two-piece of plain poplar cut on the slab
Top: of medium grain, with original wings in the lower bouts
Scroll: of maple of faint medium curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back, cut on the slab
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 74.6 cm
Upper bouts: 33.9 cm
Middle bouts: 22.6 cm
Lower bouts: 43.65 cm
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Provenance
| in 1988 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| ... | ... |
| in 2007 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2007)- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1989)
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References
Bongartz's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 10, 2007, Cologne, Bongartz's, Bongartz's, Cologne (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 23-25, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violoncello, Giovanni Grancino, Milan 1701 (unpublished monograph), Machold Rare Violins, Vienna (illustrated)