Paolo Castello, Genoa, 1765
Violin: 45355
Labeled, "Paulus Castello fecit Genuæ Anno 1793."
Back: One-piece of faint medium curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of narrow cur in the center bouts and plain elsewhere
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Provenance
in 1986 | Sold by Sotheby's |
in 1986 | Sold by Phillip's |
in 1990 | Landessammlung Baden-Württemberg |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1945)
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References
10 Jahre Landessammlung Baden-Württemberg: 1980-1990, Landeskomission Streichinstrumente (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Phillip's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, January 16, 1986, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)