Tommaso Balestrieri, Mantua, 1761
Violin: 46145
Labeled, "Thomas Balestrieri Cremonensis Fecit Mantuae. Anno 1761."
Back: Two-piece of almost horizontal narrow curl, with wings in the upper bouts
Top: of fine grain
Scroll: of faint narrow curl
Ribs: of very narrow curl
Varnish: Golden orange
Length of back: 36.0 cm
Provenance
until 1906 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
in 1906 | Sold by Patterson & Sons |
from 1906 | C. R. Murray |
in 1985 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1988)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1906)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1906)
- Receipt: Patterson & Sons, Glasgow (1906)
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
Skinner's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8, 1998, Boston, Skinner, Skinner, Boston (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, November 14, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)