Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, date unknown, the 'Doria'
Violin: 46851
Labeled, "Gio Paolo Maggini in Brescia."
Back: Two-piece; ornamented
Length of back: 37.1 cm
Upper bouts: 17.2 cm
Middle bouts: 12.0 cm
Lower bouts: 21.3 cm
Provenance
Le Marquis Doria | |
in 1897 | Baron Johann Knoop |
... | ... |
in 1939 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2018) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble sides as 1682. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1937)
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References
The Strad, June, 1939, London (illustrated)
The Strad, June, 1939, London (illustrated)
The History of Violin Playing from its origins to 1761, David D. Boyden, Oxford University Press, London (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)