Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, c. 1780-90
Violin: 47450
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Cremonensis fecit Taurini alumnus Antoni Stradivari 178*."
Back: One-piece of broad horizontal curl
Top: of medium grain, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of narrow curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| until 1973 | Ture Eugen Wallden |
| in 1973 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1973 | P. Gutter |
| until 1998 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
| from 1998 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1998) X-1577.- Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1991)
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1948)
- Certificate: F. Charles Edler, Frankfurt (1913)
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1998) X-1577.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
- Private Papers
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1973, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1973, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
