Nicolas Lupot, Paris, 1805
Violin: 47658
Labeled, "Nicolas Lupot, Luthier, rue Croix des Petits-Champs, à Paris, l'an 1805."
Back: One-piece of medium curl descending from left to right
Top: of medium even grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-red
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Lower bouts: 21 cm
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Provenance
until 1924 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
... | ... |
1930-1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1941 and in 1945 | P. A. Moehr |
until 1978 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
1978-1979 | Sam Bloomfield |
1979-1988 | Sam and Rie Bloomfield Foundation |
in 1988 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1979)
- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1978)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1978)
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References
- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- The Strad, March, 1945, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Bloomfield Collection Auction Catalog, November 23, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, August, 1973, London (illustrated)