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)