Nicolas Lupot, Paris, 1809
Violin: 47846
Labeled, "Nicolas Lupot, Luthier, rue Crois- / -des petits-Champs, à Paris, l'an 1809" and signed on the inside of the back.
Back: One-piece cut on the half-slab with an irregular broad figure slanting steeply downwards from right to left
Top: of wide grain at the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of faint figure; the champfer is picked out in black
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 36.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Notes:
"The Nicolas Lupot violin illustrated here had been in the possession of a French family for over half a century until it was acquired last year by the distinguished American violinist Louis Kaufman, of Los Angeles, California, during a visit to Europe."Nicholas Lupot, The Strad, February, 1971, London
Provenance
| until 1971 | Philippe Dupuy |
| ... | ... |
| from 1971 and in 1986 | Louis Kaufman |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Philippe Dupuy, Paris (1968)
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References
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. VII, No. 4, Albert Mell, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)- The Strad, February, 1971, London (illustrated)