Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1786, the 'ex Toscha Seidel'


Violin: 49582

Labeled, "Jo. Bapt. Guadagnini, Cremonensis alumnus Antoni Stradivari, fecit Taurini 17..."

Back: Two-piece

Length of back: 35.3 cm

Upper bouts: 16.7 cm

Middle bouts: 11.1 cm

Lower bouts: 20.3 cm

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Provenance

until 1894 Barrett Lennard
in 1894 Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1894 J. W. Briggs
in 1903 Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1903 Anonymous
until 1924 Toscha Seidel
from 1924 Herbert R. Limburg
until 1961 Mildred Schilbach
in 1962 Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
from 1962 Vincent Grecius
from 1962 Anonymous
until 1985 Jacques Français
from 1985 Current owner

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1985) #2562.
  • Certificate: Wurlitzer, New York, NY

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References

  • Private Archives - 10842
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)

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