Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1857
Violin: 50336
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, Rue Croix des Petits Champs JBV" and numbered 2204 internally.
Back: One-piece of medium to broad curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium to narrow curl
Ribs: of fainter medium to broad curl
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Notes:
". . .after the 'Alard' Stradivari."Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 27, 1990, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 27, 1990, London, London
Provenance
| until 1947 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1947 | H. Waidele |
| in 1989 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1975)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1989, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 27, 1990, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London