Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1847
Violin: 50467
Branded internally in the upper back Vuillaume, signed in the upper treble bout of the back and bearing the serial number 1761.
Back: One-piece back of medium curl descending from left to right
Top: of medium grain on the treble side opening out towards the bass
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of broader curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Notes:
"A VIOLIN after the 'Cannon' Guarneri del Gesu. . ."Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, London
Provenance
| in 1994 | Greg Townsend |
| in 1997 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1994) #5021.- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1980)
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1994) #5021.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 21, 1993, Boston, Skinner, Skinner, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 48 (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
