Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1865, the 'Chimay'
Violin: 50673
Numbered 2611.
Back: Two-piece, with the painted arms of the Count Caraman de Chimay
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
Illustrated in Sotheby's exhibition catalog 25-30 October 2012, pp. 34-35Provenance
| 1865-1892 | Prince Joseph de Riquet de Caraman Chimay fils |
| 1892-1895 | Prince Pierre de Caraman Chimay |
| 1895-1923 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1923 | Nathan E. Posner |
| from c. 1935 | Sol Kinder |
| 1938-1948 | Louis Feiler |
| ... | ... |
| 1980-2009 | Olivier Jaques |
| from 2009 | Danny Spycher |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY #300.
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY #300.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
Bein & Fushi Catalog, Summer, 1979, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Conversation with owner, February, 2010
- Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Stefan-Peter Greiner & Jost Thöne (illustrated)
- The Strad, February, 2010, Tim Ingles, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 48 (illustrated)
- Violons, Vuillaume, Rémy Campos, Musée de la Musique, Paris
Bein & Fushi Catalog, Summer, 1979, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
