Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1870, the 'St. Paul'
Violin: 50696
Labeled, "Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris / 3, rue Demours-Temes, JBV" and inscribed faintly on the label "1870". Signed, dated and branded in the upper bouts of the back, and numbered internally 2809.
With original carved tailpiece by J.B. Vuillaume, depicting Saint Paul, and original carved pegs
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Provenance
| from 1870 | Monsieur A. Goguel |
| in 1949 | Edgardo Acosta |
| W. Dean Lucien | |
| in 1961 | John Malchan |
| ... | ... |
| 1990-2012 | Cho-Ming Sin |
| in 2012 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| in 2012 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: H. & C. Tournier & Cie (1949)- Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel, Paris (1929)
- Receipt: Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris (1870) Made out to Monsieur A. Goguel. Vuillaume states that he has given the violin the name Saint Paul because it is an exact reproduction of 'Le Messie'.
Certificate: H. & C. Tournier & Cie (1949)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
Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 23, 1988, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Stefan-Peter Greiner & Jost Thöne (illustrated)
- Violons, Vuillaume, Rémy Campos, Musée de la Musique, Paris (illustrated)
Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 23, 1988, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
