Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1865, the 'Chimay'
Cello: 50818
Labeled, "Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume / 3 Rue Demours-Ternes 1865" and numbered 2609.
Back: Two-piece bearing the painted coat-of-arms of the second Duc de Caraman
Length of back: 75.8 cm
Upper bouts: 34.3 cm
Middle bouts: 23.3 cm
Lower bouts: 43.8 cm
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Provenance
| Sold by Émile Français | |
| Sold by William Moennig & Son | |
| Anonymous | |
| from 1865 | Victor Antoine Charles de Riquet (Duc de Caraman-Chimay) |
| until 1904 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1904 | E. Mason |
| until 1931 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1931 | Louis Bailly |
| in 1948 | Paul Dennis |
| ... | ... |
| in 1970 | Current owner |
References
- Violins & Violinists, January, 1948, Harvey S. Whistler, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume et sa Famille, Sylvette Milliot, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Spring, 1970, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)