Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan, 1772
Viola: 61151
Bearing its original label, "Petrus Joannes Mantegatia fecit Mediolani in Via S. Margaritae 1772."
Back: Two-piece of small curl
Length of back: 41.0 cm
Notes:
Dated 1774.W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990), W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)
"Although slightly reduced in the upper bouts, this viola is a very original and authentic instrument."
Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 27, 2012, London, Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 27, 2012, London, London
Provenance
| until 1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1941 | A. J. de Reyghere |
| in 2012 | Sold by Brompton's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2012)
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References
Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 27, 2012, London, London (illustrated)- W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)