Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, c. 1610, the 'Steinkraus'
Viola: 71277
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending slightly from the joint, double-purfled
Top: of medium-width grain in the center, broadening towards the flanks, with a separate piece of wood in the center
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 41.2 cm
Upper bouts: 19.3 cm
Middle bouts: 12.8 cm
Lower bouts: 24.36 cm
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Provenance
| from 1961 and in 1982 | William Steinkraus |
| until 2006 | John & Arthur Beare |
| from 2006 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2006)- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1982) #2317.
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References
- Correspondence with Chi-Mei Collection consultant, March, 2006
Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia (exhibition catalog), nuovesettimanebaroche, Brescia (illustrated)- J. & A. Beare - Notable Sales
- Liutai in Brescia: 1520-1724, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 57 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Legend of Italian Violins: Brescian and Cremonese Violin Makers 1550-1950, Dai Ting Chung, Wen-Lo Shi (illustrated)