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)

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