Antonio Casini, Modena, c. 1660
Viola: 74611
Unlabeled.
The fingerboard bears the W. E. Hill & Sons registration number, "V041".
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 41.9cm
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Provenance
| in 1930 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1930-c. 1974 | Anthony Collins |
| ... | ... |
| from 1930 and in 2015 | Ealing Strings |
| from 1971 | Stephen Shingles |
| in 1974 | Sold by Ealing Strings |
| from c. 1974 | Stephen Shingles |
| 1996-2002 | |
| ... | ... |
| in 2015 | Sold by Brompton's |
| in 2017 | Sold by Brompton's |
Known players
Stephen Shingles
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Ealing Strings, London- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London The back is a jointed one of wood cut on the slab & marked by a small curl: the head matching: the sides cut on the quarter & the varnish of a reddish-brown colour. The instrument, which measures 16 1/2 inches in length of body, is in an excellent state of preservation. It has a piece on the right flank of the table.
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References
The Strad, January, 1974, London (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)