Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1866
Violin: 86543
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3 rue Demours - Ternes."
Signed to the inside back. Branded internally, "Vuillaume." Bearing the Vuillaume number, "2644."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium-width flame ascending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Provenance
| until 1932 | Vincent Cardillo |
| in 1935 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1935 | Erich Lachmann |
| in 1995 | Anonymous |
| until 2021 | Anonymous |
| in 2021 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2022)- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1995)
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References
- Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago