Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1864
Violin: 87338
Labeled, "Jean Baptiste Vuillaume à Paris, 3. rue Demours - Ternes."
Number 2559. A copy of the 1716 'Messiah' Stradivari.
Read Jason Price's Carteggio feature on this violin.
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with strong flame ascending from the center.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-width grain.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of an orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
Provenance
| in 1974 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1974 | Dr. Lise B. Elson |
| in c. 2010 | Anonymous |
| until 2021 | Anonymous |
| in 2021 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2021)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1974)
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