Ambroise De Comble, Tournay, c. 1760
Violin: 97682
Unlabelled. The fingerboard stamped with the W. E. Hill & Sons registration number R453, matching a violin by De Comble sold by the firm in 1947.
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium-width flame ascending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with grain of varying widths.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish-brown color.
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| in 1967 | M. Knight |
| ... | ... |
| in 2022 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2022 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, London (2022)- Letter: John & Arthur Beare (photocopy), London (1967) Stating that the violin was recently purchased by Mr. Knight from the firm.
Certificate: Tarisio, London (2022)
Letter: John & Arthur Beare (photocopy), London (1967) Stating that the violin was recently purchased by Mr. Knight from the firm.
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