Instrument

 
Label: branded internally in the upper back Vuillaume, signed in the upper treble bout of the back and bearing the serial number 1761
Ribs: of broader curl
Table: of medium grain on the treble side opening out towards the bass
Body Length: 35.7 cm.
Back: One-piece back of medium curl descending from left to right
Scroll: of medium curl
Varnish: Orange-brown

Photos

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  • front & back
  • front & back
  • front, back & side

Iconography Index

Black-and-white photo (scroll): Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 21, 1993, Boston, 1993.

Black-and-white photos (front, back & side): The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Box 48.

Order Color photos (front & back): Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Tim Ingles & John Dilworth, Cozio Publishing, Boston, 2006.

Color photos (front & back): Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 21, 1993, Boston, 1993.

Order Color photos (front & back): Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, London, 1997.


Notes

"A VIOLIN after the 'Cannon' Guarneri del Gesu. . ."
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, London, 1997.

Provenance

Owner Owned From Owned In Owned Till Price paid
...         
Greg Townsend    1994     
...         

Current owner Current owner
Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician

Auctions

Auction Date Note Estimate Hammer Price
Sotheby's, London  Nov-18-1997    £30,000 - £40,000  For members only 
Skinner's, Boston  Nov-21-1993    $30,000 - $35,000  For members only 

Including buyer's premium
Current record for maker and instrument type
Record at time of sale for maker and instrument type

Certificates

Certificate: Jacques Francais, New York, November 7, 1994. #5021.

Certificate: J. & A. Beare, London, December 17, 1980

References

Order Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Tim Ingles & John Dilworth, Cozio Publishing, Boston, 2006.

Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 21, 1993, Boston, 1993.

Order Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, London, 1997.

The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Box 48.