Instrument

 
Label: "Laurentius Storioni fecit Cremona 1777"
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: by Lorenzo Storioni
Body Length: 35.5 cm.

Photos

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  • front, back & head
  • front
  • back
  • scroll

Iconography Index

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

Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 13 & 21, 2001, London, Sotheby's, London, 2001: Color photos (front, back & scroll). Order


Auctions

Auction Date Note Estimate Hammer Price
Sotheby's, London  Nov-12-2002    £55,000 - £70,000  For members only 
Sotheby's, London  Nov-13-2001    £60,000 - £80,000  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: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam, October 9, 1978. Attributes the instrument to Lorenzo Storioni.

References

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

Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 2002, London, Sotheby's, London, 2002. Order

Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 13 & 21, 2001, London, Sotheby's, London, 2001. Order

"Sotheby's Photo Archive".