A violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, circa 1771
Sold with the certificate of Peter Biddulph, London, 2023
Sold with a dendrochronological analysis from Peter Ratcliff, Brighton, 2023
A written and visual condition report and thicknesses from John Dilworth will be online shortly.
| Labelled: |
Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Cremonensis fecit Taurini alumnus Antoni Stradivari 17**
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| Body Length: |
354mm |
| Body Stop: |
196mm |
| Neck Stop: |
131mm |
| Estimate: |
£400,000 - £600,000
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Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Dendrochronology provides the latest ring of 1748 on bass and 1740 on the treble side. The report notes that the wood is almost certainly from the same tree as another G. B. Guadagnini, Parma, with an Emil Herrmann certificate.