$38,775
Rare French Violin, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1874, labeled JEAN BAPTISTE VUILLAUME A PARIS, 3 RUE DEMOUR TERNES, EXPRES POUR MON AMI DAVID LAURIE, 1874, numbered 2976 and signed on the label, the one-piece slab back of narrow curl ornamented with inlaid ebony fleur-de-lis, the ribs similar with inlaid fleur-de-lis design at rib corners and ends, the scroll of narrow curl with inlaid ebony foliate design, the top of medium grain ornamented with red and green stones around inlaid ebony fleur-de lis, the varnish of a golden brown color, length of back 13 15/16 in. , 355 mm. Literature: The Strad , January 1961; Violins and Violinists , October 1947. Certificates: J. & A. Beare, London, May 11, 1962; E. Stollar, London, November 24, 1948.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2002-05-05
