SPRUCE AND MAPLE VIOLIN, BEARING LABEL FOR ANDREAS GUARNERIUS, WITHIN A FITTED CASE BY HILL OF LONDON
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£460
Auction: 18 February 2012 at 12:00 GMT
Description
with two piece figured back and labelled 'Andreas Guarnerius fecit Cremona Sub titulo Sanctae Terefiae 1717', with double purfling and rosewood tuning pegs, in a custom made well fitted burr walnut case, the ivory maker's cartouche signed 'W.E Hill & Sons, Violin Makers, 38 New Bond Street, London', the plush green velvet and burr veneered interior with three lidded compartments and two bows
Dimensions
length of back 36cm, width 21cm