Italian Contralto Viola, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, c. 1600

Description:

Italian Contralto Viola, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, c. 1600, labeled GIO PAOLO MAGGINI IN BRESCIA, and with registration number P-577, the two-piece back of medium curl, the ribs of irregular curl, the later plain scroll, the top of medium grain, length of back 16 3/16 in., 410 mm.

Provenance: Ex-Collection of W. E. Hill & Sons. Ex- Collection of Lillian Fuchs.

Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London, March 10, 1960

Letter of Insurance: Jacques Francais, New York, March 6, 1996.
Estimate $500,000-700,000

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