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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3170BBoston
November 11, 2018 12:00 PMCalender
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Violin

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$2,829$2,300
Auction: Musical Instruments - 3170BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 11, 2018 12:00PM

Description:

Violin, unlabeled, length of back 359 mm, with case and nickel-mounted bow stamped FRANCE.

Provenance: Acquired by Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981),financier, philanthropist, and benefactor of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, as a gift for his daughter. By descent in the family.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

A-peg crack. Multiple top cracks including wing, saddle, beneath tailpiece, and at upper block and shoulders. Repaired rib cracks at upper block. Some open seams.


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Keywords

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, Washington, DC, France