DHV:
1497
Tourin ID:
Size:
Quinton
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan ?
Date:
1732 ?
Label Text:
Louis Guersan Paris 1732
Body Shape:
Violin
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Sound Holes:
F
Catalog Number:
Head:
Scroll
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
15.6
Middle Width:
11
Bottom Width:
20.4
Information
Source:
Bloomsbury Auctions 5/7/08, lot 133
Literature:
Bloomsbury Auctions 5/7/08, lot 133
Photographs:
Bloomsbury Auctions 5/7/08, lot 133 (F+B, head side [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Bloomsbury Auctions, 2008/05/07, lot 133
Date may be wrong (more likely 1752), or label spurious; label text is non-standard (if accurately quoted); Bloomsbury calls it “French Quinton, ‘Vieux Paris’ with label ‘Louis Guersan Paris 1732’,” i.e. not verifying that he made it. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side.