Italian Violin, Giuseppe Baldantoni, Ancona, c. 1830

Description:

Italian Violin, Giuseppe Baldantoni, Ancona, c. 1830, labeled JOSEPH BALDANTONI ANCONAE, FECIT ANNO 18-, and branded IB at the upper inside back, length of one-piece back 13 7/8 in., 353 mm, with case.

Certificate: Fritz Reuter & Sons, Inc., Lincolnwood, July 4, 2008.
Estimate $40,000-60,000

Inlay repair to A peghole, treble side. Pegbox bushed. No visible cracks.Treble side corners of top capped. Wear to inner C bout of top. Hairline fracture at upper bass side corner of back, approx. 4 cm. UV scan shows little retouch to varnish.

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