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Lot 231

A violin by Tommaso Balestrieri

(b c1735; d 1796; fl Mantua)

Mantua, circa 1792

bearing a reproduction label Thomas Balestrieri Cremonensis Fecit Mantuae, Anno 1792
length of back 1313/16in., 35.1cm.

Documents
The certificate of Rembert Wurlitzer, New York, dated 4th August 1964
A letter from Rembert Wurlitzer, New York, dated 13th August 1964, stating the label to be original
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Lot 231

A violin by Tommaso Balestrieri

(b c1735; d 1796; fl Mantua)

Mantua, circa 1792

bearing a reproduction label Thomas Balestrieri Cremonensis Fecit Mantuae, Anno 1792
length of back 1313/16in., 35.1cm.

Documents
The certificate of Rembert Wurlitzer, New York, dated 4th August 1964
A letter from Rembert Wurlitzer, New York, dated 13th August 1964, stating the label to be original
The certificate of William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, dated 2nd December 1964

The original label of this violin, dated 1792, is in all probablity the one in the Emil Herrmann label collection, now in the possession of the Shrine to Music. Only one later original Balestrieri label is known, dated 1795.

‡£200,000-300,000

GBP£200,000.00 - £300,000.00
EUR€242,000.00 - €363,000.00
AUD$398,000.00 - $597,000.00
JPY¥37,778,000.00 - ¥56,667,000.00
KRW₩363,440,000.00 - ₩545,160,000.00
CHFCHF228,000.00 - CHF342,000.00
USD$254,000.00 - $381,000.00

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    GBP£200,000.00 - £300,000.00
    EUR€242,000.00 - €363,000.00
    AUD$398,000.00 - $597,000.00
    JPY¥37,778,000.00 - ¥56,667,000.00
    KRW₩363,440,000.00 - ₩545,160,000.00
    CHFCHF228,000.00 - CHF342,000.00
    USD$254,000.00 - $381,000.00

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