Italian Violin, Ascribed to Lorenzo Bellafontana, c. 1947

Description:

Italian Violin, Ascribed to Lorenzo Bellafontana, c. 1947, labeled Laurentius Bellafontana fecit / Genuae Anno Domini 1947, inscribed on the label Bellafontana, length of back 361 mm.

Certificate: Celeste Farotto, 1974.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

neck reset, repairs to button and heel, repaired top crack.


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