An italian violin

GENOA SCHOOL, POSSIBLY PAOLO CASTELLO

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An italian violin
Genoa school, possibly Paolo Castello
Labelled Laurentius Storioni/Cremonae 1789; the two piece plain back, the ribs and scroll similar, the varnish of an orange color, the length of back 13 1/8in (359mm) (3)

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Certificates: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart, September 11, 1920
Carl Fischer, New York, October 25, 1929
Both certificates describe the violin as by Storioni

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