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in person examination recommended
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume was the leading maker of string instruments and bows in France and abroad in the mid-19th century. Likewise, he dominated the trade in historical instruments. His profound understanding of Italian instruments allowed him to imitate the Italian masters’ styles consummately. Most of his violins were fashioned on the models of Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù, but Vuillaume also built instruments featuring the styles of Amati and Maggini.
J B VUILLAUME 4/4 1860 FRANCE DEL GESU Signed Stamped VUILLAUME Inside Ser#2356
This Violin was in storage, put there by the previous owner who played in an orchestra professionally from Worcester, Massachusetts. We believe it came back from Paris, France after the war and was potentially owned by luthier in Fitchburg, Massachusetts whose name I still retain.
It appears prior to going into the storage The scroll was repaired, but the neck was never finalized in reattachment to the body, but the body is in what I can see near perfect condition for its age.
Please ask questions in additional photos are certainly available
It’s an interesting Violin I will include the Dendro exam that puts the latest wood ring date tested from the table at 1790 -1810 many of the matches were French in origin.
Two professional appraisals, identify it as French origin
