cello
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
built in Paris in ± 1850
A cello built by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume in Paris, ca. 1850. Stradivarius model.
History of this instrument
The Musical Instrument Fund purchased this magnificent instrument, built after the Stradivarius model, in 2002. The file includes, among other things, a 1950 certificate from Henry Werro of Bern stating that the “sehr gut klingendes und gut erhaltenes Exemplar, mit undatiertem Originalzettel” was sold to Fräulein Finger. The cello was played for many years by Winnyfred Beldman and was owned by Eric de Wit from 2009 through 2016. David Faber and Bas Jongen succeeded him, and it is currently owned by Gustaw Bafeltowski.
About the builder Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
In September 1867, ten years before his death, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume wrote about the violins, violas, and cellos he had submitted that year to the Great Exhibition in Paris; “I exhibited two quartets that embody everything I know, in...
