Description
A good English violin by John Wilkinson, London, circa 1925, after Nicolo Gagliano
John Wilkinson’s career sits in the shadows beneath those of Wulme-Hudson and the Voller brothers, largely because of his fabled production of cheaper instruments for the London trade, particularly of Beare Goodwin & Company to compete against W.E. Hill’s success selling violins by George Craske. Since his wife was a committed member of the temperance league and managed the household finances, he sold these violins to Beares for the princely sum of five pounds and a bottle of whisky, not returning home until the alcohol had worn off. This is a better class of his instruments, and is a very careful copy of a type of Nicolo Gagliano from the early eighteenth century. It has a fabulous sound, and is of superb quality whilst not overtly attempting to be a fake. As time progresses the more devious side of his work comes increasingly to light.
Certificate: Benjamin Hebbert
Condition notes: The violin is in a good state of preservation.
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