Fine Musical Instruments - Skinner

Glossary of TermsAll items in the catalogue are described according to thefollowing table of terminology. Please note that all statementsin this catalogue as to Authorship, Period, Origin, are qualifiedstatements subject to the Conditions of Sale. All weights andmeasurements are approximate.Authorship will be described in the follow ways:Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work is by the maker.Ascribed to Joseph Guarneri: The work is believed to beby the named maker, in the opinion of the authors of theaccompanying certificates or letters.Attributed to Joseph Guarneri: A traditional attribution withwhich we may not agree.Probably Joseph Guarneri (also possibly): A work which wehave no definitive opinion on.School of Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work of afollower executed in the style of the maker or area stated.Workshop of Joseph Guarneri: In our judgment the work isexecuted in the style of the named maker and possibly underhis supervision.Labeled Joseph Guarneri (also stamped, branded, etc.): Inour judgment the instrument is not necessarily the work of thismaker, but bears the maker’s mark.102