Violin for Ava Pakiam: Vuillaume c1871
Highlights
A violin circa 1871 by J.B. Vuillaume of Paris, is to be loaned to 14-year old prodigy Ava Pakiam. We expect that Ms. Pakiam’s mother will also be a co-owner.
J.B. Vuillaume violins have historically experienced 7% average annual price appreciation.* This particular instrument was featured in a book of examples of J.B. Vuillaume violins, and comes with a certificate by W. E. Hill & Sons of London (1902) — considered by experts to be a “gold standard” certificate of authenticity.
The total amount to be raised is approximately $339,000.
The instrument is fully insured for its appraised value, worldwide, wherever Ms. Pakiam travels and performs.
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Ava Pakiam, violinist
Ava Pakiam is a 14-year old violinist studying at the Pre-College of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Ava was admitted into the Pre-College program at age 7 and is currently a student of violin professor, Simon James.
Ava made her solo debut at eight years old with orchestra in California performing the Mozart Concerto No. 2 with the Fremont Symphony. Later that summer, she performed Vivaldi’s Winter Concerto with the Sempre Musik Orchestra and New York Sinfonietta in Boston and New York City, making her solo debut at Carnegie Hall.
During the pandemic, Ava had the privilege of performing in master classes for violinists, Nathan Cole, Noah Geller, Ariel Horowitz, and Hilary Hahn.
This past summer, Ava attended the Sounding Point Academy in L.A. at the Colburn School. There she had the distinct privilege of being the youngest student chosen to perform in an evening recital which was streamed live by The Violin Channel.
In the Fall of 2021, Ava competed in the Seattle Young Artists Auditions. Ava was awarded the opportunity to perform as soloist with the Seattle Symphony on a 2021-2022 season concert playing Saint Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.
In the fall of 2022, Ava was named the winner of the 33rd Annual Khuner Young Artist Competition. As a result, she will be performing Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 with the Prometheus Symphony Orchestra in May of 2023.
In January of 2023, Ava awarded the Alvin Doktor award by the Bay Philharmonic in January of 2023. Most recently, in February, Ava was awarded first prize in the Olympia Symphony Young Artist Competition. She will be performing the Barber Concerto with them this coming October as part of their 2023-2024 concert season.
In addition to music, Ava loves art, baking, and creative writing.
About the Instrument
The Instrument comes with two certificates of authenticity. One is from W.E. Hill & Sons of London, dated 29th May 1902, and certificate from William Moennig & Son, Inc. of Philadelphia, dated 18th February 1972, each providing an opinion of the violin’s authenticity.
This particular J.B. Vuillaume violin was created in or around 1871 and based off of a Maggini model from Brescia Italy. Numbered 2834, it was made toward the end of Vuillaume’s life. After being sold directly from Vuillaume’s shop, we know based on the certificate that it passed through in England in 1902. Later in the early 20th century this violin traveled to the United States and was sold through in Philadelphia in 1972. The violin was played in the Philadelphia Orchestra for several decades until being sold to a principal violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC. The violin remained in her possession until being sold by her estate in the late 2000s. The violin is pictured and featured in the book on J.B. Vuillaume by Sylvette Milliot.
About J.B. Vuillaume
Jean Baptiste Vuillaume (1798 – 1875) was a renowned and prolific maker of fine violins, and also a highly successful dealer and inventor. His workshop in Paris employed and trained some of the finest violin and bow makers in the 1800s.
J.B. Vuillaume violins are some of the most sought-after violins - prized by both collectors and players. The auction record for a Vuillaume currently stands over half a million dollars.
This particular violin is well authenticated by a certificate by W. E. Hill & Sons of London (1902) — considered by experts to be a “gold standard” certificate of authenticity — as well as William Moennig & Sons of Philadelphia. This violin was also featured in History of the Parisian Violin Making from the 18th Century to 1960, Vol. 3, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume et sa famille by Sylvette Milliot, p. 443.
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Additional Documents
* internal study of publicly available auction data 1967-2023. Past price trends are asset class averages, not indicative of future price trends and are not intended to be a proxy for historical or projected future performance. Click here to learn more about the violin market and the factors that we consider when choosing an instrument.