The elephant in the room: An expert forgery by Jack Lott
Jason Price and Michael A. BaumgartnerLot 59 in our March auction blurs the boundaries of imitation and forgery. Throughout its history, this beguiling violin has been repeatedly bought, sold and certified as a genuine Guarneri.
Omobono Stradivari, the ‘Josefowitz’ of c. 1725-1730
Matthew HuberIn this week's Carteggio, Matthew Huber, head of Tarisio London, introduces a superb violin by Omobono Stradivari, the second son of Antonio. Instruments made by Omobono are exceptionally rare and provide great insight into the impact that Omobono had on his father's instruments. The 'Josefowitz' is the highlight of our March sale in London.
Mapping the flame: creating software to determine the direction of maple curl on one and two-piece violin backs
Pierre AddaIn part one of a two part Carteggio, computer scientist Pierre Adda built software to classify the direction and orientation of flame on the instruments of the Cozio archive.
