Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1731, the 'Gibson, Huberman'
Violin: 40406
Back: One-piece ascending from treble to bass.
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.93 cm
Lower bouts: 20.25 cm
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Notes:
"This is one of two Guarneris, both from the year 1734, that Ricci owned in 1977."Ruggiero Ricci, Simon Collins, The Strad, March, 1977, London
Provenance
| Mr. Morris | |
| Sold by Caressa & Français | |
| Mr. Berenstayn | |
| until 1897 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1897 | George Alfred Gibson |
| until 1898 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1898 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| until 1899 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1899 | Hugo Henri Reifenberg |
| until 1925 and in 1925 | Gustavo Herten |
| in 1925 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| in 1931 and until 1946 | Bronislaw Huberman |
| ... | ... |
| 1946-1956 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1956-1999 | Ruggiero Ricci |
| 1999-2012 | Hayashibara Foundation |
| in 2012 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2012 | Current owner |
Known players
Bronislaw Huberman, Midori Goto, Ruggiero Ricci
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1956)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1954)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1954) To Rembert Wurlitzer.
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References
The Strad 2006 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
Copying the ‘Huberman’ for Ricci, Cozio Carteggio feature, Gregg Alf, October 2013- The Strad, November, 1989, Hannah Hanani, London (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- Private Papers
- The Strad, March, 1977, Simon Collins, London
- Salt Lake Tribune: Utah News, Religion, Sports & Entertainment
- The Emil Hermann Collection - Part II, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931
- Tributes to 'del Gesù'
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)