Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1726-29, the 'Dancla, Serato'
Violin: 40409
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
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Provenance
| Sold by Ernst Kessler | |
| until 1847 | Auguste Sebastien Philippe Bernardel |
| from 1847 | Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla |
| until 1946 | Arrigo Serato |
| from 1946 | Pina Carmirelli |
| from 1956 | Dr. Barnet Fine |
| from 1978 and in 1998 | Current owner |
Known players
Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Klein, Hamburg (1998) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1724.
Certificate: Harry A. Duffy, Miami, FL (1977)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1968)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1956)- Certificate: Bernardel, Paris (1853)
- Dendrochronology report: Hamberger Fine Stringed Instruments Dates the latest ring of the treble and bass side as 1724 and 1721, respectively.
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References
Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú (2 volumes), Carlos Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Graham Hargrave, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard & Eric Wen, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931
- The Violin Masterpieces of Guarneri del Gesù - Exhibition, Peter Biddulph, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)