Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Piacenza, 1749, the 'Hill'
Cello: 41014
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista filius Laurentii Guadagnini, fecit Piacentia 1749."
Back: in two pieces of quarter sawn maple with medium-wide flames ascending from the center joint to the edges.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with variable width grain widening to the edges.
Scroll: of slightly plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood to the back.
Varnish: of a golden orange brown color.
Length of back: 70.2 cm
Upper bouts: 33.2 cm
Middle bouts: 23.4 cm
Lower bouts: 41.9 cm
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Provenance
| until 1937 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1937 | Henry Werro |
| from 1938 | Anonymous |
| until 2019 | Anonymous |
| in 2019 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2019) Dates the latest ring on the bass and treble sides as 1722 and 1719 respectively. Printed report upon request.
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (2018)- Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1938)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)
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References
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago