Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1751, the 'Brodsky'
Violin: 41029
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Pla / centinus fecit Mediolani 1751" (last two digits handwritten).
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| Adolf Brodsky | |
| in 1949 | Anton Maaskoff |
| ... | ... |
| in 1979 | Sold by Luthier Rosenthal |
| ... | ... |
| from 1979 and in 2020 | Current owner |
Known players
Anton Maaskoff
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2024) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1747 and 1745, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1995) #5055.- Correspondence: Luthier Rosenthal, New York, NY Undated document, stating: "It is our understanding that the Guadagnini was Brodsky's most cherished violin and that he performed the Tchaikovsky violin concerto which was dedicated to him on this Guadagnini" and signed by the widow of Anton Maaskoff
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1995) #5055.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- The Strad, September, 2016, Stewart Pollens, Newsquest Specialist Media, London, September 2016
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
