Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1731, the 'Sorkin, Mischakoff'
Violin: 42178
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece, quarter-cut, with relatively narrow flames ascending from the centre joint.
Top: Two asymmetrical halves
Scroll: unflamed maple
Ribs: intensely flamed
Varnish: Light orange-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 15.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
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Notes:
"The ex-Sorkin Guarneri was originally thought to be a Strad, by the way, and my father was the one who told Hill & Sons that he thought it was a Guarneri, which they verified. It used to be called the 'Mischakoff' for that reason."Correspondence with Anne Mischakoff Heiles
Provenance
| Leonard Sorkin | |
| in 1940 | Mischa Mischakoff |
| ... | ... |
| from 1993 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
| until 1997 | Dr. G. Austin |
| in 1997 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
| 1997-1998 | Dr Herbert R. Axelrod |
| from 1998 and in 2002 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
Known players
Anton Sorokow, Leonard Sorkin, Wolfgang Sengstschmid
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1998)- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1995)
- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1993)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1940)
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References
Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)- Correspondence with Anne Mischakoff Heiles, June, 2006
- Correspondence with Anton Sorokow, March, 2006
- Correspondence with Anton Sorokow, June, 2006
- Joseph Guarnerius del Gesù, Cremona 1731, Ex-"Sorkin", Amati, New York (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Rudolf Hopfner, Skira, Milan
- Private Archives - 10746
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