Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1725-29, the 'Zimmermann, Aerson'
Violin: 44520
Label not original: "Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremone anno 1726 HIS."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
Provenance
| in c. 1930 | Kurt Schroeter |
| ... | ... |
| in 1948 | Max Möller |
| Louis Zimmermann | |
| until 1964 | Baroness von Aearson |
| 1964-1986 | Maurice Isaacs |
| 1986-1998 | Unknown |
| Current owner |
Known players
Kurt Schroeter, Louis Zimmermann
Certificates & Documents
- Valuation: Peter Biddulph, London (1985)
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1967)
Letter: Hermann Glassl, Munich (1958)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1948) #1081.
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 16, 1998, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)