Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1738, the 'Adam'
Violin: 40425
Bearing its original label, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremone Anno 1738 IHS."
Back: Two-piece of broad curl ascending from the joint
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
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Provenance
| 1860-1875 | Charles Finch |
| 1875-1882 | John Adam |
| from 1882 | David Laurie |
| in 1885 | James Guthrie Orchar |
| until 1897 | James Guthrie Orchar |
| until 1958 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1897-1924 | Museum at Broughty Ferry |
| John Friedrich & Brothers | |
| 1926-1929 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| in 1929 | John Taylor Roberts |
| until 1937 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1929 and in 1931 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| ... | ... |
| from 1937 | L. H. Dulles |
| from 1977 | Eric Jarnaker |
| in 1999 | Swedish Royal Academy of Music |
| in 2000 | Anonymous |
| from 2000 | Anonymous |
| in 2010 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1937) . . . has an "unsurpassed tone" . . .
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1937)
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References
Friedrich Brothers Rare Old Violins - 1921-22 Catalog, John Friedrich & Brothers, New York (illustrated)- The Strad, December, 1987, John Dilworth, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11-12, 1977, 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)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931