Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, c. 1765, the 'Kingman'
Violin: 40883
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Cremonensis Fecit Parmæ *** Anno 1769 G. B. G."
Back: Two-piece of faint medium to broad curl descending from the joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
There are 14 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Provenance
| until 1922 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1922 | A. Kingman |
| in 1936 | Mrs. S. G. Bacon |
| in 1938 | Sold by Ralph P. Powell |
| 1939-1940 | William Lewis & Son |
| from 1940 | Milton Cherry |
| in 1970 | Alfred Göckel |
| until 2000 | Anonymous |
| in 2000 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2000 | Anonymous |
| in 2017 | Anonymous |
| until 2018 | Anonymous |
| in 2018 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (2018)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2017) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1747 and 1752, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2008) X-364.
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1970)
- Certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL (1941)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1922) "A characteristic example."
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
- Letter certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- The Strad, November, 1938, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Sotheby's Stringed Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago