Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1758, the 'Wieniawski'
Violin: 41017
Bearing its original label, dated 1746.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
Notes:
Dated 1749.Emil Herrmann Papers, 1910-1947, The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998 (Box 90), Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| Henri Wieniawski | |
| Caressa | |
| in 1943 and until 1944 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1944 | Ann Grier |
| Current owner |
Known players
Henri Wieniawski
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY #3279.- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris
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References
Bein & Fushi 1997 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- 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)