Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, 1750, the 'Bailly'
Violin: 43554
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of broad curl ascending slightly from the center joint
Top: of narrow even grain, somewhat wider on the bass side
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Notes:
This instrument was featured in a full-page notice posted by Guarneri House after it was stolen in 1985.Stolen Violin, The Strad, August, 1985, London
Letter from Steven Reiley to Jacques Francais, May 23, 1985 reporting the instrument to have been stolen: "The violin is in mint condition, showing only a small crack in the upper bass side next to the neck and extending about one inch, from the edge towards the end of the bass bar."
The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, 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
| until 1929 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1929 and in 1931 | Louis Bailly |
| ... | ... |
| in 1985 | Guarneri House |
| c. 1985-c. 1990 | Reported stolen |
| from c. 1990 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1977)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929) "We consider this instrument a characteristic and well preserved example of the maker's work."
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
Italienische Violinen des 18. Jahrhunderts, John Huber, Verlag Erwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- The Strad, August, 1985, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 60 (illustrated)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)
- William Moennig Catalog, date unknown, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)