Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1740
Violin: 43724
Dated 1739.
Back: One-piece broadly figured
Scroll: by Joseph Guarnerius filius Andreae
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
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Notes:
Dated 1739.How Many Strads? - Supplemental, Ernest N. Doring, Violins & Violinists, March, 1952, Chicago
"This splendid late period example shows the collaboration of the maker’s son Michael Angelo."
Bein & Fushi Catalog, Spring 2010, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi Catalog, Spring, 2010, Chicago
Provenance
| until 1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1895 | Parsons |
| until 1915 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1915 | Mrs Bicknell |
| until 1951 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1951 | Current owner |
Known players
Joseph Szigeti
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1951)
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References
Bein & Fushi 2010 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Bein & Fushi Catalog, Spring, 2010, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, March, 1952, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- World of Strings, Fall, 1958, William Moennig & Sons, Philadelphia (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)