Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia, c. 1630–31, the 'Chimay, Sandeman'
Cello: 71272
The head later.
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab of broad faint curl
Top: of fine, straight grain
Scroll: not original
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 75.5 cm
Upper bouts: 35.41 cm
Middle bouts: 24.06 cm
Lower bouts: 45.43 cm
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Notes:
Identified as an "ex-Dumas" instrument.The Jacques Français 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
One of the instruments exhibited in Brescia in June, 2007 at the "Gio Paolo Maggini Secoli di dettagli" exhibition.
Gio Paolo Maggini, Exhibition - Brescia, Italy, 2007
"Judging from the design and position of the les, this cello should be at first a five-stringed instrument and later transformed into a four-stringed cello. . .
. . . it is possible that the Prince de Chimay, Pierre-Paul Riquet (1604-1680), purchased the cello, since his wife, Princess Christine was a famous musician. Despite that we lack direct evidence to prove that Pierre-Paul Riquet owned the cello, the fact that Marie Joseph anatole Pierre Alphonse de Riquet, Prince of Chimay sold the cello in 1896 has been verified."
The Legend of Italian Violins: Brescian and Cremonese Violin Makers 1550-1950, Dai Ting Chung, The Legend of Italian Violins: Brescian and Cremonese Violin Makers 1550-1950
Provenance
| until 1896 | Victor Antoine Charles de Riquet (Duc de Caraman-Chimay) |
| in 1896 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1896-1897 | Charles B. Lutyens |
| in 1897 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1897-1910 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| 1910-1912 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1912 | E. P. Warren |
| until 1931 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1931 | Ernest A. Sandeman |
| until 1944 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1944 | Thomas Smith |
| until 1973 | Jacques Français |
| from 1973 | Unknown |
| from 2006 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2013) Dating the youngest tree rings to 1583 (treble) and 1566 (bass).
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1973) #958. States that the scroll is later German work.
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1944)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
Andrew Schaw | Connoisseur and Dealer in Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Bows | Home- Correspondence with Chi-Mei Foundation consultant, September, 2006
- Gio Paolo Maggini, Exhibition - Brescia, Italy, 2007
Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia (exhibition catalog), nuovesettimanebaroche, Brescia (illustrated)- Liutai in Brescia: 1520-1724, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
- Private Archives - 1610
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Legend of Italian Violins: Brescian and Cremonese Violin Makers 1550-1950, Dai Ting Chung, Wen-Lo Shi (illustrated)