Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1754, the 'Gerardy'
Cello: 40959
Back: Two-piece of small figured maple, the curls slanting slightly downwards from the center joint' the lower flanks have added wings, original to the maker
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 71.4 cm
Upper bouts: 33.4 cm
Middle bouts: 23.3 cm
Lower bouts: 41.9 cm
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Provenance
| Jean Gérardy | |
| until 1926 | George Hart |
| 1926-1929 | Rodman Wanamaker |
| 1929-1930 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1930-1958 | Michel Penha |
| in 1958 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1958 | Henry Kahn |
| in 1988 | Current owner |
Known players
Carter Brey, Jean Gérardy, Michel Penha
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1926)
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References
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Duane Rosengard, Carteggio Media, Haddonfield, NJ (illustrated)
MidAmerica | MidAmerica & MidAm International- Private Archives - 10746, William Moennig & Son
- Private Archives - 10842, Wurlitzer
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)