Domenico Montagnana, Venice, 1731, the 'Bloomfield'
Violin: 41055
Labeled, "Domenicus Montagnana Sub Si- / gnum Cremonæ Venetiis 1731."
Back: Two-piece of medium to narrow curl descending from the joint
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Red brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.15 cm
Middle bouts: 10.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
There are 6 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Notes:
Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
Provenance
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| in 1966 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1979 | Sam Bloomfield |
| 1979-1988 | Sam and Rie Bloomfield Foundation |
| in 1988 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1979) ". . . the finest example known to our firm, it being outstandingly handsome and characteristic, and it is in an excellent state of preservation."- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1935)
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1720.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1979) ". . . the finest example known to our firm, it being outstandingly handsome and characteristic, and it is in an excellent state of preservation."Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Geigen aus Venedig, Aloys Greither, Werner Dausien, Hanau (illustrated)
- Reuning & Son Violins – Connoisseurs and Dealers in Violins, Violas, 'Cellos and Their Bows
- Loan Exhibition of Stringed Instruments and Bows Commemorating the 70th Birthday of Simone Fernando Sacconi, Schuler Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Bloomfield Collection Auction Catalog, November 23, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Strad 2005 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Book, Bafalon, London (illustrated)
- The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)
- Violin and Lute Makers of Venice, Stefano Pio, Venice Research, Venice (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
