Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, 1750, the 'Shapiro'
Violin: 41623
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| in 1931 and until 1939 | Dr Otto Krebs |
| ... | ... |
| 1939-1950 | Daniel Karpilowsky |
| ... | ... |
| from 1950 and in 2008 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2008)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1961) Explains that the instrument in the Hill Guarneri book listed as the ex-Wieniawski is actually a different instrument.
- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939) "In those days, strange to relate, the violin was accepted as the work of Nicolo Amati and it was I who denounced this attribution and declared it to be the work of Pietro Guarneri -- that was some 30-35 years ago!"
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939)
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2008)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939) "In those days, strange to relate, the violin was accepted as the work of Nicolo Amati and it was I who denounced this attribution and declared it to be the work of Pietro Guarneri -- that was some 30-35 years ago!"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
- Correspondence with Eric Benning, January, 2008
L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)
L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
