Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae', Cremona, 1703, the 'van Oordt, César Thomson'
Violin: 42496
Bearing its original label, "Ioseph Guarnerius filius Andreae fecit Cremona sub titulo S. Teresie 1703."
Back: Two-piece small-figured curly maple
Scroll: Old Italian, probably not original. Pegbox replaced.
Ribs: Wood matching back
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.15 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 10.6 cm
Lower bouts: 19.75 cm
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Provenance
Joseph Hel | |
César Thomson | |
Jan W. L. van Oordt | |
Sold by Peter Biddulph | |
in 1931 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
... | ... |
in 1977 | Sold by Sotheby's |
... | ... |
in 2007 | Sold by Peter Biddulph |
from 2007 | Dextra Musica |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1998) 1998 or later
- Letter: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam (1952) Relates provenance of the instrument.
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References
- Ole Bull 2010: Dextra Musica Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11-12, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1998, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1931), Part 1, Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)