Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1736
Violin: 42577
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Notes:
"The tail piece with a gold shield inscribed 'CB Cremona 1736'"Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, London
Provenance
| in 1949 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
| ... | ... |
| in 1966 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1966)- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1939)
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References
The Strad, November, 1966, London (illustrated)- Lyon & Healy Collection of Rare Old Violins (1949), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)