Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1733, the 'Soil'


Violin: 42723

Back: One-piece with flames slanting upwards from left to right

Varnish: Golden red, much worn

Length of back: 35.3 cm

Upper bouts: 16.4 cm

Middle bouts: 11.1 cm

Lower bouts: 20.3 cm

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Provenance

in 1884 and until 1890 M. Dubosq-Lettré
... ...
in 1890 Sold by Emile Germain
1890-1911 Amédée Soil
from 1911 Caressa & Français
until 1912 W. E. Hill & Sons
1912-1924 Henri Verbrugghen
from 1924 Thomas C. Petersen
until 1928 Emil Herrmann, New York
from 1928 J. Frank Otwell
in 1933 J. Frank Otwell
until 1944 Emil Herrmann, New York
from 1944 Henry Hottinger
in 1959 Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
1959-1959 E. Herrmann Rare Violins, Inc
1960-2003 Current owner

Known players

Tibor Varga

Certificates & Documents

  • Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1927)
  • Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
  • Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
  • Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY

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References

  • The Strad, April, 1984, London (illustrated)
  • The Strad, April, 1984, Roger Hargrave, London (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10842
  • Emil Herrmann Rare Violins (Meistergeigen) 1927-28, Emil Herrmann, New York (illustrated)
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
  • The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York
  • W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)

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