Bartolomeo Calvarola, Bergamo, 1751, the 'Mausner'


Violin: 43153

Bearing its original label, "Bartholomaeus Calvarola fecit in vico Turris Boldonae peope Bergomum Anno 1751."

Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending slightly from the joint

Top: of medium grain, opening out to broad grain on the bass side

Scroll: plain

Ribs: of broad curl

Varnish: Golden-brown

Length of back: 35.6 cm

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Provenance

until 1923 W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1923 Mrs. Rigby
in 1938 Sold by Puttick & Simpson
... ...
in 1945 Cecil Pearson
until 1978 W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1978 Mrs. C. Bennett
in 1981 Sold by Sotheby's
until 1983 Jacques Français
1983-2009 Laura Mausner
in 2009 Sold by Tarisio
from 2009 Anonymous
in c. 2010 Chi-Mei Culture Foundation

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1983) #2373.
  • Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1978)
  • Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1923) Not listed in the Sotheby's catalogue. Possibly lost.

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References

  • The Strad, February, 1946, London (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10072
  • Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 15, 1981, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
  • Tarisio Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 7, 2009, New York, Tarisio, Tarisio, New York (illustrated)
  • The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)

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