Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1730-34, the 'Castelbarco, Haddock, Bromley Booth, Tarisio'
Violin: 43676
Back: Two-pieces ascending from the centre joint.
Scroll: by a later maker
Varnish: Red
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Notes:
For some time, this instrument shared a double case with the "Emperor" Strad in the collection of George Haddock.A Violin by Guarneri del Gesu, Ernest N. Doring, Violins & Violinists, August, 1951, Chicago
Provenance
| Count Cesare Pompeo Castelbarco | |
| Mackay | |
| Morrison | |
| Sold by George Hart | |
| until 1845 | Luigi Tarisio |
| from 1845 | George Hart |
| in 1890 | George Haddock |
| until 1901 | George Hart |
| from 1901 | C. Ashworth Tate |
| in 1933 | Bromley Booth |
| ... | ... |
| from 1949 and in 1951 | William Lewis & Son |
| ... | ... |
| in c. 2010 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: George Hart, London (1901)
Letter: George Hart, London (1901)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London Attributes the instrument to an earlier period, 1732-34.
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London
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References
Violins & Violinists, August, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- The Strad, July, 1933, London (illustrated)