Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1662
Violin: 45251
Bearing its original label, "Sotto disciplina Andre Guarnerij ineius sub titulo S. Teresiæ, Cremone 1662."
Back: One-piece of medium curl descending from left to right, with original wings in the upper and lower bouts
Top: of medium grain in the center, narrowing towards the flanks
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
| until 1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1941 | Miss Ruth Aranjo |
| in 1989 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1941)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Italian Violin Makers (2001), Teruhiko Sato, Nippon Gengakki, Tokyo (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 15, 1989, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
