Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1740, the 'Pestel, Menuhin'
Violin: 49624
Back: One-piece
Scroll: not original, of faint flame
Ribs: of wood matching back
Varnish: Orange-brown-gold on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| Pestel | |
| in 1985 | Sold by Yehudi Menuhin |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1985) #2605.- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY #2563. Labeled "ex-Sainton" and also number #872.
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References
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)