Certificates & Documents

• Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London (2003) Stating that after a brief examination the violin also resembles the early works of Giuseppe Guarneri ~filius Andreae~.
• Certificate: Andreas Woywod, London (2003)
• Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2001) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1684 and states that that the wood used for the treble side of the Guarneri top significantly matches the the wood used on a 1699 Antonio Stradivari violin Known as the Kustendyke, which resides in the Collection of the Royal Academy of Music. Topham makes note that the exceptionally strong cross matching and statistical analysis suggests that the treble side on the table of the Guarneri and the bass side of the 1699 Kustendyke were fabricated from the same tree.

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References

• Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 26, 2012, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York (illustrated)