Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1738, the 'Maggio'
Violin: 66000
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit, Cremona Anno 1741."
Back: in two pieces of quarter sawn maple with flames of medium width ascending from the centre joint.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain widening to the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Length of back: 35.25 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4cm
Middle bouts: 11.3cm
Lower bouts: 20.4cm
Provenance
| Passigli family | |
| from 1947 | Alberto Passigli |
| from 1996 | Anonymous |
| until 2016 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2016 | Current owner |
Known players
Bronislaw Huberman
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2014)- Valuation: Philip J. Kass (2014)
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2013)
- Certificate: Gaetano Pollastri, Bologna (1939)
- Certificate: Cesare Candi, Genoa (1939)
- Dendrochronology report: Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
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References
Violin, Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu, "ex Huberman, ex Maggio" (unpublished monograph), Machold Rare Violins, Vienna (illustrated)