Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, c. 1750, the 'ex-Perlman, Klausner'
Violin: 101701
Labeled, "Petrus Guarnerius Filius Joseph Cremonensis fecit Venetijs Anno 1729."
The head slightly later from the Serafin workshop.
Read Jason Price's Carteggio feature on this violin.
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with broad-width flame descending from the treble side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood, from the Serafin workshop and not original to the instrument.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Notes:
". . .served as the solo instrument of Itzhak Perlman at the beginning of his career in this country."Bein & Fushi Catalog, Fall, 1983, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi Catalog, Fall, 1983, Chicago
Provenance
| from c. 1930 and in 1942 | Gustave Tinlot |
| 1942-1953 | Millard Taylor |
| 1953-1959 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1959 | Shoshanna Perlman |
| from 1959 | Itzhak Perlman |
| from 1984 | Owen Neff |
| c. 1998-2019 | Tiberius Klausner |
| in 2022 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2022 | Current owner |
Known players
Itzhak Perlman
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2022)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2022) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1743 and 1738, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Letter: Itzhak Perlman (photocopy), New York, NY (1988)- Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1984)
- Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1960)
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1959)
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References
Bein & Fushi Catalog, Fall, 1983, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10842, Wurlitzer