Santo Serafin, Venice, c. 1740

Cello: 22625

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Labeled, "Sanctus Seraphin, Utinensis fecit, Venetijs fecit ann 1740."

Jason Price gives an analysis of the cello in this week's Carteggio feature

Back: in two pieces of quarter-cut maple with medium-width flame, descending from the center seam towards the edges.

Top: in two pieces of spruce with regular medium width grain.

Scroll: of similar wood

Ribs: of similar wood

Varnish: of a light golden brown color

Length of back: 71.5 cm

Upper bouts: 33.1

Middle bouts: 23.3

Lower bouts: 41.1

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Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.

The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston

Provenance

	Sold by Hamma & Co.
	Sold by Henry Werro
in 1945	Anonymous
...	...
in 1964	Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York
in 1964 and until 1965	Jacques Français
from 1965	Charlotte Moulyn
until 2017	Anonymous
in 2017	Sold by Tarisio
from 2017	Current owner

Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (2017)
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1966) #1438.
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1964) #7008.
Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1945)
Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1731. Printed report available for purchase upon request.

Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)

Geigen aus Venedig, Aloys Greither, Werner Dausien, Hanau (illustrated)
Private Archives - 1610
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 57 (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)