Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, c. 1690
Violin: 27979
Labeled, "Andreas Guarnerius fecit Cremona sub, Titulo Sanctæ Teresiæ 1651."
The later top dating to c. 1760. The head by another hand.
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium-width flame descending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the egdes.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.0 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| in 1920 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| in 1933 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1933 | W. R. Ford Co. |
| from 1968 | William Levin |
| in 1971 | Sold by William Moennig & Son |
| from 1971 | Anonymous |
| from 1983 and in 2017 | Anonymous |
| until 2020 | Anonymous |
| in 2020 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2020 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2020) Dates the latest rings on the bass and treble sides to 1752 and 1757 respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Letter certificate: Pierre Dalphin, Geneva (1983) ascribes the complete violin to Andrea Guarneri.- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1971) ascribes the complete violin to Andrea Guarneri.
- Certificate: W. A. Shropshire, New York, NY (1968) ascribes the complete violin to Andrea Guarneri.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1933) ascribes the body to Andrea Guarneri and the head to Giovanni Battista Ceruti.
Letter certificate: Pierre Dalphin, Geneva (1983) ascribes the complete violin to Andrea Guarneri.
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