Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1673
Violin: 40192
Labeled, "Andreas Guarnerius fecit Cremone sub titulo Sanctae Teresiae 1673."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.2 cm
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Provenance
until 1931 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1931 | Prince A. Thurn-Taxis |
in 1999 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1975) States that the instrument is a work of Andrea Guarneri on the Hill books, and was sold by them to a Czechoslovakian prince before the war.
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1975)
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References
- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)