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)