Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1742, the 'Lord Wilton'
Violin: 40256
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Top: From the same log as the "Carrodus" of 1743
Scroll: Of wood matching back
Ribs: Of wood matching back
Varnish: Pale golden orange
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| Richard Bennett | |
| from 1887 | Lord Wilton |
| in 1898 and until 1901 | Viscount Grey de Wilton |
| in 1901 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1901-1902 | Robert E. Brandt |
| in 1902 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1902-1921 | Sir Edgar Speyer |
| ... | ... |
| in 1930 and until 1952 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| 1952-1961 | Zlatko Balokovic |
| until 1966 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1966-1972 | Jack Marlin |
| until 1978 | Jacques Français |
| 1978-1999 | Yehudi Menuhin |
| from 1999 | Anonymous |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Known players
Leonora von Stosch, Yehudi Menuhin
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Klein, Hamburg (1998) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1739.
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References
- 'Lord Wilton' Ownership List
- Bein & Fushi Catalog, No. 12 (1999), Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago
The Strad, April, 2004, John Dilworth, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú (2 volumes), Carlos Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Graham Hargrave, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard & Eric Wen, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, October, 1944, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Strad 2010 Calendar: Violin Heroes, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)
- The Violin Masterpieces of Guarneri del Gesù - Exhibition, Peter Biddulph, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)