Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, Mantua, c. 1700
Violin: 40345
Labeled, "Petrus Guarnerius Cremonensis filius Andreæ fecit Mantuœ sub. tit. Sanctæ Teresiæ 1698."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.4 cm
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Provenance
| Teetgens | |
| until 1927 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1927 and in 1931 | Diana Cator |
| until 1945 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1945 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| from 1978 | Pauli Merling |
| in 2003 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: D. R. Hill & Son, Great Missenden (2003)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1945) Describes the violin as 'a thoroughly characteristic example of the early period of the maker's work'
Certificate: D. R. Hill & Son, Great Missenden (2003)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.)
References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 11, 2003, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 11, 2003, 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)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
