Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae', Cremona, 1707, the 'Kingman'
Cello: 40380
Back: Two-piece poplar, showing slab markings on the flanks
Top: of varying width grain
Scroll: of narrow-flamed maple
Ribs: of poplar
Length of back: 74.5 cm
Upper bouts: 35.2 cm
Middle bouts: 24.4 cm
Lower bouts: 43.8 cm
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Notes:
Tepper Galleries Catalog of Important Musical Instruments, October 22, 1976, New York, Tepper Galleries Catalog of Important Musical Instruments, October 22, 1976, New York, New York
Provenance
| until 1902 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1902 and in 1928 | Edward W. Beal |
| from 1928 and in 1931 | Russell B. Kingman |
| 1931-1968 | Louis Krasner |
| from 1968 | Joel Krosnick |
| in 1976 | Sold by Tepper Galleries |
| Current owner |
Known players
János Starker, Narek Hakhnazaryan
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1968) Ascribes the scroll to G. B. Guadagnini.
Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1968)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1902)
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References
The Strad, November, 1928, London (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
Rare Violins of New York- Tepper Galleries Catalog of Important Musical Instruments, October 22, 1976, New York, Tepper, New York
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931