Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1732, the 'Gillott, Lord Dunmore'

Violin: 40395

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Bearing its original label, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremona anno 1734."

Back: Two-piece of medium curl descending from the joint

Ribs: of similar but less pronounced

Length of back: 35.6 cm

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Notes:

Listed as both 1732 & 1734 in the Hills book. Henley lists the instrument as 1732. At the sale of the Gillot Collection by Christie's in 1872, it is listed as 1732, and George Hart compounded the error by repeating the 1732 date in an article he wrote. But since the label is original and bears the date 1734, this must be the true date.

The Gillott Del Gesu, Robert Lewin, The Strad, November, 1977, London

BARTOLOMEO GIUSEPPE GUARNERI 'DEL GESù': BIOGRAPHY AND PRICE HISTORY
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Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù'

Provenance

from 1850	Charles Reade
	John Hart
until 1872	Joseph Gillott
in 1872	Sold by Christie's
from 1872	George Hart
from 1872	Lord Dunmore
until 1882	John Adam
from 1882	David Laurie
until 1892	Richard Bennett
from 1892	Frederick Smith
from 1910	Hart & Son
in 1911	Mr. & Mrs. Reynolds
...	...
in 1931 and until 1944	Ferencz Hegedüs
...	...
from 1944	Hart & Son
in 1977	Sold by Sotheby's

Known players

Ferencz Hegedüs

Certificates & Documents

Letter: Hart & Son, London (1938)
Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1938)

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References

Hart & Son catalog, undated (illustrated)
Joseph Gillott, Cozio Carteggio feature, John Dilworth, Feb 2020
The Strad, December, 1987, John Dilworth, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Strad, 1911, Towry Piper, London, Sep 1911 (illustrated)
The Strad, November, 1977, Robert Lewin, London (illustrated)
The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931