Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1742, the 'Tellefsen'
Violin: 40403
Dated 1739.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
Instrument #95 at the South Kensington Special Exhibition.Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, London
"No. 95 is a roughish specimen of the same epoch, not so brilliant, but with its own charm. Here the gauge-marks of impatience are to be seen in the very border, and I should have expected to see the stiff-throated scroll, for it belongs to this form."
Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini
Listed as a 1734 instrument.
The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626-1762), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, London
"According to a letter written by Desmond Hill in 1970, it was in the collection of Andrew Fountaine in 1856 and has an inscription to that effect on the interior of the table. "
Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, John Dilworth, Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, Bergen
Provenance
| Sold by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume | |
| in 1856 | Andrew Fountaine |
| ... | ... |
| in 1872 | Lord Amherst of Hackney |
| ... | ... |
| in 1885 | Lord Amherst of Hackney |
| ... | ... |
| from 1911 | Mrs Almeric Paget |
| in 1931 | May Harrison |
| until 1960 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1960 | Sir Leon Bagrit |
| until 1970 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1970-2018 | Arve Tellefsen |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Desmond Hill (1970)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1960)
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References
- Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini
- Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, South Kensington Museum, London
Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen (illustrated)- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931
- The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)