Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1726-29, the 'Dancla, Serato'


Violin: 40409

Back: One-piece

Length of back: 35.4 cm

Upper bouts: 16.4 cm

Middle bouts: 10.7 cm

Lower bouts: 20.1 cm

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Provenance

Sold by Ernst Kessler
until 1847 Auguste Sebastien Philippe Bernardel
from 1847 Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla
until 1946 Arrigo Serato
from 1946 Pina Carmirelli
from 1956 Dr. Barnet Fine
from 1978 and in 1998 Current owner

Known players

Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla

Certificates & Documents

  • Dendrochronology report: Peter Klein, Hamburg (1998) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1724.
  • Certificate: Harry A. Duffy, Miami, FL (1977)
  • Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1968)
  • Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1956)
  • Certificate: Bernardel, Paris (1853)
  • Dendrochronology report: Hamberger Fine Stringed Instruments Dates the latest ring of the treble and bass side as 1724 and 1721, respectively.

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References

  • Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú (2 volumes), Carlos Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Graham Hargrave, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard & Eric Wen, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10842
  • The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931
  • The Violin Masterpieces of Guarneri del Gesù - Exhibition, Peter Biddulph, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)
  • W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)

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