Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1731, the 'Baltic'
Violin: 40410
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremonę anno 1731 IHS."
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Back: in one piece of quarter-cut maple with broad-width flame descending from the treble side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening towards the edges.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish golden-brown color.
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
| until 1935 | Giese family |
| in 1935 | Sold by Wilhelm Hermann Hammig |
| 1935 - 1940 | Walter Sochaczewski |
| in 1940 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1940 - 1950 | E. Clem Wilson |
| in 1952 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1952 - 1962 | Dorotha Powers Percival |
| in 1962 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1962 - c. 1971 | Irving Levick |
| in 1971 | Sold by Harry A. Duffy |
| 1971 - c. 1975 | George A. Gade |
| c. 1975 - 1979 | Steven Staryk |
| in 1979 | Sold by Harry A. Duffy |
| 1979 - 1988 | Sau-Wing Lam |
| from 1988 | Anonymous |
| until 2023 | Anonymous |
| in 2023 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2023 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2023)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2023) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1711 and 1713, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1962)
Letter: Philipp Hammig (photocopy), Berlin (1946) Facsimile copy of a translation.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)
- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936) Reissued November 19, 1971.
- Certificate: Philipp Hammig (photocopy), Berlin (1934) Typewritten translation copy.
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References
The Strad, October, 1994, Stewart Pollens, Orpheus, London (illustrated)- 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 - 1610
- Sau-Wing Lam, Dietmar Machold (illustrated)
- The Late Cremonese Violin Makers, Dmitry Gindin, Editioni Novecento, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Violin Masterpieces of Guarneri del Gesù - Exhibition, Peter Biddulph, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)