Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1744, the 'Lord Coke'
Violin: 40415
Facsimile label
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: Italian, circa 1700
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Notes:
"A few years ago, the violin maker fell in love with a Guarneri violin named the Lord Coke. I committed myself to buying it for two years. So I could have it and copy it", says Landon, who has two of these copies on hand. One is covered with a full, smooth coat of varnish. For the other, he explains, "I did all kinds of things to imitate the nicks on the varnish. The difference in sound is uncanny. The well-varnished instrument has a slightly muffled sound, while with the antiqued version, each note contains countless colors.""Hd not original. . ."
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive, W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive
Provenance
| in 1872 | Abel Bonjour |
| - | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| 1889 - 1894 | Isabella Eugenia, Duchess of Camposelice |
| until 1912 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| in 1931 | Lord Coke |
| - | Signora Camilloni |
| until 1958 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1958 | Abel Bonjour |
| from 1958 | Steven Staryk |
| until 1991 | Gerald Segelman |
| in 1991 | Sold by Peter Biddulph |
| - | Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc |
| from 1991 | Joji L. Hattori |
| - | Sold by Christophe Landon Rare Violins |
| in 2002 | Current owner |
Known players
Dmitri Makhtin, Rachel Barton Pine
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (1992)- Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1991) #8093.
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1958)
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References
Bein & Fushi 1992 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Chicago Tribune, Howard Reich & William Gaines, Chicago
- UNITEL
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)