Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1735, the 'Parlow, Viotti'
Violin: 40420
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Brown with a reddish tinge
Length of back: 34.9 cm
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Provenance
| from 1800 | Giovanni Battista Viotti |
| 1820-1830 | Pierre Baillot |
| from 1830 | Count Pillet-Will |
| until 1899 | Count Pillet-Will's grandson |
| from 1899 | Dr. Henry Luc |
| from 1901 | Caressa & Français |
| in 1902 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
| from 1902 | Max Pringsheim |
| from 1907 | Wilhelm Hermann Hammig |
| until 1908 | Björnson family |
| 1908-1962 | Kathleen Parlow |
| from 1962 | Theodore Marchetti |
| 1963-1964 | Frederick E. Haenel |
| from 1967 | Joseph Hull |
| Sold by John & Arthur Beare | |
| in 2014 | Current owner |
Known players
Giovanni Battista Viotti, Kathleen Parlow
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY #1499.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
- J. & A. Beare - Notable Sales
J. & A. Beare Newsletter, 2009, J. & .A. Beare, London (illustrated)- The Strad, 1910, B. Henderson, London, Jul 1910 (illustrated)
- The Strad, January, 1964, London (illustrated)
- The Emil Hermann Collection - Part II, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers