Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1738, the 'Lutti, Senn'
Violin: 40430
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of medium horizontal curl
Top: F-holes recut.
Length of back: 35.2 cm
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Provenance
| - | Nicolò Paganini |
| - | Boissier |
| - | Lutti |
| until 1899 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1899 | Enrique Fernández Arbós |
| in 1909 | Sold by Caressa & Français |
| in 1909 | Felix Berber |
| - | Madame Berber |
| - | Sold by Albert Caressa |
| 1921 - 2000 | Otto Senn |
| from 2000 | Anonymous |
| in c. 2005 | Anonymous |
| from c. 2005 | Anonymous |
| in c. 2015 | Anonymous |
| from 2015 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Hamberger Fine Stringed Instruments (2013) The two pieces of wood forming the table are from different trees. The youngest ring for one side dates to 1732-33 and matches the table on the 1740 'Ysaye' del Gesu. The youngest ring for the other side dates to 1730-31.
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2010)- Certificate: Roland Baumgartner, Basel (2000)
Letter: Albert Caressa, Paris (1924)- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris (1921)
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References
- Correspondence with Roland Baumgartner, November, 2010
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931