Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1744, the 'Sainton, Betti'
Violin: 40434
Labeled, "Jospeh Guarnerius fecit / Cremone anno 1741 HIS."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.35 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.03 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Notes:
Dated 1738.Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa
Emil Herrmann notes: "Period 1743". Jacque Francais notes: "Dated 1742".
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
"This violin is invariably given the date of 1734 in 19th century sources, including Edward Heron-Allen, Gallay and in the notebook of C.E. Gand. In 1885, Heron-Allen published precise technical drawings of the violin in his famous treatise 'Violin Making As It Was and Is.'"
Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Cremona
Jacques Francais notes: "Grade: A+"
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| Luigi Tarisio | |
| in 1940 | Adolfo Betti |
| Richard Gompertz | |
| Howard Gottlieb | |
| Gand Frères | |
| Richard Bennett | |
| 1850-1890 | Prosper Sainton |
| 1891-1892 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1892 | Charles Fletcher |
| until 1903 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1903-1918 | Willy Woltman |
| from 1918 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1923 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1923-1950 | Adolfo Betti |
| in 1953 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1953 | Jacob Krachmalnick |
| until 1982 | Jacques Français |
| from 1982 | Anonymous |
| in 2015 | Current owner |
Known players
Jacob Krachmalnick, Prosper Sainton
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2003) X-2294.- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1982) #2570.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1953)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1923)
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2003) X-2294.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)- The Strad, November, 1988, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, July, 1999, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
- Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa
- Summer '61
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)
Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
