Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, c. 1670, the 'Carl Maria von Weber'
Violin: 40579
Bearing a facsimile label, dated 1664 (or 1684).
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Notes:
Möller lists the date as 1664.Italiaansche Vioolbouw, Max Möller, Italiaansche Vioolbouw, Amsterdam
Provenance
Carl Maria von Weber | |
Hans von Weber | |
Professor Groebbels | |
Sold by Giuseppe Fiorini | |
until 1911 | Carl Voss |
1911-1915 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
1915-1922 | Charles B. Lutyens |
until 1936 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1936 | Max Möller & Son |
in 1937 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)
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References
The Strad, 1926, Arthur Broadley, London, Jan 1926 (illustrated)
Italiaansche Vioolbouw, Max Möller, Max Möller N. V., Amsterdam (illustrated)
L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
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