Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, 1747, the 'Flesch, Martzy, Duc de Camposelice'
Violin: 40686
Labeled, "Petrus Guarnerius filius Joseph Cremonensis fecit Venetijs 1747."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium even grain
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Provenance
- | Amand Forest |
- | Duc de Camposelice |
- | Pierre Alfred Brun |
- | Conservatoire Nationale de Musique, Paris |
in 1931 | Carl Flesch |
... | ... |
in 1949 | Daniel Tschudi |
... | ... |
in 1979 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Known players
Armand Forest, Carl Flesch, Johanna Martzy, Pierre Alfred Brun
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Eugen Tenucci, Zurich (1950)
Certificate: Maucotel & Deschamps (1945)
Certificate: Berthe Flesch, Luzern (1945)
Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel, Paris (1926)
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References
Cubic Circle home page
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Walter Hamma, Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 3, 1979, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's May Sale
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931