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