Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1731, the 'Lo Stauffer, Zukerman'
Violin: 40803
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremone anno 1734."
Back: One-piece with flame descending from treble to bass.
Top: of fine-grained spruce which is slightly broader at the centre of the instrument
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Yellow-orange over a golden ground
Length of back: 35.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.25 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Notes:
Resides in the Palazzo Comunale collection in Cremona.I Centenari Dei Guarneri, I Centenari Dei Guarneri: 1698-1998, Cremona
". . . The varnish of a light brown colour is original on the ribs and head but not on the table and back. . ."
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, London
Provenance
| in 1830 | Bravi Mazzo |
| ... | ... |
| from 1916 | D. Saluzzo |
| until 1930 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1924 | Emil Hjorth & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1930 | A. J. Corfe |
| until 1945 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1924 | H. L. Wessel |
| from 1945 | Boosey & Hawkes |
| in 1972 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| 1972 - 1977 | Pinchas Zukerman |
| until 1980 | John & Arthur Beare |
| from 1980 | Walter Stauffer Musicological Foundation of Cremona (Museo del Violino) |
Known players
Pinchas Zukerman
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1980)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1926)
- Certificate: Ernst Kessler, Berlin (1924)
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References
36 Famous Italian Violins, Alex Wasinski, Herman Gordon, New York (illustrated)- Cremona's Instruments, Charles Beare, Bruce Carlson & Andrea Mosconi, cremonabooks, Cremona (illustrated)
- Giuseppe Guarneri, detto del Gesu', Elia Santoro, Editrice Turris, Cremona (illustrated)
- Gli Strumenti di Cremona, Charles Beare, Bruce Carlson & Andrea Mosconi, Cremona Books, Cremona (illustrated)
- I Centenari Dei Guarneri: 1698-1998, Consorzio Liutai e Archettai "Antonio Stradivai", Cremona (illustrated)
- Joseph Guarnerius "del Gesù", Charles Beare, Bruce Carlson & Andrea Mosconi, Commune di Cremona, Cremona (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Strad 2010 Calendar: Violin Heroes, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)