Michele Angelo Bergonzi, Cremona, c. 1743-48, the 'Claus, Adam'
Cello: 41011
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 73.75 cm
Upper bouts: 32.35 cm
Middle bouts: 21.65 cm
Lower bouts: 41.7 cm
There are 13 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Notes:
Emil Herrmann note: "by Michel angelo Bergonzi, Cremona."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
| in 1940 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1940 and in 1943 | Samuel A. Lewisohn |
| ... | ... |
| in 1967 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1967 | Claus Adam |
| in 1969 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Valuation: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1985) Attributes the instrument to G. B. Guadagnini.
Letter: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1969) Attributes the instrument to G. B. Guadagnini.
Certificate: Pierre Gerber, Lausanne (1967) Attributes the instrument to G. B. Guadagnini.- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1967) Attributes the instrument to Michele Angelo Bergonzi.
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1940) Attributes the instrument to G. B. Guadagnini.
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 Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)