Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, c. 1732-34, the 'Earl of Falmouth'
Violin: 41122
Labeled, "Anno 1733 Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.3 cm
Middle bouts: 10.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Notes:
In "The Hawley collection," Lyon & Healy list the date of this instrument as 1740.The Hawley Collection of Violins, The Hawley Collection of Violins, Chicago
Provenance
| until 1853 | Earl of Falmouth |
| from 1853 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in c. 1870 | William Richards |
| until 1875 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1875 | Thomas Dix Perkin |
| in c. 1880 | John Adam |
| in c. 1885 | Robert E. Brandt |
| until 1890 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1890-1920 | Dwight J. Partello |
| in c. 1925 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
| from c. 1925 | David H. Walton |
| until 1944 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1944-1965 | Henry Hottinger |
| in 1965 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1965-1966 | Jack Marlin |
| in 1966 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1966 | Dr. Ledford Gregory |
| in 1969 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1969 | Isaak Szklanka |
| in c. 1980 | Sergiu Luca |
| in 1982 | Sold by Jacques Français |
| from 1982 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (2025) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1717 and 1716, respectively.
- Correspondence: Juan Luis Prieto (photocopy) (2008)
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1970)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1890)
- Certificate: Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1970)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
A Thousand Mornings of Music, Arnold Gingrich, Crown Publishers, New York (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, December, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled, Carlo Chiesa, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Henry Hottinger Collection (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Hawley Collection of Violins, Lyon & Healy, Chicago
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
A Thousand Mornings of Music, Arnold Gingrich, Crown Publishers, New York (illustrated)
