Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, c. 1732-34, the 'Earl of Falmouth'
Violin: 41122
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 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 |
| - | William Richards |
| until 1875 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1875 | J. Dix Perkin |
| - | John Adam |
| - | Robert E. Brandt |
| until 1890 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1890 - 1920 | Dwight J. Partello |
| - | Sold by Emil Herrmann |
| - | David H. Walton |
| until 1944 | Emil Herrmann |
| in 1948 | Henry Hottinger |
| until 1958 | Louis E. Brooks |
| ... | ... |
| from 1965 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| - | Dr. Ledford Gregory |
| until 1969 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1969 | Isaak Szklanka |
| - | Sergiu Luca |
| from c. 2000 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Correspondence: Juan Luis Prieto (photocopy) (2008)
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer (photocopy), New York, NY (1970)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons (photocopy), London (1890)
- Certificate: Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann (photocopy)
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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, Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Carlo Chiesa (illustrated)
- Henry Hottinger Collection (illustrated)
Rare Violins of New York- 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)