Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, 1721
Violin: 41614
Bearing its original label, ". . . Cremona. . ."
Back: Two-piece marked by a faint smallish curl
Top: of pine of even grain
Scroll: marked by a faint broad curl
Ribs: plain
Varnish: Brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
Provenance
| until 1907 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| in 1931 | Helen Egerton |
| until 1965 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| in 1974 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1965)
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References
The Strad, August, 1984, London (illustrated)- Geigen aus Venedig, Aloys Greither, Werner Dausien, Hanau (illustrated)
- The Strad, November, 1974, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)