Gasparo Bertolotti 'da Salò', Brescia, date unknown, the 'de Beriot'
Violin: 42151
Labeled, "Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia."
Back: Two-piece of small to medium curl
Top: of even medium grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: cut on the slab
Varnish: Dark golden
Length of back: 36.7 cm
Upper bouts: 17.1 cm
Middle bouts: 12.5 cm
Lower bouts: 21.05 cm
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Notes:
Previously thought to be the work of Giovanni Paolo Maggini, this violin is now consider to be by Gaspar da Salo.Provenance
| until 1864 | Charles Auguste de Bériot |
| 1864-1892 | Prince Joseph de Riquet de Caraman Chimay fils |
| 1892-1895 | Prince Pierre de Caraman Chimay |
| from 1895 and in 1896 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1896-1910 | Aldo Antionetti |
| until 1929 | Rodman Wanamaker |
| ... | ... |
| in 1940 | Dr. T. W. Buschmann |
| ... | ... |
| in 2017 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1989) X-411.- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1940)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1896)
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1989) X-411.
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1940)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
- Gio: Paolo Maggini: His Life & Work, Margaret L.Huggins, W. E. Hill & Sons, London
La Lutherie et les Luthiers, Antoine Vidal, Maison Quantin, Paris (illustrated)- Old Violins, H. R. Haweis, John Grant, Edinburgh (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- The Strad, November, 2003, Laurinel Owen, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
La Lutherie et les Luthiers, Antoine Vidal, Maison Quantin, Paris (illustrated)
