Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, 1750
Violin: 42371
Bearing a facsimile label, "Petrus Guarnerius Filius Ioseph Cremonsensis fecit Venetijs. Anno 1750."
Back: One-piece of medium curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out slightly towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
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Provenance
| in 1931 | F. C. Pusinelli |
| until 1959 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1959 | Myles Glover |
| until 1964 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1964 | C. E. Horton |
| Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc | |
| in 1982 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1964)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1959)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1964)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
Bein & Fushi 1985 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments, Part II Auction Catalog, November 4, 1982, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Strad, December, 1995, John Dilworth, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Book, Bafalon, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1931 (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
Bein & Fushi 1985 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
