Giovanni Tononi, Bologna, 1700
Violin: 42384
Fake Andrea Guarneri label.
Back: One-piece with a painting depicting a black boar (bull?) on a rich blue background surrounded by cherubs
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Notes:
The painting on the back was probably painted by the same artist who painted the family seal on the Peter Guarneri of Mantua 1693 violin (ID=2417).Sotheby's June Sale, Robert Lewin, The Strad, July, 1974, London
Hurst argues that the instrument was actually made by Joseph Guarneri filius Andrea.
The Guarneri Puzzle, P. G. Hurst, The Strad, August, 1964, London
Provenance
| in 1961 | Sold by Cyril Woodcock |
| in 1964 | Current owner |
References
The Strad, July, 1961, London (illustrated)- The Strad, July, 1974, Robert Lewin, London
- The Strad, August, 1964, P. G. Hurst, London
The Strad, July, 1961, London (illustrated)
