Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, Mantua, 1693
Violin: 42417
Labeled, "Peter Guarnerius Cremonensis filius Andrea fecit Mantua sub tit Sanctae Teresae 1693."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab; Coat of Arms of the Specker family of Basel is painted on the upper half
Top: of pine of medium grain in the center becoming fine towards the edges
Scroll: peg box is latr
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Notes:
"This violin was in the possession of one owner for nearly seventy years before it was acquired by Mr. Thomas. . . ."Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, The Strad, July, 1949, London
"The back painted with a coat of arms in azure, with a boar passant and three mullets, contained within an elaborate scroll cartouche flanked by busts, a winged cherub head below and two putti supporting a helmet above."
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 6, 1974, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 6, 1974, London, London
Provenance
| in 1949 | R. J. Thomas |
| ... | ... |
| in 1974 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1974 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London Certificate exists according to the 1949 Strad article, but was not mentioned in the Sotheby's catalog.
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References
The Strad, July, 1949, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 6, 1974, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, August, 1964, P. G. Hurst, London