Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Cremona, c. 1758, the 'Casadesus, Mlle. Flayelle'
Violin: 42435
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini fecit Cremonæ 1758."
Back: in two pieces of maple with broad irregular flame and featuring a sap mark at each lower flank.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of maple with medium narrow flame.
Varnish: of a pale golden-brown.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| Marius Casadesus | |
| from 1930 | Vincent Cardillo |
| in 1965 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1965 | Mildred Goodman Marcus |
| until 2018 | Anonymous |
| in 2018 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2023) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1742 and 1743, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. (photocopy), New York, NY (1965)
Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. (photocopy), New York, NY (1965)- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (photocopy), New York, NY (1930)
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References
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago