Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1738, the 'Baron Gutmann, Baron Knoop'
Violin: 42440

Back: Two-piece maple cut on the half slab, of somewhat irregular curl
Top: of narrow grain, broadening towards the flanks
Ribs: of maple with a medium even curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
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Provenance
until 1900 | Baron Johann Knoop |
until 1927 | Professor Ernest Wendel |
1927 - 1928 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
1928 - 1930 | Baron Viktor Gutmann |
from 1930 | Amy Emerson Neill |
in 1965 | Arnold Schwechter |
... | ... |
in 1979 | Paolo Peterlongo |
... | ... |
in 2005 | Fondazione Pro Canale - Milano |
Known players
Amy Emerson Neill
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1931)
Certificate: Pierre Vidoudez, Geneva
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References
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Walter Hamma, Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
Patronage and investment in fine musical instruments, Fondazione Pro Canale, Milan (illustrated)
The Violin: Its physical and acoustic principles, Paolo Peterlongo, Paul Elek, London (illustrated)
The Strad, July, 1965, London (illustrated)