Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1755, the 'Stoessel, Red Diamond'
Violin: 42449
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece
Varnish: Red
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
Provenance
| until 1937 | Albert Caressa |
| 1937-1941 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1941 | Albert Stoessel |
| until 1958 | Jacques Français |
| from 1958 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1958) #601.- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1958) #601.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
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)
