Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1758, the 'Burmester, Adler'
Violin: 42451
Bearing its original label, dated 1756.
Back: Two-piece
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| until 1918 | Dr. Toeplitz |
| from 1918 | August Herrmann |
| from 1922 | Fritz Roth |
| until 1924 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1924 - 1927 | Willy Burmester |
| 1927 - 1944 | Max Adler & family |
| until 1944 | Kenneth Warren & Son |
| in 1949 | Arthur Grossman |
| ... | ... |
| in 1964 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
| 1964 - c. 1966 | Basilio Cardellino |
| ... | ... |
| in 2019 | Anonymous |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
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References
- Fine Stringed Instruments Exhibition, Hong Kong, October 21-28, 2006
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)