Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, 1760, the 'Keller'
Violin: 42570
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini fecit Parmæ serviens C. S. R 1760."
Sold with a limited edition of "The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers" by Ernest N. Doring, 1949. No. 409 of 1500.
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium-width flame ascending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood matching the back.
Varnish: of a red orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| J. G. Hesketh | |
| from 1923 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| until 1947 | Harrison Keller |
| from 1947 | Alfred Krips |
| until 2023 | Anonymous |
| in 2023 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2023 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2023)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2022) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1749 and 1753, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1947)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1936)
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2023)
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References
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago