Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1736
Violin: 42577
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Notes:
"The tail piece with a gold shield inscribed 'CB Cremona 1736'"Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, London
Provenance
in 1949 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
... | ... |
in 1966 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1966)
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1939)
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References
- The Strad, November, 1966, London (illustrated)
- Lyon & Healy Collection of Rare Old Violins (1949), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)