Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, 1770, the 'Dawes, de Long Tearse'
Violin: 42602
Labeled, "Johannes Baptista Guadagnini, Cremonensis, fecit Parma ferviens, CSR, 1770."
Inscribed to the lower bass rib, "... 27 Luglio, 1809: Revisto e corretto da me, Felice Mori Costa ... Giacomo in Strada Maestra, Parma."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| in 1925 | Margaret deLong Tearse |
| Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son | |
| Edward E. Cramer | |
| in 1949 | Frank J. Callier |
| in 1953 | Sold by Herman Walecki |
| until 1957 | Stephan Kolbinson |
| 1957-2018 | Andrew Dawes |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2014) Dates the latest ring of the treble side as 1762 with strong correlations to a viola by Guadagnini. Written report available for purchase upon request.
Certificate: Herman Walecki (photocopy), Los Angeles, CA (1953)- Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel (photocopy), Paris (1925)
- Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London
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References
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago