Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1733, the 'Soil'
Violin: 42723
Back: One-piece with flames slanting upwards from left to right
Varnish: Golden red, much worn
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
| in 1884 and until 1890 | M. Dubosq-Lettré |
| ... | ... |
| in 1890 | Sold by Emile Germain |
| 1890-1911 | Amédée Soil |
| from 1911 | Caressa & Français |
| until 1912 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1912-1924 | Henri Verbrugghen |
| from 1924 | Thomas C. Petersen |
| until 1928 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1928 | J. Frank Otwell |
| until 1944 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1944 | Henry Hottinger |
| 1960-2003 | Current owner |
Known players
Tibor Varga
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1927)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY
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References
The Strad, April, 1984, London (illustrated)- The Strad, April, 1984, Roger Hargrave, London (illustrated)
- Emil Herrmann Rare Violins (Meistergeigen) 1927-28, Emil Herrmann, New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)