Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1733, the 'Soil'

Violin: 42723

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

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
in 1933	J. Frank Otwell
until 1944	Emil Herrmann, New York
from 1944	Henry Hottinger
in 1959	Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
1959-1959	E. Herrmann Rare Violins, Inc
1960-2003	Current owner

Tibor Varga

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The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)