Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1710, the 'Müller'
Cello: 42880
Labeled, "Mattio Gofriller / Fecein Venetia Anae 1700."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 75.8 cm
Upper bouts: 35 cm
Middle bouts: 23.7 cm
Lower bouts: 44.3 cm
Notes:
For quite some time, this instrument was believed to be a joint work of Stradivari and Carlo Bergonzi. It is so listed in Wurlitzer's catalog of 1917.Matteo Gofriller of Venice - Part IV, Ernest N. Doring, Violins & Violinists, October, 1949, Chicago
Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.
The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
Provenance
| Sold by Nicolas François Vuillaume | |
| August Theodor Müller | |
| Sold by David Laurie | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| until 1907 | Hamma & Co. |
| from 1907 | J. A. Azurmendi |
| in 1917 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| ... | ... |
| from 1935 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1935)
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1907)
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References
Masterpieces of the Great Violin Makers (1918 edition), Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, October, 1949, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)