Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, c. 1742-44, the 'Gilfillan, Hoffmann'


Violin: 43009

Back: Two-piece

Varnish: Golden-red, quite worn on the top at the right side of the tailpiece

Length of back: 35.25 cm

Upper bouts: 16.3 cm

Middle bouts: 10.3 cm

Lower bouts: 20.18 cm

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Notes:

"Although the hand of Michele Angelo Bergonzi is evident in the craftng of this violin, the transparent varnish and graceful arching demonstrate that Carlo's participation was predominant."

Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Cremona

Provenance

Ree
Dr. Slatkin
Sold by Paulus Pilat
until 1912 W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1912 J. Frederick Gilfillan
in c. 1920 Robert Augustus Bower
... ...
in 1941 Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York
from 1941 Wilbur Hoffman
until c. 1965 Irving Schwartz
until 1966 Lilly Schwartz
in 1966 Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
1966-1969 Tobias Bloom
in 1969 Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
from 1969 Sonia Balogh
in 2000 Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc
from 2000 Current owner

References

  • The Strad, 1913, London, Feb 1913 (illustrated)
  • Violins & Violinists, February-March, 1949, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
  • Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
  • Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10842
  • The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)

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