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
| Robert Augustus Bower | |
| until 1912 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1912 | J. Frederick Gilfillan |
| Ree | |
| Dr. Slatkin | |
| Sold by Paulus Pilat | |
| Irving Schwartz | |
| in 1941 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1941 | Wilbur Hoffman |
| in 1966 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1966-1969 | Tobias Bloom |
| in 1969 | 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)
- The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)