Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1733
Violin: 43015
Bearing its original label, "Anno 1733, Carlo Bergonzi fecit in Cremona."
Back: Two-piece of faint medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Notes:
"The violin illustrated is the joint production of Carlo Bergonzi in collaboration with his son Michelangelo."Carlo Bergonzi, The Strad, 1944, London
Sold as "by Carlo and Michelangelo Bergonzi" by Sotheby's in 1984.
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1984, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1984, London, London
Provenance
| in 1944 | Albert Arnold |
| ... | ... |
| in 1984 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1944)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
The Strad, 1944, London, Apr 1944 (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, February-March, 1949, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1984, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Strad, 1944, London, Apr 1944 (illustrated)
